MDE
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Your toilet is open plan to the bedroom? Lately I've seen a lot of houses like this, and I can't fathom why anyone would do this.True true, tiler did his best o match up as many as possible, but when we were looking at designs, we realised even real marble is tough to get right at 1200x600 since you’d basically be asking for a massive single slab cut up.
Even saw some designers going for alternating directions to create impact which I utterly hated. In the end we landed with some continuous lines, but breaking up regularly.
More than the lines I had a major victory in advocating for non gloss tile, but Matt all the way through. I felt this gives it more timeless appeal, as I feel gloss ages very poorly, and can feel tacky quite quickly.
This was a tricky space with a single tiny 900x600 (not so tiny, but the space makes it feel small) window. It’s open planish deliberately with the wall that holds the vanity as a lower than ceiling height drywall divider between the bedroom. This was so as to allow for as much light as possible.
Isn't it so easy to see, hear and smell someone pooping? I'm genuinely curious, because I can't imagine not having any privacy in my bathroom. No matter how much I love my partner, I'm not going to want them to be able to watch me poop and shower every day.
Mike Hoxbig
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It's not for your partner, it's for you. It's customary for every man of the house to let the rest of the house know what he ate that day. Then his wife knows he hasn't been cheating on her food...
Tabac
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You get used to it. My sausage dog visits me in the bathroom when i'm pooping. Just sits there and watch.
I would start by treating the outside wall with something like this...
PCT 56 Water repellent – Flay Traders t/a PCT water repellent
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Anything else to do after this?I would start by treating the outside wall with something like this...
PCT 56 Water repellent – Flay Traders t/a PCT water repellent
Hopefully that cures the problem. If the damp is getting through the cement between the bricks this should solve it. If not, the moisture may be coming from elsewhere. Perhaps above?
It doesn't change the appearance of the bricks/paving etc. I don't see the face bricks letting any moisture through so only really required to be applied on the cement between the bricks. I would imagine 3 applications would be sufficient. Not sure what you have available for the application. Handheld spray bottle works fine for smaller areas. I used one of those hand pump pressurized spray bottles (5 litre) for my paving. I covered about 100m^2 with 10 litres.
Haha,
I know, was quite keen to have a closed off one but it’s position made it weird, still might do a glass enclosure for it. We’ve only been here for 3 months but I find we both use one of the other bathrooms instinctively for uhhh heavier loads, unless you’re home alone anyway. Same applied in the old place, we’d choose the toilet least likely to be frequented for 30mins post.
The Shower part is pretty chilled especially now with the double header.
Don’t know why I can’t seem to find the words
Mirror is meant to be below the lights…
Allowed us to deal with the slightly awkwardly shaped room, without making the spaces feel tight and claustrophobic.
For reasons the sliding door needed to be wide. From the other side This is what pretty much sold the house for us long before the major renovation.
Ignore the coffee stain.
For he so loved PWC, that he made it the subject of his view.
Mike Hoxbig
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Sure, "coffee" stain...Don’t know why I can’t seem to find the words
Mirror is meant to be below the lights…
Allowed us to deal with the slightly awkwardly shaped room, without making the spaces feel tight and claustrophobic.
For reasons the sliding door needed to be wide. From the other side This is what pretty much sold the house for us long before the major renovation.
Ignore the coffee stain.
For he so loved PWC, that he made it the subject of his view.
True true, tiler did his best o match up as many as possible, but when we were looking at designs, we realised even real marble is tough to get right at 1200x600 since you’d basically be asking for a massive single slab cut up.
Even saw some designers going for alternating directions to create impact which I utterly hated. In the end we landed with some continuous lines, but breaking up regularly.
More than the lines I had a major victory in advocating for non gloss tile, but Matt all the way through. I felt this gives it more timeless appeal, as I feel gloss ages very poorly, and can feel tacky quite quickly.
This was a tricky space with a single tiny 900x600 (not so tiny, but the space makes it feel small) window. It’s open planish deliberately with the wall that holds the vanity as a lower than ceiling height drywall divider between the bedroom. This was so as to allow for as much light as possible.
Sorry to be crass but what's that little lavvy?
Don’t know why I can’t seem to find the words
Mirror is meant to be below the lights…
Allowed us to deal with the slightly awkwardly shaped room, without making the spaces feel tight and claustrophobic.
For reasons the sliding door needed to be wide. From the other side This is what pretty much sold the house for us long before the major renovation.
Ignore the coffee stain.
For he so loved PWC, that he made it the subject of his view.
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furpile
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We have a small thatch lapa at the new house but the insurance wants it treated and a lightning pole fitted. It needs maintenance as well. Wanted to do the Harvey tiles but insurance says this doesn't impact the risk. What alternatives are there to replace the thatch. The lapa has 5 sections that each angle slightly away from the previous one to create almost a flat U shape. So tiling or sheeting will be difficult with plenty of joints. Anything else I can do?
The little ones throne. He isn’t into it though, and Leroy Merlin had soft close toilet seat with a kiddie seat insert at R199 recently, and that seems to be more comfortable for him. Just a soft close seat at R199 would’ve been a good deal.
Had the same problem, eventually put up the whole Lapa on marketplace for free collection. Maybe consider removing thatch, and redesigning the poles, and maybe using Harvey then over that. Still won’t be cheap though, and might not come out too pretty.
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rip it all down and replace it with a fancy carport, you will come out cheaper than harvey tiles and you will get more light in and have less maintaince
I need to replace some skirting in my house. What’s the best method to fix new skirting to the wall? Is there a type of glue that one uses?
Also, with this crappy weather is painting indoors still okay for paint to sufficiently dry?
Also, with this crappy weather is painting indoors still okay for paint to sufficiently dry?
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