thank you michael for details of earlier postings very informative and also quite funny! also thank you Peter thou ght the first idea was great although maybe in these days of dry weather not such a good plan - don't want to start forest fires!

Thank you for your replies. I do remove rubbish after every meal and keep everything in sealed boxes but I still end up with ant trails. Will try the sprays etc you mentioned. Has anybody tried the ultrasonic repellers such as pestclear 2000. The manufacturers claim excellent results but they are qu...

Hi can anybody help me with regard to stopping ants coming in to the house. I have a major problem with them and the standard repellants or sprays or powders only seem to work for a short time. My friends with a house in Spain do not have this problem - is it only in the Algarve that they are so per...

I wonder if somebody can give me some info on above ground pools. I have heard of two companies: sunsoka and norbert pools. Does anyone know anything about them and do you know their phone numbers on the algarve. I am interested in an 8 x 4 with decking round it.

Thanks nightrider. I am in the coutnryside but my cisterna is in the wrong place and not big enough. Will get my application in asap.
thanks again

<Many thanks to everyone for all their advice. I think i will have to put this to my family and see which way we want to go but many thanks again.

can i ask for some advice re putting in a swimming pool? I am completely green about this and do not know if there are any absolutely 'don't do this' things to look out for. For instance pool companies always want you to put the largest one in and I am not sure that you need to do this - any thought...

Thanks everybody who replied. I can wait till august so i would like to go to fatacil annual show and then i can see for myself. Could you please tell me which town it is held in.

Thanks for that. I had not thought of aluminium windows with a wood finish. Do they really look that good? More information would be appreciated.

I need to replace some windows. I would like to use double glazed windows with wooden frames. Can anyone tell me where I can either buy them or someone who will install them? I am in Sao Bras de Alportel and would be looking preferably for someone in the area from Faro through to Tavira but would lo...