Recent content by Toria J

Sealant wouldn't stand a chance on the flats I've had to change either - you could easily get your fist in each of the holes. (One happened while doing 120-140kph along the Costa del Sol - fortunately a rear. Must have been something in the road as there was a major smash in the same place when...

*sticks fingers in ears* lalala, it's ivory, it's got to be ivory... In all seriousness, my plan is to take the bits I've cut out and thrust them in the face of the owner: 'DID YOU SELL MY LATE MOTHER THIS GROUT? WHAT COLOUR IS IT? May I buy a bag, please?'

I blasted it with that Cif stay-out-of-the-room stuff before I started. It's the same colour throughout the chunks I've examined, from different locations, so I'm thinking it must be a different colour, ivory looking most likely. (My DIY is always a nightmare like this: something that should be...

Yeah, I suspect it's ivory as the local tile shop carries BAL and that's one of their colours in the basic range. I'm struggling to scrape much away - it has to be a decent quality grout as it's solid as, and taking some of the glaze with it. (I think the cracks are a result of overfilling.)...

I've been digging out cracked grout, blithely assuming it was white, and that the white I had bought would match-ish. (I knew it wouldn't be perfect as it's a different brand/age.) I started to fill the gaps, to find the old grout looks almost cream coloured next to the white. It's not...

Balls. I started filling the gaps, to discover the old grout wasn't white - it's some off white colour. Now, I have to do some detective work and figure out where my mother could have bought non-white grout in a small town and hence, which brand and colour. I suspect BAL from the local kitchen...

I thought if you jack any car up in the wrong place, you could seriously eff up the shell, so it sounds about right. I don't (can't) drive any more, but I used to put in the miles when I worked overseas. Was really surprised to find out a while ago that new cars don't come with spare tyres...

Morning. Not that I've been to bed yet.:eek: I have a question: What grout colour is white, but not white please? The nearest to white. Indistinguishable, unless you apply white grout next to it, which makes the actual-white grout look grey and the not-white grout look vaguely cream ish. :( It...

Thanks. The bathroom has only been used sporadically for the last five years. I've tried getting the tiles off and they aren't loose at all. (I removed a couple a while back and chunks of the wall came with them.) I've tried digging the grout out, but the glaze is coming off with it.

Afternoon. Panicking a bit. I'm letting the other half of the house to keep the wolf from the door, and the grout in that bathroom is cracked all over the place. I don't currently have time to cut it out and regrout. EDIT: I tried, but the new grout was a different colour - see below. Anyone...

Nothing? Stark b*llock naked? Good work. Fair play. Was the wife a look out? Just been in to the local village for a 'Bow run and it's heaving with rarely a mask in sight. One shop only had three cans of Dark left, so I bought three four-packs of Cloudy in the other. Can't risk running out - I...

Nice. You wear a wetsuit? I usually do around here. Marigolds & rubber socks when cold too. Not been in yet this year though - any dry weather and I'm working on the house. Plus my hair is currently too long for the hat.

Finally painted bathroom, then saw it dry in daylight and decided I don't like it. I can't seem to mix the blue I need. One more try tomorrow, then will probably have to accept I may have to go beige. Sanded, sugar soaped and oiled the hallway woodwork. Went up into the loft to check for leaks...

Was supposed to be going to the dentist for a clean, but developed a sore throat and light cough yesterday. I'm sure it's nothing (either an allergy recurrence or a touch of dust from sanding), but, after weeks of isolation, I did spend a couple of days wandering around shops last week, plus a...

Isn't the Fugabella rapid set too?