Shelter galvanized chimney cap.
Keep birds off chimney.
The installation and materials should cost somewhere between 100 and 700 per chimney depending on the materials used the height of the roof etc.
Try spikes or bird spiders if you want to keep a few birds off the roof or use bird netting to keep a whole flock away.
This is the only reliable way to rid your chimney of these birds.
The humane society of the united states recommends a stainless steel chimney cap with wire mesh as the absolute best solution to keep these visitors from entering your chimney.
You will want to want to be sure the mesh is small enough to keep birds bats and squirrels from getting stuck in the mesh yet large enough to.
What is the best way of keeping animals and birds out of my chimney.
You can also play predator or ultrasonic sounds to repel birds.
Have a screen installed in the top of your chimney to prevent future nesting.
The chimney cap is the fastest solution to stop rain and snow from directly entering your fireplace and the birds from nesting into it.
If birds are nesting in the chimney as evidenced by the sound of baby birds calling out for food they ll be ready to leave the next in a couple weeks.
Another thing is it doesn t cost that much to install this.
It is not acceptable or humane to use fire heat or smoke to drive out wildlife from the chimney especially birds who have most likely built a nest.