Haven't been in there for ages and it's just down the road, good idea. I should drive through Royal Pines Resort too, love their gardens. Guess I should stop looking online and find the time to get out there to see what's about. Really appreciate your suggestion, thank you.

haha!!!! Siri - you can have your Eiffel tower angel... give me the beach any day :) Nic - perhaps some driftwood, shells and a jar of sand might help bring the beach to you - just don't knock your sand flying or you'll literally be able to crank up your fireplace and lie down on your sand to sunbake lol.

kilaclarke, you're right. Trust is essential. We trusted the builder we engaged. I thought we had achieved open and honest communication. That was until he lied about getting an engineering assessment done for the beam needed to replace a load bearing wall; and he kept on lying. His rough guess was found to be grossly under-dimensioned and not even braced properly to the existing structure (was it John, Z?). We became suspicious about the beam because he delivered workmanship like the botched door frame in the pics below. Trust quickly evaporated. I'm sure he now tells people what awful clients we were. It's not always the client. The photos are evidence of what was awful. We sought to protect other families from this cowboy shattering their hopes, dreams and finances. The Master Builders Assoc didn't want to know about it. Neither did Consumer Affairs. Perhaps, if the building industry sought to clean up and eradicate all the shonkies within their ranks, they'd have a better reputation and customers could have a heightened level of trust. New fad: Let sunlight in through your door frames & go nuts with the nail gun. A new approach to mitre joints: they don't join! New fad: Leave 2 to 7mm gaps around the frame. New fad: Rough and raw with semi-hidden light switches. People do not trust builders when they can see that a grade 7 student could achieve a better result in their very first woodwork lesson. This guy should not hold a builders license. How many others are there like him? The industry needs a clean up.

Post grouting, and grout drying a fine layer of grout remains. It is easier to remove the next day, by wiping with a soft disposable cloth ( blue roll about $ 14 ) change cloth frequently. I it has been on there for some time, check with tiler if he/she sealed the tiles. If the tiles are not sealed...Tile shops sell grout remover, need to take care and clean each tile..to avoid the grout