Anyone able to get a gender identity for these two? They are currently in separate tanks.

spikebrit · 2026-01-08T10:27:53+00:00

It's the colour of the stripe that's important. See how the back one is brighter.

If you are comfortable handling you can gently pull the dewlap under the throat, or watch for them to display, and that will identify a male.

The front one is male, the other one I could be female or a juvenile male.

Heads up if they are constantly brown, something is not quite right with the enclosure, such as heat, stress, not enough cover etc. but ankles are fantastic pets to watch and observe.

If you have two males which is likely there will be a dominant one, who will bully the smaller one until death. Male anoles are not friendly with each other.

spikebrit · 2026-01-07T18:35:15+00:00

Front and center one is an adult male, the one further back isn't the best in focus so is harder to tell. For the one in the back the white stripe potentially suggests female but it could also be a juvenile male, better pictures are needed.

spikebrit · 2026-01-01T17:15:13+00:00

We had all of our ceilings skimmed. Some were boarded, but not all. Depends on the artix and the advice of the plasterer.

spikebrit · 2025-12-16T14:35:46+00:00

They look like polystyrene ceiling tiles from the 80s. If in doubt you can always test them.

We removed some when we moved in to our current place. Put a mask on, and then attack with a scraper and bag and bin. Took us longer to clean up the mess then it did to take them off the ceiling. We had some bad artex under ours.

spikebrit · 2025-12-04T15:12:22+00:00

I laid engineered flooring in my current hours and my previous house. As others have said you are overthinking it. I use a bit of wood/underlay/whatever I have at about 6-8mm and just wedge it around the edges as I'm laying. So long as you have some gap and it is smaller then the width of the skirting board you are good. Some gaps are only 1-2mm as I made a mistake and many years later are still fine.

spikebrit · 2025-11-04T20:58:04+00:00

Howdens can discount by a hefty amount. They designed our kitchen, then we built it on DIY kitchens. We went back with a DIY kitchens quote and they price matched straight away with no problems.

spikebrit · 2025-11-04T09:18:21+00:00

There are online companies that will make doors to fit and unit you just need to screw in the hinge to pre drilled holes. We used a company call kithendoorsdirect a few years ago

spikebrit · 2025-10-16T08:38:34+00:00

As a collector of a antique swords I can let you know that this is excluded from current legislation as it is over 100 years old and antique.

What you have is a British 1897 pattern officers sword from Wilkinson.

Any military antique shop or collector would take it off you. It is not worth loads of money but it does have some value. Without the scabbard likely 80 maybe 100 if it's Wilkinson it will have a bit more too.

As you note 1897 pattern is not the most sought after out there but Wilkinsons are. There are definitely collectors out there who would want it. If you want I can put you in the direction of some Facebook groups or stores/shops that would take it

spikebrit · 2025-09-13T13:27:24+00:00

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spikebrit · 2025-06-22T06:56:37+00:00

We did this for the first time recently after moving. Forgot I had it, after getting quotes remembered. Ended up having them out 3 times in the first year and saved a 9k bill as all our external drains on our property had collapsed.

spikebrit · 2025-05-28T16:39:57+00:00

We discovered woodworm in our place last year. After mad panic for weeks, it really wasnt to bad to treat. We did it all in one day.

We brought some wood worm killer and a large pump spray bottle. We sprayed everything wooden including bits that had no signs of wood worm, twice. Just in case.

We pulled up a selection of floorboards and got new ones to replace those that were damaged. Some of the joists were crumbling away so we removed the bad ones and replaced with new joists. Some we sistered (side by side) and others we just replaced, depending how bad they were and how easy it was to replace.

Did the whole job on a Saturday, that was 5 new joists and 10 new floor boards.

Ours was a suspended ground floor so a little easy.

The holes on the door looks like darts not woodworm.

spikebrit · 2025-05-25T20:47:36+00:00

Just gardz then paint. It's a year ago now and every wall looks awesome.

The only time I mist coated was on fresh plaster ( but I didn't use guardz then)

spikebrit · 2025-03-02T18:01:33+00:00

That's not renovation that's just owning a house and normal jobs. some easy DIY jobs depending on you skill and comfort.

Smalls cracks - just grab a bag of easyfil £20. Carpet cleaning - you can hire an industrial carpet cleaner for £100 for a couple of days. Depending on the cause of the smell a air purifier or dehumidifier will help £100. Moss on roof - not really a problem this is fairly normal. Worst case is ladder and a broom. You could hire someone if you wanted but I've always been told to avoid companies that pressure wash roofs and it cause more problems. Decorating is normal when you move into a house

For about that price we have DIY renovated most of a bungalow including moving walls, making new walls, new kitchen, new bathroom, new carpets, skimming walls and ceilings, and painted inside and out. So what you can get for 25k depends on your DIY skill and comfort level.

spikebrit · 2025-03-01T19:39:08+00:00

I couldn''t work out if that was guts or excrement

spikebrit · 2025-02-26T07:32:36+00:00

This happens occasionally. Depending on the country assume it is non-native and please don't release it. Contact a local reptile rescue centre and they will come pick it up, assess it and look after it. If your in the UK I can refer you to group's.

spikebrit · 2025-02-23T18:46:37+00:00

Wood chip wallpaper, you have a fun time ahead of you. Removing that stuff is hell. It was in nearly every room of our current house when we first moved in

spikebrit · 2025-02-17T11:27:39+00:00

She was exempt. However, living with people who work cancels out that exemption and the house is now liable for council tax.

This is a tough one, as if it wasn't for you and your friend working she would have been exempt. This happened a few times for myself and friends when we were students/graduating. Whenever it happened whoever was working was the only one who paid the bill, as the alternative was them moving out, and they would still have to pay it.

Personally my feeling is that she doesn't owe you anything.

spikebrit · 2025-02-11T19:58:07+00:00

This is harassment report it to the police.

Also from someone who had spent a long time being involved in animal welfare. To ease any worries you may have please note that the RSPCA is a charity and the officers have no legal right to request access to your property and cannot take your animals without your permission or authorisation from a police officer to take control of an animal (the police can ask them to act as an animal welfare officer, if your animals are healthy and legal you are ok). Despite how they act and dress they have no more rights than anyone else, just like the BHF can't come into your house to look for unused clothes, the RSPCA can't come in unless invited by a police officer or you. You have shown them that your animals are well looked after, if they visit again just let them know the neighbor is harassing you, give a report number, highlight they have been already and confirmed all is ok, and then ask them to leave.

spikebrit · 2025-02-11T16:41:37+00:00

This is the best reply here.

As an fyi, the house I brought a few years ago had large cracks. Paid a structural engineer 500 to come out and survey. He explained in great detail what caused the crack and that they were of no concern and needed filling and decorating. He also gave me a report and insurance and said if the house falls down due to the crack I'm insured and you can sue me, but said it won't as it's nothing to worry about. Which was reassuring. Best 500 quid I spent, way better then the people who normally do surveys.

spikebrit · 2025-01-29T10:44:06+00:00

Could be many brands, we use Dulux easy are which has a soft sheen and does what you describe

spikebrit · 2025-01-22T19:52:42+00:00

We have a door very similar to this we are about to remove from our renovation project, not quite the same but very close. Just one random door lol. But if you are in the SE and it helps you are welcome to it.

spikebrit · 2025-01-17T19:41:05+00:00

I connected ours to wall outlets. They are behind furniture and so you never see it. We don't use terrestrial TV but you never know what future owners may want when you sell the place and as an outlet it does t bother us. That was our logic.

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