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Roswell, Fulton County
Pest Control in Roswell, GA: A Mill Town on the Chattahoochee With Mostly 1970s–1990s Homes
Pest Control Atlanta serves Roswell with the same residential and commercial services we provide in Atlanta. Census data show about seven in ten Roswell households own their home, and the 1980s was the city’s biggest building decade, while the Chattahoochee River runs along its southern edge. Call (404) 647-6677 and tell us about your home or building.
Local facts
Roswell housing, in numbers
| Measure | Roswell |
|---|---|
| Single-family detached | 22,341 of 36,969 homes, about 60% |
| Townhouses and other attached houses | 4,297 homes, about 12% |
| Buildings with 5 or more units | 9,544 homes, about 26% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 11,901 homes, about 32%, the largest decade |
| Built 1970 to 1999 | 25,073 homes, about 68% |
| Built before 1970 | 2,571 homes, about 7% |
About 92,200 people live on 38.4 square miles of land, roughly 2,400 per square mile (land area from Wikipedia). Owners occupy 24,854 of 35,441 households.
A mill town on Vickery Creek and the Chattahoochee
Wikipedia says Roswell King saw the potential for a cotton mill on Vickery (Big) Creek in 1830 and built what became the largest mill in North Georgia in the mid-1830s. The mill was burned during the Civil War; its ruins and a 30-foot dam remain. The city charter dates from February 16, 1854, and Roswell moved from Cobb County to Fulton County effective May 9, 1932. Today it has a National Register Historic District.
Water is never far away. The Chattahoochee River forms the southern boundary, a unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area sits at Vickery Creek, and the city maintains more than 900 acres of parkland. CDC says mosquitoes lay eggs in or near water and advises emptying and scrubbing, turning over, covering or throwing out items that hold water once a week. The river is outside your control; the buckets, saucers and clogged gutters in your own yard are not. See Mosquito Control.
Houses from the 1970s to the 1990s: what to check
Two in three Roswell homes were built from 1970 to 1999. UGA’s guidance is general, not a finding about any particular house, but it is a useful checklist for a home of this age:
- Crawl spaces, attics and wall voids. UGA lists them as common harborage inside a structure. Know where your access points are.
- Moisture. UGA calls persistent moisture the most important condition for many infestations. Check gutters, downspouts and any damp crawl space.
- Gaps and entryways. Seal cracks and gaps, and check door sweeps, window screens and the screening on foundation and attic vents.
- Plantings. UGA says to keep groundcovers at least 1.5 feet from foundation walls and to limit mulch depth.
For crawl spaces, see Crawl Space Encapsulation; for termites, Termite Control and the Eastern Subterranean Termite guide.
Apartments and townhouses
About a quarter of Roswell homes are in buildings of five or more units, and another 12% are attached houses. EPA says cockroaches, mice, rats and bed bugs can be particularly troublesome in multi-family housing, and that integrated pest management works best when residents cooperate. If you manage a building, see Apartment Pest Control. If you rent, tell your manager you are calling. For shops, offices and restaurants, see Commercial Pest Control.
What we do in Roswell
- Cockroaches, spiders and ants: Cockroach Exterminator, Spider Exterminator, Ant Control
- Mosquitoes and ticks: Mosquito Control, Tick Control
- Mice and rats: Rodent Control
- Termites: Termite Control
- Bed bugs: Bed Bug Extermination
- Not sure what you have: Pest Inspection
The work follows the same three steps everywhere: we inspect, treat the pests that are active, and deal with the entry points and conditions letting them in. If pests return, we re-treat under our “Satisfaction Guaranteed — Free Re-Treatment If Pests Return” guarantee.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Roswell in Fulton County?
Yes. Wikipedia says Roswell was part of Cobb County when it was first settled and moved to Fulton County effective May 9, 1932.
Do you serve apartments and townhouses as well as houses?
Yes. We serve houses, townhouses, apartment buildings and businesses in Roswell with the same services we provide in Atlanta. Describe the building when you call.
What can I do about mosquitoes near the river or creek?
Follow CDC’s advice: once a week, empty and scrub, turn over, cover or throw out anything in the yard that holds water. For more, see Mosquito Control.
Pests in your Roswell home or building?
Call Pest Control Atlanta and tell us the age and type of your building and what you are seeing.
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