The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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Yussie... that is an awesome tool.... pity about the price though, near as damnit R40k from what I can see.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Yussie... that is an awesome tool.... pity about the price though, near as damnit R40k from what I can see.
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Yep. Got the quote... R44K Training included.
Guess what i'll be training other people on ?
 
Anyone have a reputable company in CPT that can assist with rising damp?

Mailed three places, two don't reply and the one that did told me I'm outside of their service area.
 
SAguy said:
Anyone have a reputable company in CPT that can assist with rising damp?

Mailed three places, two don't reply and the one that did told me I'm outside of their service area.
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You tried DMH Waterproofing..?
 
Anyone have any experience with dehumidifing a room/house?
What worked, what didn't?
 
SAguy said:
Anyone have a reputable company in CPT that can assist with rising damp?

Mailed three places, two don't reply and the one that did told me I'm outside of their service area.
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What area?
 
WAslayer said:
Open the window while showering and keep open for 30 minutes there after..?
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Erm, yes we do do that... Was just wondering how we might improve the drying without the need to install an extractor fan (although I want to) and without making the window larger...
 
TheSlinger said:
Erm, yes we do do that... Was just wondering how we might improve the drying without the need to install an extractor fan (although I want to) and without making the window larger...
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Short of showering in ice cold water, larger window and/or extractor fan is your best solution here..
 
We have the big cheap ugly extractor in our en-suite ceiling - would be easy to install if you don't mind it, and that would prevent any mold.

If you use it while showering, it cools down the room though.

So ideally in small bathrooms, I would in future pursue the option of a fully enclosed waterproof shower.
 
Any idea how much it costs to hire props to support the roof per day?
I want to install a steel beam in the garage. There is a big crack on top on the lintels we used. The lintels seem to be bending and I want to avoid any issues.
 
I have 2 cr@ppy "window" bays joining 2 rooms, they are an odd shape as well, like this <> (think like a diamond shape) and the old owners must have had glass bricks in them but decided to take them out leaving them empty.

it looks terrible to say the least. I hastily bought glass bricks to replace it over a year ago, but on realising the mission it would be to chisel it out etc i kind of just left it and focused on other things.

i took another look today, the glass bricks are about 5mm bigger than the ones from that time and thus it isnt going to fit unless i sink the edges. I also kind of think it is just going to look kak.

Do you guys have any opinions on what i should do? i could custom make a wooden frame and put like frosted glass in (the room it goes to is very sunny and also kind of not secure at the moment thus it was one plus for the glass bricks) or i could go commando and get someone in to effectively break it out and make them more regular shaped and be able to put real windows or something in.

for more context the room it goes into is a sun room, this the brightness and why i say it is not really that secure. I am planning to convert this sun room into more of a bar with a solid roof and possibly stacking doors.

I think if i were to close them up completely it would make the room very dark.

thoughts?
 
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