Guides
Calm answers, season by season
What twenty years of walking round houses has taught us: what you're seeing, why it's there, and the small things that keep it outside.
Termite swarm season: what you’re seeing
Why winged insects appear by a window on a warm spring morning, how to tell what they are, and what to do next (calmly).
The five ways mice get in
A mouse needs a gap the width of a pencil. Here are the five places we find them most often, and how each one is sealed.
Bed bugs after a trip: a calm checklist
What to do when you get home from a hotel, how to check a suitcase, and what to do if you find something. Members only.
Seasonal notes, four times a year
One short note as each season turns: what's likely to come knocking, the one thing to check round your house, and when to book.