The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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InternetLuddite said:
Painted this stuff on my entire roof ridge, etc to deal with the leaks last Sep/Oct. Builder recommended it. The Ecorubber comes with some of the cloth material. All ridges done before the heavens opened up in Nov last year - no leaks at all! I checked inside the roof where I had a small bucket where the leaks were. So it works. For me, on my ridges, the cement between each ridge tile was starting to give away. They were not massive gaps, etc but enough for leaks to happen. This covered it well with the cloth material. So happy that I then used it to paint all my IBR sheets too including Wendy house zinc roof. Looks nicer and now I know they won't rust too. Highly recommend it.

Edit: 6K for 3 x 20L of the stuff was better than any quote from Universal roofing or any other Company that had quoted over R15-20K for this. The labour cost in my case, was about R2K and some paint brushes/rollers.
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I was considering it, but was quoted 50k to do my roof.
 
ToxicBunny said:
That is pretty damned competitive for what it brings to the table actually...
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Very. With these things you want to have some peace of mind.
Today almost anyone is a "tiler" or the "I can also do tiling" types.

Now to see what the quality of workmanship will be. Proof is in the pudding...they start on Mon.

CTM-installations have expanded in their services as well

www.ctm.co.za

Installation FAQ's

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Q5 have their services but the rest tells you more about how they operate
 
InternetLuddite said:
BTW, if any one is looking a builder extraordinaire that can build a house from scratch. I know this Guy from Malawi. He literally repaired my entire house in the last 3 months.

  1. Called him to sort out roof leak and patio roof issue. Very quickly, based on discussions I had with many other vendors, I knew this guy knew what he was talking about because he confirmed what they said but also picked up some issues which the other guys never did. Example: He picked the root cause issue on my patio roof and remediated it where the universal roofing and other guys wanted to charge $$$ to fix. His fix cost about R2k with materials!
  2. It ended up extended to all the other work :-
    1. Garage floor completely redone - concrete with rebar, etc
    2. Patio / Pool Area Rebuild - previous guys did not put concrete (hence my issues) New Coping, new floor around pool/patio on two sides of house, tiling etc
    3. Paving: again reused my paving but it looks so much better
    4. Damp proofing around house - USB green plastic
    5. New storm water management (hence paving had to be redone
    6. New windows/door installation
There was one disaster where his chaps destroyed my pool cover and which I am still angry about, but his work is top notch and cost effective. Even with the cost to repair pool cover, he is so much cheaper. Only problem is you may end up doing all the work to get materials and sometimes tools like compactor, etc

He operates in the Joburg Sandton/Fourways region but should be able to travel further than that. He is looking for work. If you want his deets, drop me an email.

Pic is what he did around my pool area - the retaining wall was heightened by two bricks too if it is not so apparent.

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Pm sent for the details of the builder.
 
Anyone know door locks here?

Got a door where we don't have the key (it has an electric release also in the frame, so we can still.open when there's power).

I thought I could just take the lock apart and replace the barrel. But it's stuck in there... By the rotating part.

I tried the tips here
But it wont budge... The cam seems to be hard - i.e. only turned by the key, not loose like the video.

Anyway any tips... Not sure im confident of snapping it off like various other youtubers...
 
Evening everyone,

I am currently renovating my house and I am looking at getting the cottage pane burglar bars (for the whole window) to replace the existing bars that are bolted to the frame of the window. Does anyone have experience of putting these cottage style burglar bars in across the whole window and if so, what did it cost for the whole process?

thanks in advance.
 
Doni-K said:
Evening everyone,

I am currently renovating my house and I am looking at getting the cottage pane burglar bars (for the whole window) to replace the existing bars that are bolted to the frame of the window. Does anyone have experience of putting these cottage style burglar bars in across the whole window and if so, what did it cost for the whole process?

thanks in advance.
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Do you have a pic so there is no confusion?
 
All depends on size, style and whether you want it painted (powder coating recommended).
 
Doni-K said:
Evening everyone,

I am currently renovating my house and I am looking at getting the cottage pane burglar bars (for the whole window) to replace the existing bars that are bolted to the frame of the window. Does anyone have experience of putting these cottage style burglar bars in across the whole window and if so, what did it cost for the whole process?

thanks in advance.
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They aren't cheap. You will very like soil your pants when you see the cost...
 
