The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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xrapidx said:
On the topic of skirting boards, can anyone recommend a cheapish mitre saw for the job? Kept hiring one - and at the cost I paid in hiring so far, I could have bought a decent one.
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Buy a second hand one off OLX / Gumtree / Facebook Marketplace.
I got a very good sliding mitre saw for the price of a cheap, entry level new saw
 
I found the metabo to be the best bang for buck. Set me back just under 3000 for a compound sliding mitre.

Installed 200sqm of laminates with it, but still busy with the skirting. Let's just say nothing is square and my house has weird angles which are a pain to skirt
 
Guys do I need a mitre saw for cutting those 45 deg angles? Was thinking of just doing it by hand :p
 
prOd said:
Guys do I need a mitre saw for cutting those 45 deg angles? Was thinking of just doing it by hand :p
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Btw 45 degree is wrong. Look up coping cuts on YouTube.


There's no such thing as a square corner in building. You have to measure the angle and bisect it or use a coping saw to fit it correctly.
 
alqassam said:
Btw 45 degree is wrong. Look up coping cuts on YouTube.


There's no such thing as a square corner in building. You have to measure the angle and bisect it or use a coping saw to fit it correctly.
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Okay thanks, and especially our building, I'm sure the oaks where lank drunk when they fkn built it cause nothing is straight.
 
prOd said:
Okay thanks, and especially our building, I'm sure the oaks where lank drunk when they fkn built it cause nothing is straight.
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Nope, they were just South African builders..

We've never figured out what a straight line or level actually is meant to achieve.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Nope, they were just South African builders..

We've never figured out what a straight line or level actually is meant to achieve.
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prOd said:
Okay thanks, and especially our building, I'm sure the oaks where lank drunk when they fkn built it cause nothing is straight.
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Haha it's a global thing.

Watch the YouTube tutorials of people in the states and Europe, all have the same issue.
 
alqassam said:
Haha it's a global thing.

Watch the YouTube tutorials of people in the states and Europe, all have the same issue.
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Nah in those places its slightly out of square or level...

One of two of the walls in my house differ but upwards of 40mm from top to bottom.... and floors upwards of 30mm across the whole space.
 
Looking for some advice on burglar bars, undecided between steel bars and the clear polycarbonate bars.

The promotional videos make them look better than the metal bars but I'm not sure how they fare in the real world especially long term (will they get brittle over time?).

Any cons to the clear bars?

I can either install the clear bars for R8.4k from Anglo Windows or get horizontal bars (covering the entire frame) from magnador at R20k (ouch).
 
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chickenbeef said:
Looking for some advice on burglar bars, undecided between steel bars and the clear polycarbonate bars.

The promotional videos make them look better than the metal bars but I'm not sure how they fare in the real world especially long term (will they get brittle over time?).

Any cons to the clear bars?

I can either install the clear bars for R8.4k from Anglo Windows or get horizontal bars (covering the entire frame) from magnador at R20k (ouch).
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Do you have aluminium windows?
 
chickenbeef said:
Looking for some advice on burglar bars, undecided between steel bars and the clear polycarbonate bars.

The promotional videos make them look better than the metal bars but I'm not sure how they fare in the real world especially long term (will they get brittle over time?).

Any cons to the clear bars?

I can either install the clear bars for R8.4k from Anglo Windows or get horizontal bars (covering the entire frame) from magnador at R20k (ouch).
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If you have aluminum windows I'd suggest getting bars across the entire frame since aluminum windows can be removed in seconds.

If you have something more secure like most uPVC windows then you could go with clear bars to cover the opening windows, but get the ones that are armed and connected to your alarm. They stay armed 24/7, so even if you leave the windows open during the day - as soon as someone cuts into them the alarm will be triggered.
 
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ToxicBunny said:
Do you have aluminium windows?
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Not yet, bought the house with steel windows that don't close properly anymore. Looking at installing aluminium windows with laminated glass. I'm sick of hearing my neighbours dog barking throughout the night :sleep:

SAguy said:
If you have aluminum windows I'd suggest getting bars across the entire frame since aluminum windows can be removed in seconds.

If you have something more secure like most uPVC windows then you could go with clear bars to cover the opening windows, but get the ones that are armed and connected to your alarm. They stay armed 24/7, so even if you leave the windows open during the day - as soon as someone cuts into them the alarm will be triggered.
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Yep, I remember you mentioned that to me earlier so the quotes I got was to cover the entire frame and not just the openings.

I think the armed bars are going to be out of budget and I can always add these at a later stage.

Seems like the horizontal bars are going to be the better option in this case as they will be drilled into the wall. The clear bars on aluminium windows are riveted/screwed.
 
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