Garrett is a railroad town just east of Auburn. A lot of the houses have been weathering DeKalb County winters for a long time. Vents loosen. Soffits gap. Squirrels and raccoons do not require a formal invitation.
Because the houses are close together, one open attic can become news for the block. If a neighbor had raccoons last spring, it is worth a look at your own vents before this spring. We are not trying to sell you a worry. Animals walk the same wires and trees you do.
Auburn is minutes away. Waterloo and Butler are close enough to ask about. Start with your ZIP, 46738 if you are in town, and what you are hearing. Daytime scratching and nighttime thumps are different animals more often than not.
Houses around Garrett
Close-set houses, older vents, and rooflines that have been patched more than once. We look for the patch an animal already reopened.
What we get called for
Chewed vents
Squirrels finish what the weather started.
Raccoons testing the block
One torn soffit is often how a street gets on their route.
Gaps worth closing
Exclusion matters more when the next house is ten steps away.