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Thanks Tpt, I'll have a go at the Lithofin idea - may save a lot of effort but I wonder if it will go deep enough. The tiles seem to be glazed 'ceramic' or 'porcelain'. What else would they be? Like the tip to use dark grey. I was thinking of dark brown to better match the tiles and...

Thanks Alwest97. I am sure it's going to be hard work - the kitchen and utility are both big rooms. Can anyone answer my other questions about material / preparation? Cheers, Pete

Dear all, Once again I am coming to this wonderful site with questions...... Our kitchen and utility room floor tiles were laid with light grey grout but it has stained darker in places. We assume this is grease because it won't clean off. I have read the forum feedback but have some...

Thanks for the help everyone - especially Mr Young. I didn't know alarm systems needed servicing - like most of the public I guess. I understand it is good practice to get 3 quotes but I am usually quite trusting - maybe too much. How much should I expect to pay for someone to "service" the...

Thank you mr young I have a friend who can wield a meter but I am beginning to think maybe an expert may be better. The alarm goes off when set. It has never gone off when not set "on" Re: System logs - they are only there if the alarm box records them - from memory I doubt it but I will...

Thanks to all for the quick replies so far I have unintentionally given you the wrong idea I think. The alarm has never gone off during the day - that we know of. Our neighbour says it has been the early hours of the morning, and when we have been in the house that's when it goes off too...

Hi, Hopefully the people on this wonderful site can help me again. When we bought our bungalow in 2005 one of the 1st things we did was get a burglar alarm installed. Unfortunately the installer has retired. PIRs were installed in each room except where internal. Over the years we have had...

Seems to be my week for insects (ref another post) Anyway I had concluded I had masonry bees and they were totally harmless. But for some reason I typed masonry bee damage into the search engine and some sites say they do do damage! Where wood is soft or Soft mortar They are entering my...

Thanks for the replies, and what a lot to take in. Thoughts and answers: - When we bought the bungalow it was empty so I asked to accompany the surveyor we employed. As part of his inspection he used a meter in some of the walls to check for damp. At the time he said it was dry. Having...

Thanks Reg, Have sent an e-mail toDevonshire Pine tonight. Be interesting to see what they come back with. I agree it's probably a one-off though (I hope)

Thanks for the replies. A bit of feedback for you: - I thought what looked like a moth might turn out to be a moth - Don't think it was death watch beetle - the exit holes for those are about 3mm according to the web. This one's is about 11mm x 5mm - Don't like the idea of it finding a mate...

Thanks for the quick replies. The furniture is supposed to be oak It (supposedly) came from Devonshire Pine via a local retailer Yes there was a pile of sawdust under the hole - one of the pictures was meant to show that - will try to improve tonight. The insect we saw did not look like a...

LOL - THANKS But I could still do with some advice.

we installed an airbrick into the outside wall and then made a hole in the interior wall behind the back of the kitchen cupboard (at least I asked someone more able to do it for me - he may also have put a hole in he rear of the cupboard). More ventilation No more smell Not noticeably...

Earlier in they year my wife noticed a clicking sound from a dining room chair - bought late 2005. All advice was to stop being paranoid - it's heat expansion and contraction. The manufacturer said all their wood is treated. Anyway the chair went quiet....for the last couple of months at...

hole in chair after insect escape - also sawdust remains

Thank you all for your interest. Like the humour - LOL To answer a few points: - I did ask the cavity wall installer to come back and review the job. (I hadn't discovered this wonderful site then). Unfortunately the company sent the same guy who'd done the installation so he was hardly...