The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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xrapidx said:
Reading some of the stuff online today, I'm really not looking forward to my minor renovations early next year - going through the latest two renovations I did and remembering what a nightmare it turns out to be, no matter how simple.
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Well I got one of the labourers and the electrician kicked off my site, but it was a bit awkward.

Called the builder on Saturday and told him I've had it with the electrician, he must find someone else. Guess who shows up this morning, the electrician... turns out he misunderstood or didn't get the message.

So there I was asking him if he didn't hear that he's no longer needed here. I feel terrible, he wasn't a rude or ugly guy, just not the right guy for the job (actually, he was rubbish at his job). And just last week his wife popped in here to drop him lunch and he was showing her what he was busy with.
 
SAguy said:
Well I got one of the labourers and the electrician kicked off my site, but it was a bit awkward.

Called the builder on Saturday and told him I've had it with the electrician, he must find someone else. Guess who shows up this morning, the electrician... turns out he misunderstood or didn't get the message.

So there I was asking him if he didn't hear that he's no longer needed here. I feel terrible, he wasn't a rude or ugly guy, just not the right guy for the job (actually, he was rubbish at his job). And just last week his wife popped in here to drop him lunch and he was showing her what he was busy with.
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Ag shame man.

I see the bricklayer didn't sms me back yet with my updated offer. :sneaky:
 
Quintrix said:
@signates. Speak to signates, has some setup that works with tank and pump.
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Thanks for the tag.
PhireSide said:
We have constant low water pressure in our area and this is normally not too big of an issue, except when the pressure dips then our washing machine doesn't work and shuts off.

Is there any way of building a buffer tank with a pump to tie this into the municipal water supply? I was thinking something along the lines of a pressurized tank with a booster pump that can run when the pressure is below a set value, or bypass the pump when the pressure supply is adequate?
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Haven't read all the responses but a water tank in-line with the municipal supply should work.

You will need a float valve in the water tank to shut off the municipal supply when it's full. Similar to what's in a toilet cistern.

You can then have a jet pump with a pressure switch after the water tank to feed the house. I had a 500w pump before but would not go lower than a 750w pump. My pump supplies my whole house with no issues and only if I have 4 or more taps open do I notice a drop in pressure.

Having it in-line prevents the water from stagnating as its continuously being used. Only issue with this is that you will not have water if the electricity is off. You could however still put in a bypass should you need water directly from the municipality.

Saw another post about a water meter. You can get the ONTEC water meter from takealot that allows for Internet monitoring and has alerts for possible leaks. This can be connected anywhere after the municipal meter.
 
Caldo said:
Backyard project in progress... Initial assessment shows that I will come out completely broke once complete...
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The final product...
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Anyone fitted uPVC windows to their house? Trying to get an estimate for a three bedroom house (roughly) not sure what pricing to expect.
 
jezzad said:
Anyone fitted uPVC windows to their house? Trying to get an estimate for a three bedroom house (roughly) not sure what pricing to expect.
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Yeah, all but 2 of our windows are single glazed uPVC. Even though it's single glazed it's still 2 panes of glass with a safety film sheet in the middle, pretty heavy stuff and offers much better security.

I'm busy with renovations that required a few extra windows, mostly small.

Will dig up the quote for you this evening.

Edit: Here's the quote actually
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jezzad said:
Anyone fitted uPVC windows to their house? Trying to get an estimate for a three bedroom house (roughly) not sure what pricing to expect.
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I had the front half of my house done about 5 years ago. Double glazed. Client owed me some money and offered to do my whole house. Told him to just do the front. Regret not taking him up on the offer at the time.

He ended up closing shop 3 years ago and setting up in the states. The windows and labour to install then was more than what he owed but he insisted.

No idea what pricing is like now but would like to do the rest of the house eventually.
 
SAguy said:
Yeah, all but 2 of our windows are single glazed uPVC. Even though it's single glazed it's still 2 panes of glass with a safety film sheet in the middle, pretty heavy stuff and offers much better security.

I'm busy with renovations that required a few extra windows, mostly small.

Will dig up the quote for you this evening.

Edit: Here's the quote actually
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Jirre, that's expensive but they look fantastic. R36k for the door :eek:

A boring but important point - easy to clean :thumbsup:
 
maumau said:
Jirre, that's expensive but they look fantastic. R36k for the door :eek:

A boring but important point - easy to clean :thumbsup:
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Yip, and secure... the sliding door mechanism locks in 6 places, can't be lifted out of tracks, glass panes can't just be removed by popping out the beading and has safety film inside the glass.

Obviously not impenetrable, but a lot safer than aluminium sliding doors which take about 30 seconds to get through. Luckily my neighbour has those :ROFL:
 
SAguy said:
Nice, here's mine at the moment... the even fitted my large doggy door in for me as well... dropped it off and they fitted it in
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Ignorance on my part, I know, but how do you secure your doggy door so that hoodlums don't get in through it?
 
Marsie27 said:
Ignorance on my part, I know, but how do you secure your doggy door so that hoodlums don't get in through it?
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We tried to cater for a few scenarios:

I'm having a mini magnador putting in front of the doggy door so we can secure it at night (our ridgeback sleeps inside and never gets up to go out).

If we go out and she's at home during the day then her doggy door and her mini safety gate is open and she can come and go into the braai area, but there's internal safety gates and alarms that prevent people from coming further than the braai room.

If she's out with us, then it's all locked up. It's a definite weakpoint in the security, but we've tried to cover for it as much as possible with different alarm zones and so on. Also if she's home and they got past her, it would mean she's been killed/badly hurt (that's the only way past her) and then our physical possessions are the least of our concerns.
 
Anyone know where I can get a steel gate receiver bracket made in CPT?

I'm replacing my receiving side post with a taller one to allow for a camera and floodlight to be mounted, but want to have a bracket like this made to receive the gate:

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This would also prevent the gate from being lifted. I may also drill a hole right through it and the gate from the side so I can put a bolt with a padlock or chain through it to lock for potential motor troubles or if I go away on holiday.
 
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