Recent content by Pete

Hi, I have fitted a very large capis shell light fitting in our bedroom. Unfortunately we live in a ground floor flat and when upstairs walk around (as they seem to all night long!) even though in itself not too noisy the vibrations cause the shells on light fitting to "tingle". This is part...

Thanks....thats a great site, very useful! :D

Hi Juze, I believe its acheived much like polishing granite, i.e a laborious process using progressively finer abrasives. But I don't think all cement surfaces are suitable. I've not heard of anyone in the UK providing this service but I'm sure there are some around, a quick search on Google...

I have some lovely, hand made, heavy terracotta tiles which I wish to use in the garden to make a patio. I'm told I shouldn't wet lay them and I should make a concrete base then dry lay them instead. q1. What sort of mix should I use to dry lay them on ? q2. The patio I had planned is on a...