The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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SAguy said:
Got about halfway up yesterday, thought I'd rather let the glue dry on that section before going further
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I'm going to go up one more row, then have a strip of LED lights in an aluminum extrusion going across, then continue up to the ceiling.

So far so good, just getting little brad nails into the edges to hold the board in place is a mission, and I'm going through tons of glue - probably use 3 tubes in the silicone gun so far. Just want to be sure it stays put.
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As long as you leave expansion joints on all 4 sides.
 
SAguy said:
Schrodinger's law of drilling holes... at all times you have both drilled into a copper water pipe and not drilled into one until you actually drill.

I found this out now when drilling into a wall with a 40mm core bit, scratched the copper pipe. Really hoping it's not going to leak. No water in that area yet, so will find out soon enough.
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Should have asked, could have borrowed my detector which can tell you if there is metal, live wires in the wall..
 
WAslayer said:
Should have asked, could have borrowed my detector which can tell you if there is metal, live wires in the wall..
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I'm embarrassed to say, but I have one.
I looked at the location of the taps and where it comes in through the ceiling and thought, no way there's a pipe here.... famous last words.
 
TheBadMadMan said:
On this note... I need to buy one for myself. Any recommendations?
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I have this one, maybe I don't know how to use it, or it's too sensitive but it moans EVERYWHERE.
Maybe it's picking up the metal butterfly wall ties in the cavity walls?

leroymerlin.co.za

Universal detect BOSH

Detector for quick inspection of walls, ceilings, or floors up to 10 cm Detection of metal objects, current-carrying wires and substructures in drywalls Intuitive user guidance via animated step-by-step instructions LED traffic light system indicates where to drill Practical auto-calibration for...
leroymerlin.co.za leroymerlin.co.za
 
TheBadMadMan said:
On this note... I need to buy one for myself. Any recommendations?
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This is what I have.. works well, though you get other units that have deeper detection depths..

Bosch PDO 6 Digital Detector

Locates metals and cables for maximum safety when drilling <ul> <li>Reliable detection up to max. 6 cm detection depth</li> <li>Immediately ready for use thanks to fully automatic calibration</li> <li>Locates metals and live power cables</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <p><b>Specifications</b></p>...
www.loot.co.za
 
SAguy said:
I'm embarrassed to say, but I have one.
I looked at the location of the taps and where it comes in through the ceiling and thought, no way there's a pipe here.... famous last words.
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The amount of times those famous last words have failed me is insane lol

However I also can’t understand how some people have their pipes doing scribble art work in the walls
 
Thinking back, last year we were fitting a plug point in a lounge wall with a bedroom on the other side... safe right? No kitchen on bathroom close by...
BOOM I just got showered!! Lounge was starting to look like zuma’s fire pool. Thank goodness the house was empty.
 
@SAguy, it may well be best to repair that pipe as the pipe wall is thinner at that spot and could burst or corrode through later when least needed.....nick dependent.
 
Painting a new precast wall. What i've found on google: Seal, prime then paint. Is this correct ?
ANd also, will a water based paint work just as good as pva ?
 
HunterNW said:
Painting a new precast wall. What i've found on google: Seal, prime then paint. Is this correct ?
ANd also, will a water based paint work just as good as pva ?
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Permabond and then paint.. permabond will seal and prime at the same time..

Someone on this thread recently painted theirs following this method..

@SAguy or @xrapidx ..?
 
WAslayer said:
Permabond and then paint.. permabond will seal and prime at the same time..

Someone on this thread recently painted theirs following this method..

@SAguy or @xrapidx ..?
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Was me - and just as described above. Only did 4 sections - still need to do the rest, but that's next years problem.

I've also heard roof paint is a good way of doing it. I'm going to try this in the back garden - make the walls green.
 
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My walls were roughcast.. the painter did the top 2 by rubbing some cement mixture (prob with permabond) and roughcasting a bit. Anyway on the right is 10y old (different colour, some parts look better than this), left is 1y.
 
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