The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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WAslayer said:
JFC, smoking the good shyte.. they make an access hole, shove a flexible resin coated tube into it, inflate and let the resin harden.. job done.. where is the 21k expense..
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I was good expecting about 6k at the time... And was willing to spend that... In the end we just redid that bathroom.
 
Does anyone know what it would cost per meter, more or less, to extend (raise) a boundary wall (single brick) by three bricks?

Trying to work out whether raising the height of the wall or electrifying it will work out to be more cost effective, but it's 70m of wall in total so I just need to get an idea more or less of the cost if anyone has gone through the process.
 
PhireSide said:
Does anyone know what it would cost per meter, more or less, to extend (raise) a boundary wall (single brick) by three bricks?

Trying to work out whether raising the height of the wall or electrifying it will work out to be more cost effective, but it's 70m of wall in total so I just need to get an idea more or less of the cost if anyone has gone through the process.
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I got quoted R1200 per sqm yesterday.
 
PhireSide said:
Does anyone know what it would cost per meter, more or less, to extend (raise) a boundary wall (single brick) by three bricks?

Trying to work out whether raising the height of the wall or electrifying it will work out to be more cost effective, but it's 70m of wall in total so I just need to get an idea more or less of the cost if anyone has gone through the process.
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We went with electrifying straight up as opposed to increasing the height by 3-4 bricks. The wall would have needed additional structural support for the added height and worked out to be more than 50% the cost of electrifying the whole perimeter.
 
Thanks, gents.

@HibiscusTunes, do you mind telling us what a running meter of the electric fence cost you? I assume you went for three strand?
 
PhireSide said:
Thanks, gents.

@HibiscusTunes, do you mind telling us what a running meter of the electric fence cost you? I assume you went for three strand?
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A friend paid 7k, all in, for 6 strand in July this year.. I believe that was for 8 or 10 meters length..
Edit: actually, it could be more than that.. maybe closer to 18m..
 
WAslayer said:
A friend paid 7k, all in, for 6 strand in July this year.. I believe that was for 8 or 10 meters length..
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That's not too bad, considering the energiser is a large portion of that cost.

We are looking at either raising or electrifying 70 meters worth of wall, so naturally we are trying to see what is more cost effective:X3:
 
Driveway gates - I bought a house last year which has an old gate with decaying wood on it and it’s now time to replace it.

I need to save up for this, so was wondering if anyone can advise on the rough estimated price range for a steel driveway gate, so that I know the ballpark to aim for before I waste suppliers time getting them in for quotes...

Probably black coated, with simple vertical bars. Size is about 4m long and 1.7m high. I have the track and motor and everything already - just need a new gate installed.

Any min / max guide would be really appreciated
 
NoviceDIYer said:
Driveway gates - I bought a house last year which has an old gate with decaying wood on it and it’s now time to replace it.

I need to save up for this, so was wondering if anyone can advise on the rough estimated price range for a steel driveway gate, so that I know the ballpark to aim for before I waste suppliers time getting them in for quotes...

Probably black coated, with simple vertical bars. Size is about 4m long and 1.7m high. I have the track and motor and everything already - just need a new gate installed.

Any min / max guide would be really appreciated
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Just get people to come in and quote.. I had quotes that differed by 10k and for what was the same thing.. different guys will use different suppliers for different reasons who would all have different prices..
 
Keep in mind that a decent wood is expensive.
Make sure to read what you’re getting when deciding.

clientof mine sitting in Australia. His wife paid a deposit before he could ask me for a quote. I eventually gave a quote which was about 2k more in price, but gave a lot more in value.
-automation
- finish
Mine included automation and galvanize along with epoxy coating. The other guy had none of the 2 and only a painted finish.

He eventually paid me to automate for him. Also asked me to give my review on the gate since he’s in Australia. I asked him to get someone else he trusts as my opinion could be biased.

so I’ll share with you. The gates were galvanized and painted with a pva paint and no primer. They did not a use a galvanized cleaner before painting either and this is clear as day. The overall finish looks very close to his neighbors gates which are at least 4 years old (that’s when I started doing maintenance for this specific client and the gates were never touched since then).
I won’t get into the fabrication method and welding methods. Was the first time in my life that I saw guys come onto a site with their steel in order to cut it to size. It still didn’t fit properly and he damaged my paint job as we had just painted and plastered the walls. Then came fitment... guys showed up with galvanized panels and welded them together on site. Rust waiting to happen!

now I’m not the best out there, but these guys did a terrible job. Worst of all is that they specialize in steel work.

if possible try and see previous work in person. Pictures don’t show imperfections.
 
Just from personal experience (so its biased) I would avoid any wood on a driveway gate at all. PITA pretty much. Needs to be treated every so often to keep it looking its best.

What I do want to do with my driveway gate at some point possibly is have it made out of Corten steel.. no more worrying about maintenance, let the thing rust and leave it :D
 
I try to get clients off the wood idea as well because of the maintenance issue. Doesn’t get maintained and then workmanship is blamed lol
 
Steamy Tom said:
Clay I believe, not concrete.

Anyway I haven't but I plan to do a section, it all depends how you do it I guess but I don't really know actual costs. The excavation will be the worst is all it is seriously deep.
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Can't they just lay new plastic pipes not so deep?

Our clay pipes also collapsing in random places.
 
So a house we're looking at has an attached garage, but the interleading door is a French door with glass and the garage has a wooden sliding door on the other end (the end opposite to the roll-up garage door).

Apparently the architect said this is legal and complies with building code, but from my understanding of SANS 10400 the interleading door has to be a fire resistant door.

Anyone clued up on this stuff?
 
PhireSide said:
So a house we're looking at has an attached garage, but the interleading door is a French door with glass and the garage has a wooden sliding door on the other end (the end opposite to the roll-up garage door).

Apparently the architect said this is legal and complies with building code, but from my understanding of SANS 10400 the interleading door has to be a fire resistant door.

Anyone clued up on this stuff?
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I can't say with any certainty or authority, but my understanding of it is the same as yours.
Although I highly doubt anyone will ever check, I'm just not sure if insurance will have anything to say about it if a fire starts in your garage.
 
PhireSide said:
So a house we're looking at has an attached garage, but the interleading door is a French door with glass and the garage has a wooden sliding door on the other end (the end opposite to the roll-up garage door).

Apparently the architect said this is legal and complies with building code, but from my understanding of SANS 10400 the interleading door has to be a fire resistant door.

Anyone clued up on this stuff?
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Ask your insurance broker.
 
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