The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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rodga said:
Look at the blum fittings
www.blum.com

Furniture fittings by Blum for modern living environments

Hinges, lift systems, drawer runners, box systems, motion technologies by Blum for kitchens and other living spaces
www.blum.com www.blum.com

Maybe you can buy one or two and give the diy route a go, they are expensive though, but probably cheaper than redoing the whole kitchen.
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ToxicBunny said:
Have a similar problem with the push to open stuff and shyte being out of alignment in my kitchen....

I have ideas on how to fix some of the issues myself, and I did replace all the drawer runners a little while ago to make things work better and its help a bit.

If money was no object I would have gone with Blum fittings but that would have nearly doubled the cost of the kitchen and I couldn't justify that at all.
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Thanks - will look into these.

Its almost 3-years since we did the kitchen - so I don't mind spending a bit more replacing the fittings with something better.
 
xrapidx said:
Thanks - will look into these.

Its almost 3-years since we did the kitchen - so I don't mind spending a bit more replacing the fittings with something better.
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To give you an idea of the cost difference..

My kitchen is in a 40 odd sqm space, and its fscking massive and was around R100k....
The granny flat kitchen my folks redid is in a 18sqm space (maybe) and was around R80k...

biggest difference in terms of the cabinets and such (other than the quantity) was the Blum fittings and such...
 
Does anyone have old metal conduit (which itself carries the earth) that transitions to newer pvc conduit with an earth wire?

I'm wondering how one would do this correctly without replacing all the metal conduit and pulling an earth straight from the db board again..
 
Sinbad said:
I know. Just yanking his chain :D
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SAguy said:
Does anyone have old metal conduit (which itself carries the earth) that transitions to newer pvc conduit with an earth wire?

I'm wondering how one would do this correctly without replacing all the metal conduit and pulling an earth straight from the db board again..
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The old man's place has metal conduit, most of the earths are pulled through though( at least what I have had open) , but I would assume that a crimped terminal to a screw or other good place would work.
 
SAguy said:
Does anyone have old metal conduit (which itself carries the earth) that transitions to newer pvc conduit with an earth wire?

I'm wondering how one would do this correctly without replacing all the metal conduit and pulling an earth straight from the db board again..
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i would pull earths through to be honest
 
Lockdown is really becoming a pain in the ass, has anyone seen 1.5mm cabling online for purchase/delivery now?
 
My energiser has burnt out needs to be replaced.

Currently have the nemtek m18s and can replace with the same or change to the druid 18 which has the same output but an LCD screen on the unit itself.

Cost is about R600 more for the druid.

What do you recommend
 
xrapidx said:
Came right - got a plumber doing some work for me on Tueday, asked him to be buy me roll.
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Have a similar issue, have some time to DIY but need paint and varnish...and I dont have any permits and sh1te. Murphy :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL:
 
alqassam said:
My energiser has burnt out needs to be replaced.

Currently have the nemtek m18s and can replace with the same or change to the druid 18 which has the same output but an LCD screen on the unit itself.

Cost is about R600 more for the druid.

What do you recommend
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The druid is what was recommended for my install. I think as long as parts are available locally, you're good
 
With all permits in place I’ve just taken lockdown as a holiday. Gave away plenty materials so that the wife couldn’t keep me busy at home hahaha
 
For those that have done kitchens - where is the expense mainly ? Labour ?

I have a small kitchen (4m x 3m wall to wall) and my neighbour redid hers 5 years back at R70k (!) - I know a few others with small kitchen that have also paid R50k+ for a refurbishment. On a non-expensive cluster like mine, that's really overcapitalizing ... but thought just new cupboards and/or counter tops may be 'cheap' and a decent refresh ?
 
Dolby said:
For those that have done kitchens - where is the expense mainly ? Labour ?

I have a small kitchen (4m x 3m wall to wall) and my neighbour redid hers 5 years back at R70k (!) - I know a few others with small kitchen that have also paid R50k+ for a refurbishment. On a non-expensive cluster like mine, that's really overcapitalizing ... but thought just new cupboards and/or counter tops may be 'cheap' and a decent refresh ?
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My kitchen is about the same size as yours.. I did everything myself, other than tile work.. got someone in to strip old tile and do the new ones.. this was 6k total for labor, including adding an additional plug on the other side of the kitchen..

In total, I spent 25k to redo the kitchen.. could have maybe saved another 2k if I did the giant corner pantry cupboard and two other corner cupboards myself but, wasn't in the mood to figure that out, so just bought those flat pack..
 
WAslayer said:
My kitchen is about the same size as yours.. I did everything myself, other than tile work.. got someone in to strip old tile and do the new ones.. this was 6k total for labor, including adding an additional plug on the other side of the kitchen..

In total, I spent 25k to redo the kitchen.. could have maybe saved another 2k if I did the giant corner pantry cupboard and two other corner cupboards myself but, wasn't in the mood to figure that out, so just bought those flat pack..
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Thanks man !
 
WAslayer said:
My kitchen is about the same size as yours.. I did everything myself, other than tile work.. got someone in to strip old tile and do the new ones.. this was 6k total for labor, including adding an additional plug on the other side of the kitchen..

In total, I spent 25k to redo the kitchen.. could have maybe saved another 2k if I did the giant corner pantry cupboard and two other corner cupboards myself but, wasn't in the mood to figure that out, so just bought those flat pack..
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6k to strip and lay 12sqm of tiles? Or was that including the tiles, the grouting, the cement and such?
 
Lupus said:
6k to strip and lay 12sqm of tiles? Or was that including the tiles, the grouting, the cement and such?
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Just the labour and wasn't just the floor, included tiling the wall as well, to the same height as the bottom of the top cupboards..
 
WAslayer said:
Just the labour and wasn't just the floor, included tiling the wall as well, to the same height as the bottom of the top cupboards..
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Ah yeah okay wall tiling is different as that is basically another floor x 4 :-(
 
Dolby said:
For those that have done kitchens - where is the expense mainly ? Labour ?

I have a small kitchen (4m x 3m wall to wall) and my neighbour redid hers 5 years back at R70k (!) - I know a few others with small kitchen that have also paid R50k+ for a refurbishment. On a non-expensive cluster like mine, that's really overcapitalizing ... but thought just new cupboards and/or counter tops may be 'cheap' and a decent refresh ?
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Your choice of material and fittings can add up real quick. Depending on your kitchen size you could save thousands by opting for something like Formica counter-tops as opposed to quartz or granite (that alone would have added at least 25K to our bill). The more expensive taps and basins also add up really quickly - we bought all those things on sale but we saved up for two years before starting our kitchen remodel so we had plenty of time to shop around for bargains. We even bought out tiles on an end-of-line sale. Your choice on something as simple as hinges also adds up real quick - someone mentioned that a page or two ago. There's a lot of these smaller choices that end up making a huge difference on the final total. This is apart from things like labour costs which of course could also be a factor.
 
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