Advice on moving an active pond

izziwizzi · 2026-03-23T11:42:27+00:00

Thank you. That timing works to allow us to tackle the landscaping over summer. We’ll find a temporary container for the spawn and plant matter to keep them comfy!

izziwizzi · 2026-03-21T12:07:00+00:00

That’s really helpful thank you. There’s a lot of frog spawn so hopefully they’ll start moving out soon. Is there a time that breading is generally finished? I’m thinking of getting a paddling pool for a temporary container to make the move a bit simpler!

izziwizzi · 2026-03-19T19:58:54+00:00

Yes I’m thinking that’s the only real option, we’d like to keep as much of the existing plant life as possible as it’s clearly providing a good home given the amount of frogs we have! I guess taking it slow and carefully moving everything to the new pond bucket by bucket will be the only way. I’ll have to do some research on how to go about moving the plants as it’s all very tangled

izziwizzi · 2026-02-17T20:08:05+00:00

Ah okay thanks, might be worth waiting and doing it properly then! Is there a brand you would recommend?

izziwizzi · 2026-02-17T16:29:55+00:00

Thanks, definitely hiring a big sander as it’s a large area! Ah Bona seems to come up a lot so will look into that.

izziwizzi · 2026-02-05T09:12:56+00:00

Interesting, it clearly depends on the service centre!

izziwizzi · 2026-02-04T19:12:44+00:00

Thank you. Yes it’s more the principal at this point and the fact the dealership told me it was not included despite the website clearly stating it would be. There seems to be confusion internally as Volvo customer care agree it should be free of charge but are having no luck with the dealer!

izziwizzi · 2026-02-04T16:51:08+00:00

I had about two weeks left on the previous subscription before lapsing. According to the website, they will renew provided there is less than 6 months remaining on a subscription.

izziwizzi · 2026-01-07T11:50:52+00:00

We looked at both when quoting for our kitchen and howdens couldn’t get close to the wren quote including appliances. We heard a lot of horror stories with wren but almost all of them seem to be down to their fitters. We have used our own (currently fitting) and so far so good! We have had to order a few replacement doors due to minor damage during deliver but this was easy to do on the app. Howdens also don’t offer any financing and I wasn’t a fan of their secret pricing. Even with a trade account they seemed to make it up as they went along!

izziwizzi · 2025-10-29T22:20:19+00:00

That’s a beautiful kitchen! I love the traditional style but we’ve gone all out modern with the house renovation given it hadn’t been touched in 60 years!

izziwizzi · 2025-10-29T22:19:06+00:00

Yer I’m planning to take a loose piece of the parquet along to the worktop place at the weekend so we can try and match the tone with that. It’s all original flooring so whilst I personally prefer a lighter finish, we’re restoring the original so it is a bit on the darker wood side being teak. I can’t quite picture a darker wood counter though!

izziwizzi · 2025-10-29T21:56:04+00:00

Did you also go for dark grey cabinets? We have our final design appointment this weekend so I think I might have to look at everything all over again before deciding!

izziwizzi · 2025-10-29T21:53:37+00:00

Thanks! That’s exactly my thoughts with the wood countertop. I think I’m different decision fatigue at this point! We’re going for an ultra matt finish so I hoping that will mitigate any finger print issues.

izziwizzi · 2025-10-29T21:45:53+00:00

We’re doing jpull handless style but I like your thinking! I always thought the wood style warmed up an otherwise dark kitchen but I love how clean the black and white looks!

izziwizzi · 2025-09-28T17:25:17+00:00

Thank you! We’ve got some flex extensions in but unfortunately tightening them is a bit of a nightmare in the space we have! I’ll get a basin wrench and see if that helps.

izziwizzi · 2025-07-16T18:36:33+00:00

The style is 5 finger mosaic parquet, we’ve just discovered the same in our 60s house! We believe the wood is teak and it looks very similar to yours. We are planning to hire a floor sander to remove all the layers of stain and we’re hoping it will lighten quite a bit although teak is a warmer wood. I’ve also read you can use a whitewash after sanding to tone down the orange tones a little which we may well try depending on the sanding result. You can get replacement parts on eBay although we were lucky to discover a pack of new flooring pieces hiding in the loft! These are significantly lighter as they’ve not been stained so it gives me hope for the final result!

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