The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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Where can I find machine screws in Cape Town, for the life of me I can't find M3x45mm - been trying since yesterday.
 
PhireSide said:
I so wish I could catch him in the act, but that being said I'm not a confrontational bloke...but enough is enough.

I should check our by-laws and see if I can not report him for putting out his rubbish the night before. AFAIK, this isn't allowed as it encourages bag scratchers to dig around and make a mess.
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I know in Cape Town you're not allowed to - although mine frequently stays out overnight because the city doesn't collect on the day.
 
Video file if anyone wanted to see. Unfortunately all the camera managed to grab was him walking away and looking back when the siren went off.

Just rename the extension to .mp4.

There is a loud siren sound at the 2s mark for those of you with headphones on.
 

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Where can I find machine screws in Cape Town, for the life of me I can't find M3x45mm - been trying since yesterday.
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Try calling bolt and nut centre. They're in paarden eiland so not too far off route for you (yes I know it's still quite a drive haha)
 
PhireSide said:
Video file if anyone wanted to see. Unfortunately all the camera managed to grab was him walking away and looking back when the siren went off.

Just rename the extension to .mp4.

There is a loud siren sound at the 2s mark for those of you with headphones on.
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WTF is wrong with people...haha.
 
Day 3 of building. I was prepared for the noise, but the dust everywhere is worse than I expected. Hopefully, the breaking down part will be done today. Any tips for getting rid of the fine dust on laminate floor?
 
ABCpt said:
Day 3 of building. I was prepared for the noise, but the dust everywhere is worse than I expected. Hopefully, the breaking down part will be done today. Any tips for getting rid of the fine dust on laminate floor?
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Vacuum cleaner then Damp mop is really the only way
 
Hi guys,

Haven't posted in this thread, just follow for the tips :)

We planning to renovate our separate entrance. We have a lounge and kitchen separated by a wall (attached pic for reference), would like to breakthrough the wall and make it open plan.

Would like to know if this wall is just separating the two rooms and not load barring?

TIA
 

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SiR_BP said:
Hi guys,

Haven't posted in this thread, just follow for the tips :)

We planning to renovate our separate entrance. We have a lounge and kitchen separated by a wall (attached pic for reference), would like to breakthrough the wall and make it open plan.

Would like to know if this wall is just separating the two rooms and not load barring?

TIA
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Only way you will know for sure is to get a structural engineer really.
 
SiR_BP said:
Hi guys,

Haven't posted in this thread, just follow for the tips :)

We planning to renovate our separate entrance. We have a lounge and kitchen separated by a wall (attached pic for reference), would like to breakthrough the wall and make it open plan.

Would like to know if this wall is just separating the two rooms and not load barring?

TIA
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If your house is single story with a normal pitched roof you can open the trap door and look inside the roof cavity.
If any of the roof structural timber is resting on the wall concerned then you need to figure out if removing the wall will collapse the roof. It is likely that the roof supports will generally be at the edges of the trusses and not nearer the middle.
If it is a multistory building without a concrete frame it is more likely a support wall but also not very likely. Is it around 130mm thick or closer to 230mm? The thicker it is the more likely it is supporting something.
If the structure is a concrete frame multistory then it becomes very unlikely to be a supporting wall no matter its thickness as the concrete frame will have been designed to hold up even if all the brickwork is removed.
 
It's a single story with a flat room, wall is 130mm thick.

This building is about 40 years old, my mom mentioned that all the rooms were completely closed off and a long time ago that door opening was put it.

I asked her if she has the plans on hand.
 
SiR_BP said:
Hi guys,

Haven't posted in this thread, just follow for the tips :)

We planning to renovate our separate entrance. We have a lounge and kitchen separated by a wall (attached pic for reference), would like to breakthrough the wall and make it open plan.

Would like to know if this wall is just separating the two rooms and not load barring?

TIA
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Best to get an engineer out. Technically because you will be changing the house plan by deleting a wall you’d need to have plans approved for it anyway
 
Make a little scetch and upload? Basic outer walls, dimentions and fall of the roof direction? Is it a single slope flat roof with only one basic rectangle going from the front wall to the back? If the roof falls in parallel to the wall you want to remove you are probably safe as the main support timbers probably run from the highest point to the lowest and therefor cannot really be standing on the wall you want to remove.
 
ABCpt said:
Day 3 of building. I was prepared for the noise, but the dust everywhere is worse than I expected. Hopefully, the breaking down part will be done today. Any tips for getting rid of the fine dust on laminate floor?
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I buy thin wood sheets (can't recall the term) and mount them to the door frame/entrance with ducttape all round to seal off the room, or section of the house, they're working in.
 
xrapidx said:
I buy thin wood sheets (can't recall the term) and mount them to the door frame/entrance with ducttape all round to seal off the room, or section of the house, they're working in.
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hardboard probably the cheapest thing for the job
 
xrapidx said:
I buy thin wood sheets (can't recall the term) and mount them to the door frame/entrance with ducttape all round to seal off the room, or section of the house, they're working in.
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New door into the passage and open plan from there. So, no spot to close off. Most of the mess was made outside.
 
flytek said:
Make a little scetch and upload? Basic outer walls, dimentions and fall of the roof direction? Is it a single slope flat roof with only one basic rectangle going from the front wall to the back? If the roof falls in parallel to the wall you want to remove you are probably safe as the main support timbers probably run from the highest point to the lowest and therefor cannot really be standing on the wall you want to remove.
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My mom actually had the OG plans on hand. Hope this helps. Xs is the wall we would like to remove
 

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My mom actually had the OG plans on hand. Hope this helps. Xs is the wall we would like to remove
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That looks like a narrow structure with roof supports running between the walls with windows in.
If the roof falls in the direction I have indicated you are probably safe to remove the wall.
You can't really cut it out below ceiling height as with the door opening as you will need support to hold up the remaining brickwork.
The next step would be to cut the ceiling back along the length of the wall in order to see finally which way the timbers run and how the sub timbers that hold the ceiling board are fixed.
The sub timbers are probably connected to the wall so the ceiling will also need to be taken care of properly and made safe before taking out the entire wall from floor to the final top brick.
Basically you are probably safe but you will need to strip the ceiling a bit back to confirm, then take out the sub timbers connected to the wall, remove the wall and then redo the sub timbers and the ceiling.

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