The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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ToxicBunny said:
Some prices seem OK... Others would need a bit more info...

As for the rubble removal, you would be surprised how much rubble you generate. I think in my renovations I have removed about 30 6 cubic meter truck loads....

But I would not pay the builder to remove the rubble.. 4000 is easily 8 loads worth of a 4 ton truck from the right guy, my newest rubble removal guy does it for r400 a load.
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Thanks for the feedback guys, it really helps as I've never done anything like this before. Yeah the rubble removal was actually because there was a big area of paving and flower beds that was going to be removed as well, so it needs to be revised. He is going to send me updated pricing as I told him it's too much. Waiting on an updated quote.
 
Ffs even called in an emergency plumber last night, even he couldn't even get the bloody leaks to stop. Think I'm going to have to find a cistern from this century that'll fit the toilet as I can't find innards that fit the old cistern properly.
 
GrootBaas said:
Thanks for the feedback guys, it really helps as I've never done anything like this before. Yeah the rubble removal was actually because there was a big area of paving and flower beds that was going to be removed as well, so it needs to be revised. He is going to send me updated pricing as I told him it's too much. Waiting on an updated quote.
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In terms of the carport pricing, I would suggest getting in touch with a company that specialises in that, and get a price from them...Chances are your builder is just getting one of them in anyway, and marking up their price to make a cut himself.
 
Lupus said:
Ffs even called in an emergency plumber last night, even he couldn't even get the bloody leaks to stop. Think I'm going to have to find a cistern from this century that'll fit the toilet as I can't find innards that fit the old cistern properly.
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I have a similar problem with one of my toilets at home... thankfully I have 3 of the bloody things, so that one has just been decommissioned until I get around to renovating the entire bathroom.
 
ToxicBunny said:
I have a similar problem with one of my toilets at home... thankfully I have 3 of the bloody things, so that one has just been decommissioned until I get around to renovating the entire bathroom.
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I've only got two, had to replace the tap at the wall to decom the toilet as the old one was doing sweet bugger all, than the metal pipe had to be replaced by a Flexi hose :(.
 
Had to buy a new toilet, there are just no parts to fit the 35 year old toilet.
 
Lupus said:
Yup, I had to call in a plumber cause I couldn't get the tap off the wall as it seems the previous owner siliconed it in the pipe wtf!!!. R650 for about 15 minutes work to basically break the tap and replace a new one. As the old tap wouldn't shut down the water.
I keep thinking a house built in the early 80s isn't that old, but looking at how building standards have changed and how things detoriate over 30 years :-(. Even toilets are different, the insides I've been slowly replacing are completely different now compared to the 20+ year old previous insides. Same as the old pool filter thing was ancient and covered in silicone.
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Sounds like we both bought houses from the same owner. Previous owner at my place was glue happy and glued all the light covers so I have to break them whenever I need to change a light bulb
 
chickenbeef said:
Sounds like we both bought houses from the same owner. Previous owner at my place was glue happy and glued all the light covers so I have to break them whenever I need to change a light bulb
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Haha possible :) the amount of gypos this guy did.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Even 10 years in and after major renos.. I still find gypos from the previous owner... Fscks me off no end.
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I've only been here just under 2 years and yeah I'm finding a ton sigh. So hopefully in 8 years it'll be okay.
 
Lupus said:
Had to buy a new toilet, there are just no parts to fit the 35 year old toilet.
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You will likely find the new one uses a fraction of the water of the old one, and uses it far more efficiently. The cisterns of those old ones were like swimming pools.
 
Marsie27 said:
You will likely find the new one uses a fraction of the water of the old one, and uses it far more efficiently. The cisterns of those old ones were like swimming pools.
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Possibly it's also a top flusher instead of a side one like the old one. The old one used to leak into the bowl, tried replacing the entire insides and it just didn't work.
 
Lupus said:
Possibly it's also a top flusher instead of a side one like the old one. The old one used to leak into the bowl, tried replacing the entire insides and it just didn't work.
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pic of the cistern?
 
Steamy Tom said:
pic of the cistern?
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This is the inside with the new inlet, but it leaked as the holes from the bottom are just too big. It's like the pool filter all over again.
Seems standard fittings in the late 80s to 90s were different to today. The pool all the piping was 52mm while today it's all 50 or 55mm, this one the holes are about 4mm larger than normal.IMG-20191016-WA0001.jpeg
 
Marsie27 said:
You will likely find the new one uses a fraction of the water of the old one, and uses it far more efficiently. The cisterns of those old ones were like swimming pools.
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Sometimes the new ones are more efficient and other times they are worse.
The two toilets I had fitted about 2 months ago are a pain. The main flush is just short of being enough water to properly clear the contents of the toilet and always requires a second flush. If the cistern was slightly bigger that wouldnt be the case.
 
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