The Home Improvements Thread (2)

[I.am.Sam]

its only bad when it rains

its not a leak or anything

when it rains the water hits the wall and the wall becomes wet and starts to crack

so we want to crack open the walls and replaster and add waterproofing

 

[I.am.Sam]

but the issue is the walls facing the rain so the one side and the front has lots of issues with damp cos of the rain

now its summer the walls are dry cos hardly any rain but come winter the walls are wet and cold

 

[RonSwanson]

its only bad when it rains

its not a leak or anything

when it rains the water hits the wall and the wall becomes wet and starts to crack

so we want to crack open the walls and replaster and add waterproofing

So the wall does have damp coursing, and the problem is not water wicking its way upward? What about on top of the wall, is it under a roof, or if a parapet wall, is the parapet top of the wall adequately sealed? The reason why I ask is because it is rare (in my experience anyway) that a proper outdoor acrylic paint in a vertical application is penetrated by water.

Then again you did say that the paint cracks and that water penetrates the cracks. Does it crack along the underlying brick and mortar pattern, or is the crack haphazard / random?

 

[TedLasso]

Following is what we don't have at the moment but considering these as "must have" in bathroom renovation. Thoughts?

Heated towel rail
Downlights
Space for concealed trash can (visible right now)
Space for concealed laundry basket (visible right now)
(If possible), long corner cupboard to keep things like mop etc? (currently mop etc is in garage)
(Not sure) - move washing machine here (in garage right now)

Concealed Laundry and Trash can are cool ideas .. don't think I have ever seen a bathroom with those.

Don't move washing machine and cupboard into bathroom - unless you are really short of space. Damp can't do any favours to electrical stuff and then you need to ensure that you are compliant with regs with relation to distance between electrical points and water points.

Why is a heated towel rail a must have..? I have never had a towel not be dry by the next day, no matter how cold the weather is..

Really nice for winter but not in South Africa where you need electricity to keep the thing running. In UK, the central heating pipes would push the hot water used to heat radiators into the towel rails so you had a nice toasty towel . Of course, if you didn't want the rail to be heated, you could just turn off the valve at the rail so lots of flexibility.

Possibly one to add - heated floor? But expensive to run.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

We can actually do shower like this. Looks neat to me. Simple look. Thoughts?

 

[Kung Fu Porkchop]

The house I bought in 2020 had a hallway painted by the previous owner's wife. Looked like a dark forest and it included both the walls and the ceiling. I finally had some time to repaint it over the last 2 weeks.

 

[I.am.Sam]

So the wall does have damp coursing, and the problem is not water wicking its way upward? What about on top of the wall, is it under a roof, or if a parapet wall, is the parapet top of the wall adequately sealed? The reason why I ask is because it is rare (in my experience anyway) that a proper outdoor acrylic paint in a vertical application is penetrated by water.

Then again you did say that the paint cracks and that water penetrates the cracks. Does it crack along the underlying brick and mortar pattern, or is the crack haphazard / random?

some stuff i dont know what you talking about to be honest

but the wall is quite old and the paint is very old so there is water coming from somewhere

the cracks are front facing and random and some places but the one spot is like a pattern

 

[Aeryn23]

We can actually do shower like this. Looks neat to me. Simple look. Thoughts?

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Love this! However, maybe a bigger square shower head will be nicer?

 

[Aeryn23]

The house I bought in 2020 had a hallway painted by the previous owner's wife. Looked like a dark forest and it included both the walls and the ceiling. I finally had some time to repaint it over the last 2 weeks.

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Looks much better. That forest situation made it look very dark.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

The house I bought in 2020 had a hallway painted by the previous owner's wife. Looked like a dark forest and it included both the walls and the ceiling. I finally had some time to repaint it over the last 2 weeks.

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Looks way too nice than earlier. We had a similar passage at our previous home and we removed carpet and put tiles back then. I somehow can't stand carpets.

 

[Aeryn23]

Hi guys, I'm trying to put the quarter round in. Securing it with nails and a hammer is proving to be a nightmare (first time DIY-er here). I want to hire a nail gun. Anyone know the right type of nail gun to use? I see talisman has a hilti gun, but I don't think this is the right thing to use. The quarter round is 19mm x 19mm.

Any other suggestions are welcome.

 

[W@P]

We can actually do shower like this. Looks neat to me. Simple look. Thoughts?

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Yea that looks decent. Like mentioned try going for a big square shower head, coming from the ceiling.

 

[WAslayer]

Hi guys, I'm trying to put the quarter round in. Securing it with nails and a hammer is proving to be a nightmare (first time DIY-er here). I want to hire a nail gun. Anyone know the right type of nail gun to use? I see talisman has a hilti gun, but I don't think this is the right thing to use. The quarter round is 19mm x 19mm.

Any other suggestions are welcome.

No more nails is probably going to be your best option, applied to the skirting side of the quarter round, i.e don't glue the quarter round to the laminate floor..

 

[W@P]

And if you really want to go fancy get one of these.

 

[Kung Fu Porkchop]

Looks way too nice than earlier. We had a similar passage at our previous home and we removed carpet and put tiles back then. I somehow can't stand carpets.

Tiles are part the plan, but I need to start saving for that. Still have 80% of the paint left that I'd like to use in other rooms in the house. Just not in the mood for painting after the hallway. Took me 6 days to get it done and the ceiling part of it was just dreadful to do

 

[Tinuva]

We can actually do shower like this. Looks neat to me. Simple look. Thoughts?

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That's kind of exactly what we are planning for our shower renovation in the future.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Tiles are part the plan, but I need to start saving for that. Still have 80% of the paint left that I'd like to use in other rooms in the house. Just not in the mood for painting after the hallway. Took me 6 days to get it done and the ceiling part of it was just dreadful to do

Sho - if done the right way, it is very very exhausting to paint oneself. Too much to prep work.

 

[Tinuva]

We can actually do shower like this. Looks neat to me. Simple look. Thoughts?

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This is an example of a similar shower when we were in Mauritius.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

This is an example of a similar shower when we were in Mauritius.

I like the accentuated part (not necessarily color). Ours current now is just same tile pattern everywhere. Earlier owners were very very economical. They used same tile pattern all around the house - both bathrooms, kitchen, living room

 

[Tinuva]

I like the accentuated part (not necessarily color). Ours current now is just same tile pattern everywhere. Earlier owners were very very economical. They used same tile pattern all around the house - both bathrooms, kitchen, living room

Haha same,ove the 2 tone color idea but with a more modern colour scheme. I also like the slightly raised wall idea.

Either way, I do wonder about a door for the winter temperatures.