The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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xrapidx said:
Wouldn't it also suffer with sun exposure? The room is basically two sliding doors and two walls.
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Oh yea I forget the sun damage is why you’re steering away from the others.

I would probably go with an epoxy floor. Toughest and beautiful. Or contact a flooring company and ask about a stone carpet
 
Thanks for all the input, it appears that the best long term solution is to replace the sewer pipe.

Now to shop around for quotes!
 
smiley-zn said:
Thanks for all the input, it appears that the best long term solution is to replace the sewer pipe.

Now to shop around for quotes!
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Quotes are easy...

Plumbing supply shop for 6m of 110mm underground PVC plus connectors. (R200 give or take)
1 labourer for the day + lunch and refreshments. You could go to 2 if you want it done faster and you have 2 spades at home. (R200 - R400)

I'd peg your all in cost at around R500 - R700.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Quotes are easy...

Plumbing supply shop for 6m of 110mm underground PVC plus connectors. (R200 give or take)
1 labourer for the day + lunch and refreshments. You could go to 2 if you want it done faster and you have 2 spades at home. (R200 - R400)

I'd peg your all in cost at around R500 - R700.
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I’m all for DIY, even give my clients free advice when they DiY. Big problem though is that the person should know what they’re doing. That initial saving can lead to a big cost afterwards.
 
Smokey mcpot said:
I’m all for DIY, even give my clients free advice when they DiY. Big problem though is that the person should know what they’re doing. That initial saving can lead to a big cost afterwards.
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Yeah I know....

I suppose I should always try remember not everyone digs into regulations and details like I do to know what to do when DIY'ing things.

so to @smiley-zn if you DIY, it wouldn't be expensive in materials and labour, but you do need to have an idea about falls, etc etc when relaying the pipes (and getting the right type of pipe)
 
ToxicBunny said:
Yeah I know....

I suppose I should always try remember not everyone digs into regulations and details like I do to know what to do when DIY'ing things.

so to @smiley-zn if you DIY, it wouldn't be expensive in materials and labour, but you do need to have an idea about falls, etc etc when relaying the pipes (and getting the right type of pipe)
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yeah that is fair, but in most cases like this I feel one should hopefully be able to simply cut and replace the pipe and when joining the fall will stay as it was before, one should just make sure the pipe is supported when replacing so that it doesnt sag and cause a low spot. it is of course a completly different story if the pipe was layed wrong initially, but that is a much bigger overall issue and would require a complete replacement from source to end

it is very likely the old piping will be clay, so one would need adaptors from clay to pvc on both ends
 
Morning. We're going to paint the Livingroom next weekend and there was this old heater on the wall i decided to remove, as we never use it. I think this house was "born" with the heater. Anycase, as per the pics below, how do i fix this before painting ? It's like a 3-4mm gap between where the heater was stuck and the old paint around it.

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You’ve got some work to do. Peel of as much loose paint as possibles. Use a scraper/spackle to get under any bit that looks like something can get underneath it and lift it. Then some Crete stone or rhino lite to raise the bits that have been peeled off to the same height as the existing paint coats. In other words skimming. You could even use polyfilla for this, but a lot of it. Then primer and paint on the worked area
 
Just this week I went through it myself at a clients place... ended up peeling all the paint of the walls.

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Smokey mcpot said:
You’ve got some work to do. Peel of as much loose paint as possibles. Use a scraper/spackle to get under any bit that looks like something can get underneath it and lift it. Then some Crete stone or rhino lite to raise the bits that have been peeled off to the same height as the existing paint coats. In other words skimming. You could even use polyfilla for this, but a lot of it. Then primer and paint on the worked area
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How about this stuff ?

 
HunterNW said:
How about this stuff ?

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The problem with that product us that it's too thin for your needs. Builders has their own brand if readymix skimming plaster. It's a thicker product which can be used more for your application. However read the the instructions and try to smooth out before it dries as this products becomes very hard and even very difficult to sand down. I personally use this but aimed of my guys don't like it as they're more "traditional" in their ways with using the older products. This smooths out using a wet sponge which they just don't like
 
Smokey mcpot said:
You’ve got some work to do. Peel of as much loose paint as possibles. Use a scraper/spackle to get under any bit that looks like something can get underneath it and lift it. Then some Crete stone or rhino lite to raise the bits that have been peeled off to the same height as the existing paint coats. In other words skimming. You could even use polyfilla for this, but a lot of it. Then primer and paint on the worked area
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^this!

and don’t half arse the scraping, as the skimming plaster won’t stick to flaky old paint
 
Smokey mcpot said:
The problem with that product us that it's too thin for your needs. Builders has their own brand if readymix skimming plaster. It's a thicker product which can be used more for your application. However read the the instructions and try to smooth out before it dries as this products becomes very hard and even very difficult to sand down. I personally use this but aimed of my guys don't like it as they're more "traditional" in their ways with using the older products. This smooths out using a wet sponge which they just don't like
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Ok Thanks. You think it's better to paint with a primer first before skimming ?
 
Now that I think about it, @HunterNW you should probably just use pollyfilla and then sand it down. Pollyfilla is quite easy to work with

Edit: to answer, yes some primer before wont be a bad idea and then some more on your skimming plaster/pollyfilla before your actual paint.
 
This is what we eventually ended up doing to all the walls... completely stripped. Then smoothed again before adding primer and paint.
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Then our first coat was applied. I don't always take alot of pics but did remember to take one of the main bedroom.

Edit: this was after the first coat. We dis give another coat and tomorrow will be back to finish up the lounge, dining room and skirting boards.

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Smokey mcpot said:
Now that I think about it, @HunterNW you should probably just use pollyfilla and then sand it down. Pollyfilla is quite easy to work with

Edit: to answer, yes some primer before wont be a bad idea and then some more on your skimming plaster/pollyfilla before your actual paint.
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Started some scraping now... he he, fckit.... lots of flaking old paint. If i use polyfilla it will be a schit load of it.

Edit... should have left the damn old heater on the wall. :ROFL:
 
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