The Home Improvements Thread (2)

[SAguy]

Gate motors. Centurion D5 <--- Best to go for ?

There's a D5 smart that's fairly new as well, not sure if it's worth the extra cost though.

 

[Tabac]

There's a D5 smart that's fairly new as well, not sure if it's worth the extra cost though.

I saw that one. Not sure if my Wifi boosts that far.

 

[Jakkels1991]

Do you guys have an idea what this is called? its slides on top of a pole next to my pool and there was an outdoor light attached to it. The light housing its self has seen better days and i am going to rewire and replace it. I have a pole on the other end of the pool where the pipe has complete rusted away and i need to replace it:



The outdoor light that sits on top of the pipe I am holding is one of these:

 

[R4m80]

I saw that one. Not sure if my Wifi boosts that far.

No WiFi involved. The "smart" is Bluetooth.

 

[Whright]

Do you guys have an idea what this is called? its slides on top of a pole next to my pool and there was an outdoor light attached to it. The light housing its self has seen better days and i am going to rewire and replace it. I have a pole on the other end of the pool where the pipe has complete rusted away and i need to replace it:

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The outdoor light that sits on top of the pipe I am holding is one of these:

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Mild steel round pipe/tube

 

[scienide]

Almost finished......
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Nice

how many sqm?
cost?

 

[scienide]

Spent 3 weekends putting up this polycarbonate roof between the house and the garage. 58m2.
It was a nightmare with the garage and house being at 45 degree angles. All the profile cutting was difficult to say the least.

But mission achieved. Now i patiently wait for the rain so i can sit and watch my kid play outside without getting wet.

Next on the list is building a deck for the area. This weekend im starting the walkway decks that go around the house. Need to do some gutters also and paint.

wow, that looks good!!

Price at end of build?

I have huge patio to redo

 

[Deleted member 369928]

wow, that looks good!!

Price at end of build?

I have huge patio to redo

The polycarbonate was expensive.
It worked out to R16 000 for everything.

 

[Tabac]

Do you guys have an idea what this is called? its slides on top of a pole next to my pool and there was an outdoor light attached to it. The light housing its self has seen better days and i am going to rewire and replace it. I have a pole on the other end of the pool where the pipe has complete rusted away and i need to replace it:

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The outdoor light that sits on top of the pipe I am holding is one of these:

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It's round tube. Here's sizes and prices:

 

[Jakkels1991]

It's round tube. Here's sizes and prices:

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Thanks for this so I will buy and cut that saves me the effort of having to clean the rust of that piece:

here is the pipe size:

 

[Tabac]

Thanks for this so I will buy and cut that saves me the effort of having to clean the rust of that piece:

here is the pipe size:

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That looks like 76 x 2mm

 

[Jakkels1991]

That looks like 76 x 2mm

Yeap seems so, I will call Wadeville steel to check if they can sort me out. I assume this kind op pipe I'm not going to find at builders?

 

[Tabac]

Yeap seems so, I will call Wadeville steel to check if they can sort me out. I assume this kind op pipe I'm not going to find at builders?

I don't think builders will have it ? Dunno ? Buy all my steel from NJR.

 

[Jakkels1991]

I don't think builders will have it ? Dunno ? Buy all my steel from NJR.

Ok awesome thanks for the help man.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Spent 3 weekends putting up this polycarbonate roof between the house and the garage. 58m2.
It was a nightmare with the garage and house being at 45 degree angles. All the profile cutting was difficult to say the least.

But mission achieved. Now i patiently wait for the rain so i can sit and watch my kid play outside without getting wet.

Next on the list is building a deck for the area. This weekend im starting the walkway decks that go around the house. Need to do some gutters also and paint.

how much poly carb did you go with, or how much of it is clear?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Thanks for this so I will buy and cut that saves me the effort of having to clean the rust of that piece:

here is the pipe size:

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i would honestly just clean the peice up, it really wont be as bad as you think.

 

[Deleted member 369928]

how much poly carb did you go with, or how much of it is clear?

50 meters. All clear.still have to put a retractable awning underneath for the hot summer days

 

[Jakkels1991]

i would honestly just clean the peice up, it really wont be as bad as you think.

I have a second pole on the other side of the pool where that top piece has completely rusted away. So I need to replace it anyway. I don't think I only buy a 200mm lenght pipe so might as well cut two and save me some effort.

 

[Jakkels1991]

Do you guys have an idea what this is called? its slides on top of a pole next to my pool and there was an outdoor light attached to it. The light housing its self has seen better days and i am going to rewire and replace it. I have a pole on the other end of the pool where the pipe has complete rusted away and i need to replace it:

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The outdoor light that sits on top of the pipe I am holding is one of these:

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Going to get these lights today and check if I can make it work on the pole without replacing the 76mm pipe. Need to figure out a way to seal the base to the pole as water was an issue with these. The guys that installed them before I moved in didn't do a very good job at it...

 

[Jakkels1991]

That looks like 76 x 2mm

Can I use pvc instead of steel?