Groundhogs dig extensive burrows under decks, sheds, and foundations, and the tunneling undermines slabs and footings over time. We remove the animal and install a dig-proof barrier so the burrow does not reopen.
The animal is the easy part. The burrow and the structural risk under it are what the work is built around.
Map the burrow entrances and assess what the tunneling sits under - deck, shed, slab, or foundation footing.
Remove the groundhog within Virginia wildlife regulations, accounting for young in spring.
Install a buried barrier with branded exclusion products so groundhogs cannot re-burrow under the structure.
Groundhog burrows can run fifteen feet or more and undermine concrete. The structural risk is the reason exclusion matters as much as removal.
This is part of our full wildlife removal and exclusion program. Damage repair and cleanup run through home repair and attic insulation.
They can be. A burrow under a slab, deck footing, or foundation removes the soil that supports it, and over time that causes settling and cracking. We assess the structural risk during the inspection.
A buried dig-proof barrier around the structure. Groundhogs are committed diggers, so the barrier has to extend below grade to work.
Spring burrows often hold young. We account for the whole family so removal is complete and humane.
Where appropriate we collapse and backfill the burrow, and we flag any slab or footing concern for repair.
One inspection maps the burrow, assesses structural risk, and sets the removal and barrier plan.
