How to Get Rid of Raccoons That Chew on the Porch

1). Secure your garbage against raccoons. Replace old cans with new cans with clamps or place heavy rocks on garbage can lids.
2). Stop feeding pets outside and wild birds near your porch. Food simply encourages raccoons to hang around, and perhaps chew your porch.
3). Chop up an onion and a jalapeno pepper. Simmer in 3 to 4 pints of water with a tablespoon of cayenne pepper for about half an hour. Leave to cool.
4). Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a spray bottle.
5). Spray the mixture everywhere on your porch where the raccoons have been chewing. This is a foul-tasting but harmless spray that most animals cannot tolerate. Repeat daily until the raccoons stop.