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Take a look at solar control film, purported to cut UV and heat in conservatories. It's not cheap (depending on the size of your conservatory) but its easily applied. I've never used it thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by OilSheikh
A couple of links for you to look at to give you more info:
http://www.bonwyke.co.uk/retail-wind...protection.php
http://www.windowfilm.co.uk/resident...supertint-poly
Gogle has suggested applying Eucalyptus oil inside the shed. This makes spiders run away. Time to buy one and put it into action!
I use the dettol mold and mildew killer (green bottle) which gets rid of the black mold and then I use something I picked up in the Tesco hardware area where all the polyfila is and tools, which stops the mold coming back. That stuff is supposed to be for using around window sills on painted areas though. It does say not to get into the water course when applying. I have used it on the bathroom but I did it just before I left to go on holiday so it had weeks to dry out. So if you have really bad reoccurring mold try that.
Spider wise apparently bug bombs don't really work on them. I found that emptying the shed and killing them all has got them under control.
Assuming you've got Sky or some similar TV package, with a load of shopping channels, OilSheikh, take a look at the X5 steamer. It'll give you an idea of what I'm talking about for these devices, with my earlier post. And it seems to be on one channel or another a fair bit.
That is NOT the one I have I might add. I've never used the X5, and don't have any experience of it, beyond seeing it advertised. Mine is a VAX, and was about £60 when I got it. But it offers much of the same facilities. It can be used for floors, carpets (up to a point, anyway), furniture (chairs, etc), fabrics like curtains, cleaning cooker tops, glass (like windows) AND is very good at removing grout stains, mould blackening, etc.
And, it's superb for shower doors, cleaning those irritating little soap and/or hard water drying marks from shiny tiles, mirrors, etc.
Those that I've seen, including my VAX and that X5, come with several atrachments, including a wide nozzle with microfibre pad for glass, tile, floor "lino", etc, and a little nozzle with stiff fibres for stubborn stuff, like grout, and even a wire brush nozzle, though don't use that on anything that scratch, obviously.
But the biggest single point is you use NO chemicals. None at all. So, other than the electrical power to heat the water into steam, you buy the device and the only on-going cost is replacing the microfibre pads .... or if you don't want to fit them to the wide nozzle, just pay a couple of cheap microfibre cloths. Or j-cloths, etc, but they aren't quite as effective.
And the process, basically, is that the steam softens and cleans, and the microfibre removes the crap.
These things are even pretty good at steam-cleaning the inside of your oven/microwave with minimal elbow-grease, and NO chemicals.
Take a look at those TV adverts, OS. Remember they are adverts, but they'll show you what I'm talking about.
Put it this way. I get a lot of joint pain, especially elbows. Cleaning the shower, grout, oven, etc the old way = nightmare, and pain. With the steamer, it's a doddle. You can even put a shine on taps etc with a quick steam, and wipe to dry. Job done.
heavy black mould can be removed using a bleach:water mix 1:3 ratio. BUT make sure the sponge is as dry as you can get it - ie wring it out so it's damp but not dripping. Wipe the mould off the surface et voila. Repeat periodically. Ideally once a week for a month or so, and fortnightly thereafter to keep it at bay.
If you want to get rid of the mould permanently and the mould has got into the plaster then the only way to really get rid of it is to rip off the plaster, and any affected plyboard (where relevant). Coat affected masonry with a mould inhibitor, (reboard) and replaster.
Simple DIY tip that eluded me for far too long.
Don't try to pain round light switches and sockets. Simple loosed the cover by 5-10mm and let the bristles pass behind the facing then secure again once dry.