The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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The best advice I ever got was, " watch the puddle, not the flame."

Other than that practice, practice,practice. It won't take long for you to get decent welds.
 
Düber said:
The best advice I ever got was, " watch the puddle, not the flame."

Other than that practice, practice,practice. It won't take long for you to get decent welds.
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ok yeah i definately watch the flame, will keep this in mind
 
Going to be cladding my one wall in laminate flooring as a feature wall.

Since it's a plastered wall I think I'm going to first cover the wall in shutterboard or plywood. I can fix that to the wall with screws and wall plugs, and then it's easier for me to use panel pins in the laminate flooring as I glue it down.

Anything have any better ideas?

Wall is 2 x 2.5m.
 
SAguy said:
Going to be cladding my one wall in laminate flooring as a feature wall.

Since it's a plastered wall I think I'm going to first cover the wall in shutterboard or plywood. I can fix that to the wall with screws and wall plugs, and then it's easier for me to use panel pins in the laminate flooring as I glue it down.

Anything have any better ideas?

Wall is 2 x 2.5m.
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I’ve posted a picture in this thread where we did the feature wall with laminate.

we mounted a tv on the wall as well. So o used batons and then mounted the laminate on them. The gap between the wall and boards a perfect for hiding all cables.
 
SAguy said:
Going to be cladding my one wall in laminate flooring as a feature wall.

Since it's a plastered wall I think I'm going to first cover the wall in shutterboard or plywood. I can fix that to the wall with screws and wall plugs, and then it's easier for me to use panel pins in the laminate flooring as I glue it down.

Anything have any better ideas?

Wall is 2 x 2.5m.
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IMO, I’d Make sure the wall can breathe somewhat. You don’t want to suffocate the wall and prevent it from breathing naturally. This is especially important in older homes and if this is an outside facing wall.
 
Smokey mcpot said:
I’ve posted a picture in this thread where we did the feature wall with laminate.

we mounted a tv on the wall as well. So o used batons and then mounted the laminate on them. The gap between the wall and boards a perfect for hiding all cables.
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I was thinking of doing the same, but I'm going to have a basin mounted to mine so need something pretty solid to mount it against.

The basin will be bolted in deep enough to be mounted firmly into the wall, but the pressure of the basin against the wall as it hangs may be too much of I don't have a more solid backing. Although I could just add more timber around the basin area itself.

Love your idea for a TV wall though.
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IMO, I’d Make sure the wall can breathe somewhat. You don’t want to suffocate the wall and prevent it from breathing naturally. This is especially important in older homes and if this is an outside facing wall.
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This is a newly plastered wall, how much of an issue is breathing though - what could go wrong?
 
I would not hang a basin on a laminate wall. The laminate is not fond of water.
 
Just a follow up to the broken lock. BIL managed to open it :p

I'm not sure how but it seemed like a combination of wiggling the key, trying various keys, leaning hard on the door. He asked for a hammer, a chisel, some screws and my box of keys. There was a lot of banging but no dust.

He arrived here with a piece of bent wire saying it was his lockpick. Maybe that's what he used???

Thanks guys for your help.
 
RonSwanson said:
So did you manage to get the door lock sorted?
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Yes, thank you :) BIL did it yesterday, was a huge relief to see that door open.

I think he approached it along the lines you suggested but can't be sure. He didn't take the door off its hinges.

See post 3652 for more.
 
maumau said:
Yes, thank you :) BIL did it yesterday, was a huge relief to see that door open.

I think he approached it along the lines you suggested but can't be sure. He didn't take the door off its hinges.

See post 3652 for more.
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Ah! Missed that, my apologies, looks like BIL is the man. Give him a Bells!
/raises glass
 
I want to redo the carpet in my room. Which is the cheapest place in Cape Town, that offers carpet and fitting. I'm not really looking for super good quality because I just started working and can't afford it:p. My current carpet is completely worn out and looks nasty. Around how much should I put aside for a 13ish sq room with fitting included?
 
randomcat said:
I want to redo the carpet in my room. Which is the cheapest place in Cape Town, that offers carpet and fitting. I'm not really looking for super good quality because I just started working and can't afford it:p. My current carpet is completely worn out and looks nasty. Around how much should I put aside for a 13ish sq room with fitting included?
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some price guide

Installation & Underlays – Mr Carpet

mrcarpet.co.za mrcarpet.co.za
 
RonSwanson said:
Ah! Missed that, my apologies, looks like BIL is the man. Give him a Bells!
/raises glass
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BIL could make a fortune as a handy man.

Three roofing companies "fixed a leak" on our roof and it still leaked. BIL climbed up there wearing his slippery moccasins ( what a panic for me watching him as he slithered around) and sealed it properly.

Took him about 30 minutes.
 
maumau said:
BIL could make a fortune as a handy man.

Three roofing companies "fixed a leak" on our roof and it still leaked. BIL climbed up there wearing his slippery moccasins ( what a panic for me watching him as he slithered around) and sealed it properly.

Took him about 30 minutes.
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I've been through the same, paid tens of thousands to expert "companies" to fix my roof - continued to have issues, now that I'm doing it myself - hardly a problem.
 
xrapidx said:
I've been through the same, paid tens of thousands to expert "companies" to fix my roof - continued to have issues, now that I'm doing it myself - hardly a problem.
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How do they get away with it? Never a guarantee or a refund. If you complain they block you like the most recent electrician did with me.
 
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