The Home Improvements Thread (2)

[Tradezzz]

Thanks!
I've spoken to the contractor, in the new extension will redo it all, and on the inside of the house where the new doors/windows went he will patch it up.
So it won't look perfect but much better than current.

I've also done some slate cladding around a rectangular fireplace wall.
The edges look a bit wavy, but thinking it will difficult to get it perfectly square with cladding, so might just have to settle. Will try add pics later.

 

[WAslayer]

En-suite reno started this morning..

Before:
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Midday:

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End of the day:

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They did manage to break the bottom window, but will be replacing it..

Day 4 progress update:

 

[xrapidx]

Electrical question - how does it work if a single breaker doesn't seem to trip the earth leakage?

Sitting in my office - and for some reason the earth leakage tripped - but - my office stayed powered (its on its own breaker - as the room used to house only a jacuzzi)

 

[Tinuva]

Electrical question - how does it work if a single breaker doesn't seem to trip the earth leakage?

Sitting in my office - and for some reason the earth leakage tripped - but - my office stayed powered (its on its own breaker - as the room used to house only a jacuzzi)

a breaker trips when going over the allowed current.
earth leakage trips when earth makes contact with live etc.

 

[xrapidx]

a breaker trips when going over the allowed current.
earth leakage trips when earth makes contact with live etc.

Worded my question badly - I meant - where to start looking if the earth leakage trips and a single breaker still has power.

Is it at the db board? I'm assuming so. Which means its a job for someone else

 

[Snyper564]

Worded my question badly - I meant - where to start looking if the earth leakage trips and a single breaker still has power.

Is it at the db board? I'm assuming so. Which means its a job for someone else

flip all down and flip one up at a time till you see what caused the issue

 

[xrapidx]

flip all down and flip one up at a time till you see what caused the issue

All up now - it happens infrequently, this is the second time in about six months, rather annoying actually.

My concern is the breaker that remained powered... considering it was the jacuzzi - I'd imagine it could have cooked everyone in at if there was an electrical fault.

 

[Tinuva]

Worded my question badly - I meant - where to start looking if the earth leakage trips and a single breaker still has power.

Is it at the db board? I'm assuming so. Which means its a job for someone else

Wait, I think I also read that wrong. Half asleep.

When the earth leakage tripped, a single breaker stayed powered? Is that correct?
In that case, it means that breaker is not on EL. Usually allowed for items where humans wont be touching stuff like a plug. A jacuzzi I am not sure if it is allowed but may be. As in a plug point must be on EL.
Lights for some reason doesn't have to be.
Geysers definitely doesnt need to be on EL.

As for when EL trip, yeah thats a difficult annoying thing to figure out. You need to find which breaker has the problem on.

 

[furpile]

Electrical question - how does it work if a single breaker doesn't seem to trip the earth leakage?

Sitting in my office - and for some reason the earth leakage tripped - but - my office stayed powered (its on its own breaker - as the room used to house only a jacuzzi)

Yeah it's at the DB. That breaker doesn't go through the earth leakage. But that means you have a separate mains and earth leakage as usually they are 1 combined breaker and the earth tripping will switch off the main breaker as well. I don't know if this is safer. So if your mains didn't trip when the earth leakage tripped the breaker which is not on the earth leakage would still have power. If the main breaker also tripped and that breaker still has power it is a bigger problem. Get an electrician out to check it.

 

[xrapidx]

Yeah it's at the DB. That breaker doesn't go through the earth leakage. But that means you have a separate mains and earth leakage as usually they are 1 combined breaker and the earth tripping will switch off the main breaker as well. I don't know if this is safer. So if your mains didn't trip when the earth leakage tripped the breaker which is not on the earth leakage would still have power. If the main breaker also tripped and that breaker still has power it is a bigger problem. Get an electrician out to check it.

The mains doesn't trip - its a seperate breaker - the lights also stay on as per @Tinuva.

Two compliance certifcates have been issued since the jacuzzi was removed, once when the db board was moved, and then again when we renovated the room to be an office, and put in two plug points on the circuit - you'd think either one of those would have flagged it.

The power is off when the mains is off (I know that - because of when we did the office renovations).

O/T: We actually have one light switch on the property that doesn't seem to be connected to our house (literally one light). Its on when the power is off at the db board - and the prepaid meter doesn't move at all. No idea where the power comes from. I should check if it has power during loadshedding (because we're still on via inverter/batteries)

 

[Düber]

O/T: We actually have one light switch on the property that doesn't seem to be connected to our house (literally one light). Its on when the power is off at the db board - and the prepaid meter doesn't move at all. No idea where the power comes from. I should check if it has power during loadshedding (because we're still on via inverter/batteries)

Sounds like a winner to me, I know what would be powering my geyser in your case..

 

[Tinuva]

Sounds like a winner to me, I know what would be powering my geyser in your case..

I would do the same

 

[WAslayer]

Contractor done.. rest is up to me..

Paint ceiling, walls, fit remaining sanware and finish and fit the vanity I am building..

The gap in the tiles above the bath will be housing a mirror the SO wants there..

 

[The_Mowgs]

Contractor done.. rest is up to me..

Paint ceiling, walls, fit remaining sanware and finish and fit the vanity I am building..

The gap in the tiles above the bath will be housing a mirror the SO wants there..

Is that big handle on top of the toilet the flushing handle?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Is that big handle on top of the toilet the flushing handle?

lol, looks like a light fitting

 

[WAslayer]

Is that big handle on top of the toilet the flushing handle?

When you drop deuce like me, you need the big handle to flush...

 

[I.am.Sam]

En-suite reno started this morning..

Before:
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Midday:

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End of the day:

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They did manage to break the bottom window, but will be replacing it..

we want to do a bathroom over ..looks similar to your set up but bigger


but we want to also remove the bath put a new one and extend the shower

roughly whats this costing you ?

 

[WAslayer]

we want to do a bathroom over ..looks similar to your set up but bigger


but we want to also remove the bath put a new one and extend the shower

roughly whats this costing you ?

45k.. bearing in mind that a lot of the tiles and sanware were bought on black Friday deals (actual massive discounts, not polished deals to make it look like a deal).. if it weren't for that, we would be pushing 60k..

Plumbing was the largest expense, since I opted to expose all the pipes and ensure its all good.. good thing to, cause we found a leak.. last thing you want is to find leaking pipes a week after you finished everything..

 

[Tinuva]

45k.. bearing in mind that a lot of the tiles and sanware were bought on black Friday deals (actual massive discounts, not polished deals to make it look like a deal).. if it weren't for that, we would be pushing 60k..

Plumbing was the largest expense, since I opted to expose all the pipes and ensure its all good.. good thing to, cause we found a leak.. last thing you want is to find leaking pipes a week after you finished everything..

Wise decision. Already opened up tiles 3 times in the same bathroom because leaks. Insurance hates me. I hate the increase they slapped me with.

 

[I.am.Sam]

45k.. bearing in mind that a lot of the tiles and sanware were bought on black Friday deals (actual massive discounts, not polished deals to make it look like a deal).. if it weren't for that, we would be pushing 60k..

Plumbing was the largest expense, since I opted to expose all the pipes and ensure its all good.. good thing to, cause we found a leak.. last thing you want is to find leaking pipes a week after you finished everything..

yeah good idea to buy it that time

i think il look for the same

thanks for the tip on the piping as well