I am in process of buying a house and in the inspection I noticed there are a lot of spiders in that house. I'm not really afraid of them, but still want to do something (I am actually afraid of cob webs, can't explain that, some weird phobia of mine). Anyhow, I just want to know what are options for helping get rid of them.
Here's what I'm thinking:
1: get it infumigated once a year by a pest control
2: Clean and paint basement/crawlspace (brick foundation, split level house)
3: There is a mini crawlspace under the garage which is accessible from the main crawlspace, so I will add heat to there (inspector told me I should do that to prevent frost, but maybe it can help dether spiders as well)
4: Install a venmar/dehumidifier system (or maybe just get one of those portable ones?)
I think these things alone will help a lot, but what are other things I can do. Perhaps something to the same extent as moth balls but safe for pets. I probably wont let my cat in the basement, but I still want it to be safe for her or any other future pet if ever I do.
I've also heard boric acid but I don't think that would be very safe around pets. Anything with a strong toxic odor probably wont be safe either. I'm looking more for a natural solution that is safe for animals.
Oh, and obligatory pics:
closeup of huge spider in bathtub
dungeon!
The "dungeon" part is what I want to do something about the most. I'll be taking a broom to clean out all those webs, then vacuum out all the dust and missed webs then paint in there, as a start. I'll most likely run a duct in there. They got this huge electric heater in there which is probably half the hydro bill. At least my garage will be warm if I leave that heater there lol.
Here's what I'm thinking:
1: get it infumigated once a year by a pest control
2: Clean and paint basement/crawlspace (brick foundation, split level house)
3: There is a mini crawlspace under the garage which is accessible from the main crawlspace, so I will add heat to there (inspector told me I should do that to prevent frost, but maybe it can help dether spiders as well)
4: Install a venmar/dehumidifier system (or maybe just get one of those portable ones?)
I think these things alone will help a lot, but what are other things I can do. Perhaps something to the same extent as moth balls but safe for pets. I probably wont let my cat in the basement, but I still want it to be safe for her or any other future pet if ever I do.
I've also heard boric acid but I don't think that would be very safe around pets. Anything with a strong toxic odor probably wont be safe either. I'm looking more for a natural solution that is safe for animals.
Oh, and obligatory pics:
closeup of huge spider in bathtub
dungeon!
The "dungeon" part is what I want to do something about the most. I'll be taking a broom to clean out all those webs, then vacuum out all the dust and missed webs then paint in there, as a start. I'll most likely run a duct in there. They got this huge electric heater in there which is probably half the hydro bill. At least my garage will be warm if I leave that heater there lol.
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