Recent content by Andy_C

I've just installed a new enamel bath but after three weeks of use several brown spots seem to have appeared on the base. They look to me to be the initial stages of rust but could easily be something else. When rubbed with a finger they disappear, but after the area gets wet they re-appear...

Thanks Ed, but I had in mind something that was 'invisible' to the guy upstairs, there must be a solution which is a little more subtle. I had more in mind some sort of material which was able to be fitted between the joists rather than over them acting as some kind of suppressant. Any ideas?

1910 victorian house split into two flats. We live downstairs. We've got a problem with bass coming from speakers from the flat upstairs. It's not continuous but its something we'd like to do something about. In the next few weeks, we've been told by the owner ( we get along well) the...

We’ve bought a Victorian fireplace to replace our old 70’s monstrosity, however I’ve some installing questions. 1) We need to clean the surface. It is ‘clean’ cast iron, not the usual black surface but a detailed polished finish. Before we bought it the ironwork was left outside overnight...