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If you want to remove it, I think that there are tools available. As for cleaning it, use that stuff you used in spain if it's good. Otherwise, sugar soap is a good cleaner for most heavy cleaning. Might be worth giving that a go. If the silicone is going mouldy you will need to remove it and...

Don't paint mastic especially if it's still soft. It wont generally stick to silicone sealants. You can paint on builders/ decorators caulk if you need an internal filler.

I agree with the previous poster. Definitely use a decent quality sealant for exterior jobs.

Actually it could have been the outside glazing that was leaking therefore causing condensation between the two panes? Anyway in this one case they did get condensation between the panes.

I have seen bad secondary glazing, which causes condensation, and have always believed that a normal double glazed window to be better. However, my parents recently had seconday glazing fitted (used a local reputable glazier) and it is great, helps with sound and insulation. Basically a...

Great, thanks all.

Thanks, How far into the block does the plug need to go? They are hollow, so presumably just into the outside skin of the block?

Hi, I had some really useful tips about rawl plugs before. Our new house has a new problem. The walls are plasterboard and behind that, block. The gap between the plasterboard and the block is too narrow to use those special winged fixings. So far I have got round the problem by using...

I would have thought that potentially it could lead to problems in the winter, potentially pipes could freeze? Just a thought.

No I'm not a robot? Well I didn't actually lay it myself, someone did it for us and he did a proper job.

Hi, I recently moved house, and there were two sheds in our garden which seemed to be leaning. On further investigation, they were found to have been just set on top of bare ground, which was falling away. We took them down and built some suitable bases, sand, hardcore, paving slabs - now...

I had a similar problem with my old bath. I would suggest that it is not fitted properly. What we did was to adjust the legs underneath so that it leant the right way, then filled the corner gap and big gaps with expanding foam. Then silicone and a bath seal and more silicone! Seemed...

We all owe them respect and thanks.

Thanks guys, both useful tips those!

I often have a disaster when using rawl plugs. Trying to find the right sized drill bit seems to be the first problem. Then even with the right sized bit, often a little movement means that the hole is made too large for the plug. I got a really decent power drill, not a chordless which...