Wasp Nest Treatment in Potters Bar

Wasp Nest Treatment in Potters Bar

Potters Bar is largely inter-war and post-war, and inter-war houses have a feature that suits wasps very well: decorative roof detail. Bay roofs, small dormers, porch canopies and deep bargeboards all create sheltered voids with gaps into them.

So a noticeable share of the work here is on the front of the house rather than the back, which is where nobody thinks to look.

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Front elevations

Bay Roofs and Porch Canopies

People inspect the back of the house, because that is where the garden is. On an inter-war semi the nest is very often at the front: in the void above a bay window, under a porch canopy, or behind the bargeboard at the gable.

Those are all directly above the front door and the path, which makes them worth dealing with promptly even when the nest itself is modest.

The bay roof one is worth knowing about specifically. The flat or shallow roof over a bay has a void beneath it, the join between that roof and the wall is rarely sealed, and it is sheltered, dry and undisturbed. It is close to a purpose-built nest site and it is at head height above the front door.

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