Wasps have eaten away at one of my rafters to make a nest.

Matthew4041 · 1 Apr 2018

Is the damage significant enough to need to do anything about apart from blocking access routes etc?

bobasd · 1 Apr 2018

dont do anything else after blocking access.theres no need. def dont go spraying chemicals.
is that a shed roof?

Matthew4041 · 1 Apr 2018

Thanks, no it's a loft so that rafters needs to support the roof at that point, I take it that doesn't change anything?

pete50 · 1 Apr 2018

bobasd said:
dont do anything else after blocking access.theres no need. def dont go spraying chemicals.
is that a shed roof?

You better tell the various supermarkets and hardware stores that. They sell all sorts of "chemicals" to kill wasps. Oh yeah they do work quite well.

bobasd · 1 Apr 2018

thers no significant damage to the rafter.plus i think its a hip jack rafter. jacks support less weight than common rafters.

screamer · 5 Apr 2018

is that not just a knot? looking at the photos, absolutely nothing to worry about, as someone has said, it's a jack rafter, it's short & strong.

get rid of the nest and try to seal up where they're getting in.

Mind not to block up all the ventilation

cwhaley · 5 Apr 2018

That's just a knot in the wood. Wasps do burrow through masonry to get to places, but it'd be odd for them to gnaw at timber like that and settle in that position.

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Wasps have eaten away at one of my rafters to make a nest.

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