Fumigating Crawlspace

Apr 29, 2008 21 Replies

Red Green wrote in news:Xns9A8EE2BE7629BRedGreen@216.168.3.70:

Thanks for all the replies and input.

Followup:

The dasterdly deed was done today. First sprayed all room/closet perimeters, outlets, vents, etc. Raid does make some short fogger cans putting 4 in a box. Crawled to my waist through the crawlspace door. Directed a couple by hand away and deep. Can tilt can pretty far when it first starts to empty. Gradually tilt more vertical as it empties. Got a whif and a couple of coughs just as I was backing (quickly!) out the half body length. Boy I tell ya if anybody tried that going fully in just a few feet they'd be a gonner.

Went inside and stuck my arm in the dryer vent hole at the far end of the crawlspace with one and unloaded that on an angle in a circle. Pulled arm out and covered hole.

Fortunately there was no invasion inside from those trying to escape. Found a few later on in the day that made it up and croaked. While working just outside after, I did see one actually severely limping away next to the foundation.

So, no coroner or ambulance had to be called and no explosion.

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