Which Rooms in Ealing Spiders Settle Into
Cellars under Ealing's Victorian houses
A number of the larger Victorian and Edwardian houses around Ealing still have a cellar, and the cool, still air down there is close to ideal for a spider building a web with nobody to disturb it. Autumn sees numbers climb fastest, and a cellar left unchecked over winter can end up thick with webs in every corner.
Garages in Southall and Hanwell
Where there's no cellar, a garage or a cold ground-floor room in Southall or Hanwell tends to fill the same role. Egg sacs tucked into a skirting board or window frame are usually the clearest sign that a room has become somewhere spiders are settling rather than just passing through.
Signs to Look For
- Cobwebs building up in corners, cellars or rarely used rooms
- Spiders seen more often in autumn as they move indoors to breed
- Egg sacs tucked into skirting boards, window frames or storage boxes
- More activity in cold, undisturbed spaces — sheds, garages, cellars
Keeping a Quiet Room Less Appealing to Spiders
Moving boxes and clutter around every so often, even in a room that's barely used, disturbs webs before they become established.
