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Thanks, JobAndKnock, this seems comprehensive. One thing I'm worried about is that this is a child's room and I'm not too comfortable with all the chemicals involved, although we have already sprayed the carpet thoroughly (and used powder). We have a Rentokil surveyor coming in today, although...

The carpet square under the cupboard seems quite tightly wedged in - I think I might have difficulty pushing it in...will see what I can do. As I mentioned, the landlord won't take charge although he does reimburse us (not for the effort it takes to find/manage the handymen though!)

They seem to be eating the carpet. The cupboard has clothes in it but we've gone over the entire thing twice and there's no sign of them (yet)...

Thanks, I'll see what I can find in Screwfix - I've never used sealants before so not much experience there. In regards to the baseboards, I know what you mean - unfortunately it doesn't look like it can get removed easily - it looks like there is a square (or at least 2 sides/corner) of...

The landlord is aware but will not do or suggest anything unless we do it ourselves, according to our 4 year experience in the flat. Not sure I understand re: the baseboard - there is a baseboard that only goes up to the cabinet and then the cabinet itself is built in. There does seem to be a...

We live in a rented flat and have recently started having problems with carpet moths in one of the rooms. There is 100% fitted wool carpet everywhere, so perfect for them. When trying to find the nest we noticed what looked like rice grains near the fitted/built-in cupboard/dresser and pulled up...

Sanded the bench yesterday - used rough grain sandpaper (about 100-grade), which removed all the stains, followed by 240-grade to smooth the bench out. Dusty work but at least the stains are gone! :D

Thanks - I'd hoped I could fix it but bleaching the entire rack/bench would seem to be too much trouble. The brown water seems to be coming from the wood rather than screws though. It's a rental flat so I'm not sure what's been installed.

Tried to bleach out some mouldy grout in the steam room where I have 2 wooden racks for sitting/toiletries, etc. New mould remover left some bleach marks on the wood (photos). I'm completely inexperienced in fixing this sort of thing (if it's even possible), so after some research it seems to me...