Yeah, the pen will wash right off. Mp33pingi25 has got it right.

1. Eliminate standing water sources in your yard and around the outside of the house. Even the smallest amount like a coffee cup lid can breed larvae.

2. Install a quality bug zapper outside house.

3. They are not normally used in residential homes but they do make powerful fans that blow air out of the structure when doors are opened.

4. Rub yourself down with garlic.(just kidding)

I go to the dollar store and buy that blue colored toilet bowl cleaner. Squirt it on the grout. Scrub with a hard bristle scrub brush. Rinse with clean water and looks good as new. Shocking and a heck of a lot cheaper than grout cleaner.

Self-leveling underlayment?

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Cut out the piece and replace it. You'll have to glue it down probably bc no tongue

Maybe just get a 1" bar for those?

I knew someone in mining and we put up foil with vinegar to make it stick, but it's not really practical for that desk being in the way... we put up one of the foils on the outside and that still seems to be mostly intact. We have something locally available called contact paper which seems very much like what you're talking about, at least from what I saw on amazon.

Yes, home depot will rent you a Hilti core drill no questions asked. Used it on a curb once.... dont tell the city lol

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Good luck :)

Thanks very much! I’ll head out later to get some ☺️

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They go on the inside. Blocks all the light and keeps a good amount of heat out as well. For outside the window you can do a sun screen. Essentially blocks all sun from hitting the window and blocks a ton of the heat

Out of curiosity, if the rebar is completely hidden within the 4x4's or 6x6's, what is your rationale for not wanting them? They're tailor made to secure a timber wall.

It's heavy and doesn't tend to stick, I had thick plastic like a trash bag only thicker, but nobody knows where to get it anymore.

Not in north america, can you put that on the outside of the window?

You're right, it is. I have used the Mapei stuff and am not super impressed with it. Adhesion was very good and it has held up for the last 2 years, but it looks like a bit like paint to me. Applying it took absolutely forever too. I would only use it again if I had some exceptionally super nasty stained grout that I couldn't stand.

No problem. I used the Grout Refresh on a new install because the grout dried lighter than expected and varied a fair amount. The Grout Refresh, while an extra step, made the final product look amazing (color was what we wanted it to be and it was 100% consistent throughout the room).

If you’re really precise or “anal retentive” this type of product really helps you dial in the color if the grout application or cleaning effort comes out more varied than you’d like.

No the putty will be colored already. It’s doesn’t really harden to a point where you would color with a pen. If you need to adjust the color of the putty buy a couple different colors and mix little bits together.

This also helps hide the seam between cemented board and drywall which isn’t always perfect.

That’s what I thought, and then I’ve found like wood pens? So can fill with the putty and then colour it to match the laminate design. Thank you :)

Even some Home Depot stores have smaller diameters