Raccoon Removal in Newnan, GA
Heavy footsteps overhead at night, as if a dog had gotten into the attic? That is how a raccoon sounds. In Newnan they den in old chimneys and climb in from porch roofs. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for Coweta County before any work starts.
Raccoons in your Newnan home
People who have had a raccoon in the attic usually describe it the same way: it sounds like a dog walking around up there. Raccoons are heavy, strong and good with their front paws. They don't need a hole to already exist; they can pull back a loose soffit panel, lift shingles, or tear out a weak vent. If you hear high-pitched chattering along with the thumping, there are probably kits.
Newnan's historic homes give raccoons two advantages. Many have several chimneys, and an uncapped flue that hasn't held a fire in years is about as good a den as a raccoon can find. And a wraparound porch puts a low, flat roof right up against the house, so a raccoon can climb a post, walk the porch roof, and go to work on the main roofline from there. In the newer subdivisions it is more often a deck or a crawlspace first, with garbage cans and pet food close by. Here is how the licensed Coweta County pro handles it.
Georgia law: removal, not relocation
Raccoons are one of Georgia's rabies-vector species, along with skunks, foxes, bobcats and coyotes. Under O.C.G.A. 27-2-10 a trapped raccoon can't be driven out to the country and let go; the legal route is removal. Relocating raccoons spreads disease and rarely ends well for the animal anyway. A licensed pro knows the legal handling for rabies-vector species, which is one of the main reasons this is not a job to do with a store-bought trap.
Chimneys: the old-house den
A house built when every room had its own fireplace may have three or four flues, and the ones that are never used are the problem. A female raccoon can climb into an open chimney and raise her kits on the smoke shelf or the damper. You may hear them in a wall next to a fireplace rather than in the attic. Don't light a fire to drive them out; that can kill the kits and leave the mother still in the house. The pro removes the family first, then fits a sturdy metal chimney cap on every open flue, not just the one in use.
Porch roofs and newer decks
On the historic side of town, the porch roof is the raccoon's staircase. From there it can reach the soffit and fascia where they meet the main wall, a spot that is often soft on an older house. In the newer neighborhoods along I-85, the pattern is different: a raccoon settles under a deck or into a crawlspace through a broken ground vent, feeds on trash and pet food, and moves up into the attic when a female needs a safer place to have her young. Cutting off food and closing the space under the deck helps prevent the move upstairs.
Finding the kits
Raccoons usually have their young in late winter and spring. Kits are hidden and can't leave on their own for weeks, so trapping the mother and sealing the hole leaves them to starve in your attic or chimney. Our crew uses cameras to locate kits in tight spaces like a wall cavity or flue. Usually the mother is removed first and the kits are taken out by hand, unless the whole family can be removed together.
The latrine and the cleanup
Raccoons use one spot over and over as a toilet. In an attic that means a patch of soaked, flattened insulation and stained ceiling below. Raccoon droppings can carry Baylisascaris roundworm, whose eggs last a long time and are dangerous to people, especially children. Don't sweep it up yourself. The latrine and the soiled insulation around it should be removed with protection and the area treated, but full insulation replacement isn't always needed, so ask the pro to show you how far it actually spreads.
A seal a raccoon can't pull open
A raccoon that tore its way in once will try again, so the repair has to be stronger than a squirrel patch. That means heavy-gauge steel or metal flashing behind repaired soffit and fascia, metal caps on chimneys, and sturdy screening across any crawlspace vent or the gap under a deck or porch. On an older home the goal is a repair that holds without changing how the house looks from the street.
Common raccoon questions in Newnan
There's a raccoon in my attic in Newnan — what should I do?+
I hear heavy thumping and noises at night — is it a raccoon?+
Is it legal to trap and relocate a raccoon in Georgia?+
There are baby raccoons in my attic — what now?+
A raccoon is denning under my deck or porch — can it be removed?+
How much does raccoon removal cost in Newnan?+
Other Newnan problems that come with raccoons
Our wildlife crew handles these closely related problems — the ones that most often turn up with a raccoon issue.
Got more than raccoons in Newnan?
Raccoons are rarely the only thing using an attic or yard in Newnan. See everything we handle locally on the Newnan wildlife removal hub, or jump to Georgia wildlife removal.
Want the background before you call? Read our statewide guide: Raccoon in the attic: babies, rabies law and what happens next.
One call to your Newnan raccoon crew
The longer raccoons stay in the attic, the more they chew and the bigger the cleanup. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
- Local to Coweta County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Humane exclusion. One-way doors and steel sealing, not poison.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.