Wasp nest control, Croydon
Wasp nest control, Croydon
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Sarah_W

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288 posts

209 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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I've got a nest in the attic and want to get it sprayed as we've got a fair bit of wiring to do up there. It's unboarded, so I don't fancy having a go myself!

Does anyone know of a cheap service in Croydon?

robinhood21

31,113 posts

261 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Your council should have a pest control department.

Sarah_W

Original Poster:

288 posts

209 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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robinhood21 said:
Your council should have a pest control department.
Thanks - I tried them this morning and they pointed me to a contractor who quoted £52. It seems a lot for womone to spray the nest which would be done within 30 mins and an hour including their driving.

Anyone know of a cheap service/person in Croydon?

DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Sarah_W said:
I've got a nest in the attic
UB40 did a song about tha...no...no, they didn't.

Mr_S

414 posts

228 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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£52 is very cheap IMHO

pits

6,704 posts

219 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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I do believe the only way is to burn Croydon to the ground, start with the fire enginees so the fire cant be put out, and the Croydon will disapear off the map and take your wasps out aswell for you smile

spikeyhead

20,365 posts

226 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Sarah_W said:
robinhood21 said:
Your council should have a pest control department.
Thanks - I tried them this morning and they pointed me to a contractor who quoted £52. It seems a lot for womone to spray the nest which would be done within 30 mins and an hour including their driving.

Anyone know of a cheap service/person in Croydon?
That one.

Look, its a job you can't do yourself. Its about the same as the call out fee for a plumber or an electrician. That £52 has to cover all the costs, its not as if there's a bloke pocketing that amount on the hour, every hour.

Just how cheap are you expecting it to be?

SGirl

7,924 posts

290 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Mr_S said:
£52 is very cheap IMHO
yes

I paid £75 the other night. Bloody wasps. irked

DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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SGirl said:
Mr_S said:
£52 is very cheap IMHO
yes

I paid £75 the other night. Bloody wasps. irked
£75?! You were stung.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Sarah_W said:
I don't fancy having a go myself!
GIRL...


Oh...

SGirl

7,924 posts

290 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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DrTre said:
SGirl said:
Mr_S said:
£52 is very cheap IMHO
yes

I paid £75 the other night. Bloody wasps. irked
£75?! You were stung.
Yes. That was why I paid £75 to get the buggers executed. wink

Seriously - I paid extra to get the guy to come round within the hour. I needed to use the garage that evening (and it was already after 4 pm when I found the nest...) and I couldn't wait for days for somebody to come round and do the job. No complaints though, the guy did a good job. And the floor of my garage is covered now in a little heap of bodies, which is peculiarly gratifying. hehe

Road2Ruin

6,454 posts

245 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Mr_S said:
£52 is very cheap IMHO
The local council here charges £25

Sarah_W

Original Poster:

288 posts

209 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Mr_S said:
£52 is very cheap IMHO
Ummm, phoned a couple of other companies and found one for £40, so will go with that. I was sort of hoping that soemone here would work for a firm and fancy a £20 cash in hand for stopping by on their way home :-)

GTIR

24,741 posts

295 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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Sarah_W said:
... stopping by on their way home :-)
Hmm, really.

idea


Be round in 10! biggrin

Edited by GTIR on Thursday 16th July 18:47

Distant

2,489 posts

222 months

Thursday 16th July 2009
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I had a wasps nest in the shed a few weeks back, got a tin of fly and wasp killer from b&q, emptied it into the shed and no more waspies. Have't got round to getting rid of the nest yet though there's definately no more wasps in there. Happy days smile