The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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Hi all,

I want to start an extension
About 12m2

What would be a reason price for plans to be drawn, and submitted for approval.

Jhb
 
BadBoyGP said:
Hi all,

I want to start an extension
About 12m2

What would be a reason price for plans to be drawn, and submitted for approval.

Jhb
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Depending on the requirements you may need a structural engineer too
 
ToxicBunny said:
Anywhere from R5k to something that destroys your soul, it all depends on what you're wanting to do.
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Just never say to the architect: "let your creativity run wild". That's code for 'I have a money tree with a never ending supply of money'.
 
Anyone can recommend a contractor to install some skylights? Based in Johannesburg.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Anywhere from R5k to something that destroys your soul, it all depends on what you're wanting to do.
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Yip, one guy came and quoted 20k.

500 for pulling existing
2500 for drawing existing
12500 for the planning and drawing
5000 for counsil submission.


To be honest, extending the dinning room by 3metersx 4 meters.

Remove 2 interior walls, non-load bearing.
(Between kitchen and dining)

I was thinking between 5-10k with submission and approval.

What about a structural engineer? What is his cost?

Seems like thier cost is more then the actual work.
 
Okay silly question, I filled a crack with contractors acyrlic like a year ago, but it seems the crack contracted and quite a bit of the acrylic is sticking out, can it be sanded?
 
BadBoyGP said:
Yip, one guy came and quoted 20k.

500 for pulling existing
2500 for drawing existing
12500 for the planning and drawing
5000 for counsil submission.


To be honest, extending the dinning room by 3metersx 4 meters.

Remove 2 interior walls, non-load bearing.
(Between kitchen and dining)

I was thinking between 5-10k with submission and approval.

What about a structural engineer? What is his cost?

Seems like thier cost is more then the actual work.
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You can request existing and submit new plans yourself, only pay whatever applicable council costs there are, whic should be way less than what he is asking..

12500 for drawing and planning seems excessive..
Should add, I paid 4k, which includes submitting to the council, for for more squares than you are planning..
 
BadBoyGP said:
Yip, one guy came and quoted 20k.

500 for pulling existing
2500 for drawing existing
12500 for the planning and drawing
5000 for counsil submission.


To be honest, extending the dinning room by 3metersx 4 meters.

Remove 2 interior walls, non-load bearing.
(Between kitchen and dining)

I was thinking between 5-10k with submission and approval.

What about a structural engineer? What is his cost?

Seems like thier cost is more then the actual work.
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+1 Following.

We want to do some renovations this year but I am afraid of the plans costs. We got some qoutes for the building already from a friend builder.
 
ChuckNorris said:
+1 Following.

We want to do some renovations this year but I am afraid of the plans costs. We got some qoutes for the building already from a friend builder.
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I'm doing a huge change when you look at it. structural not much.

The kitchen is where the biggest change will happen
 
When you say a big change?

From a plans point of view, how much is changing? Is it just the extension?
 
I need to free some in my garage as the cycles, bikes, garden equipment, tolls and all
Leftover tiles and paint drove me crazy.

I am thinking of a Wendy to move some stuff to. My reading of the regulations is that a 3x3 will not require plans. My best place to put it is on an unused driveway so will be visible from the street. How bad an idea is this from a safety perspective? I can’t put an alarm eye in if that will help ! From an aesthetic perspective I’m in 2 minds about it as well.

Any ideas on safety improvement of a different solution than a wooden Wendy?
 
Joeboy69 said:
I need to free some in my garage as the cycles, bikes, garden equipment, tolls and all
Leftover tiles and paint drove me crazy.

I am thinking of a Wendy to move some stuff to. My reading of the regulations is that a 3x3 will not require plans. My best place to put it is on an unused driveway so will be visible from the street. How bad an idea is this from a safety perspective? I can’t put an alarm eye in if that will help ! From an aesthetic perspective I’m in 2 minds about it as well.

Any ideas on safety improvement of a different solution than a wooden Wendy?
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hang the bikes from the wall or roof trusses. if it is just a small amount of tiles you are keeping for spares put them in the roof on strong wooden boards between 2 trusses, obviously dont load 500kg of tiles up there for example. a lot of the garden equipment can also be stored on hooks leaving only the mower taking up floor space for example.
 
I have a bathroom extractor fan I want to fit, but a few things I'm considering.
  • I want it to go on with the lightswitch
  • I want it to stay on for a few minutes after the light has been turned off
  • Need to do all of the above to code
My extractor fan that I bought doesn't have any sort of timer in it, only L/N... no extra switched L or anything.
So I'm thinking my best bet is to use a Sonoff Mini or a Shelly. Have the Sonoff/Shelly permanently powered, with switched L also coming in. Then see if I can somehow set it to only turn off say 5 minutes after the light switch has been turned off.

Unless there are purpose built little units to do this? I don't need a Shelly/Sonoff - I just need something to do the timing.

Worst case I just let it go off when the light is switched off
 
SAguy said:
I have a bathroom extractor fan I want to fit, but a few things I'm considering.
  • I want it to go on with the lightswitch
  • I want it to stay on for a few minutes after the light has been turned off
  • Need to do all of the above to code
My extractor fan that I bought doesn't have any sort of timer in it, only L/N... no extra switched L or anything.
So I'm thinking my best bet is to use a Sonoff Mini or a Shelly. Have the Sonoff/Shelly permanently powered, with switched L also coming in. Then see if I can somehow set it to only turn off say 5 minutes after the light switch has been turned off.

Unless there are purpose built little units to do this? I don't need a Shelly/Sonoff - I just need something to do the timing.

Worst case I just let it go off when the light is switched off
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What you are looking for is something called a run-on timer. They are usually units that can be set from 1 - 30 minutes to run after switched off, but finding a fan with that built-in would be the ideal solution, sort of the mechanism that an outside PIR security light uses.

The trick is that you would need to have always-on power to the fan, so that it can run on for a set amount of time. I think you could do this with a Shelly or a Sonoff, or perhaps a smart switch:

Smart Switch with two buttons:

Button 1: trigger light and then it triggers a scene to turn on Button 2, delay 5 minutes, turn off Button 2 again
Button 2: trigger fan manually (you can set a timer here too) if you want to use the bathroom with the light off

Maybe someone here has a more elegant solution but this is what I would envision
 
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