Smokey mcpot said:
All depends on size, style and whether you want it painted (powder coating recommended).
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Was thinking of going pretty entry level. Our security is pretty good on the boundary, with beams in the yard and an alarm system. These are more for aesthetics but still need to serve a purpose and act as a deterrent.
 
Ahhh wait... I retract my statement... I somehow thought you were planning on replacing the whole window with cottage pane with integrated burglar bars in the frame.
 
Doni-K said:
Would the horizontal bars perhaps be a more affordable option?
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It will depend on how much steel is needed. The design itself is not a major issue as the cross types are easy to make. The cost would be for steel, galvanizing and then of course colour (where I aalways recommend powder coating for the good finish and long lasting). Hand painting is cheaper but the ffinish won't be as smooth. Spray painting can also be done but then the cost goes up and you might as well powder coat.
 
Smokey mcpot said:
It will depend on how much steel is needed. The design itself is not a major issue as the cross types are easy to make. The cost would be for steel, galvanizing and then of course colour (where I aalways recommend powder coating for the good finish and long lasting). Hand painting is cheaper but the ffinish won't be as smooth. Spray painting can also be done but then the cost goes up and you might as well powder coat.
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thanks
 
InternetLuddite said:
Painted this stuff on my entire roof ridge, etc to deal with the leaks last Sep/Oct. Builder recommended it. The Ecorubber comes with some of the cloth material. All ridges done before the heavens opened up in Nov last year - no leaks at all! I checked inside the roof where I had a small bucket where the leaks were. So it works. For me, on my ridges, the cement between each ridge tile was starting to give away. They were not massive gaps, etc but enough for leaks to happen. This covered it well with the cloth material. So happy that I then used it to paint all my IBR sheets too including Wendy house zinc roof. Looks nicer and now I know they won't rust too. Highly recommend it.

Edit: 6K for 3 x 20L of the stuff was better than any quote from Universal roofing or any other Company that had quoted over R15-20K for this. The labour cost in my case, was about R2K and some paint brushes/rollers.
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Thanks for that feedback.

I have also DMed you to get the details of your contractor.
I have also some quotes coming to like 30K. I am considering of getting the product myself and then apply it myself. Can't imagine it to be that complicated.
 
redleh said:
Thanks for that feedback.

I have also DMed you to get the details of your contractor.
I have also some quotes coming to like 30K. I am considering of getting the product myself and then apply it myself. Can't imagine it to be that complicated.
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Just to confirm , I only did ridges (50m of it) did not paint whole roof
 
6,6m Long, 2,1m high wall.

R14 000 labour.
R10 000 for material.

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Morning Everyone,

I want to renovate my bathroom and I have been looking at plumbing costs. What would be estimated plumbing labour costs to replace toilet, basin, bath tub and shower. Nothing has to be moved and it's replacing two taps with a mixer for all the taps. I live in the Randburg area.

Thanks in advance.
 
JonBlaze said:
Morning Everyone,

I want to renovate my bathroom and I have been looking at plumbing costs. What would be estimated plumbing labour costs to replace toilet, basin, bath tub and shower. Nothing has to be moved and it's replacing two taps with a mixer for all the taps. I live in the Randburg area.

Thanks in advance.
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replacing the shower taps for a mixer will mean wall channeling and some retiling at very least. the bath mix should generally be ok, as will the basin.

i would say probably like R3500.

that bath can be a nightmare if it was tiled after and the plumber might not be able to replace it without damaging tiling.
 
LD50 said:
Very. With these things you want to have some peace of mind.
Today almost anyone is a "tiler" or the "I can also do tiling" types.

Now to see what the quality of workmanship will be. Proof is in the pudding...they start on Mon.

CTM-installations have expanded in their services as well

www.ctm.co.za

Installation FAQ's

Have questions about tile installation? Check out our Installation FAQs at CTM for expert tips and answers to your queries.
www.ctm.co.za www.ctm.co.za
Q5 have their services but the rest tells you more about how they operate
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How did it go?
 
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