The Home Improvements Thread (3)

deesef said:
That I don't agree with at all! Paint is one of the things that you don't skimp on, unless you are paying the painters well below the going rate... Plascon has proven over and over again that it does not pay to go cheap, with many projects that I have done over many years.
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Plascon is grossly overpriced and not better than other good brands.

Velvaglo is just a non drip enamel.

Some of the paints I use are cheaper and better than Plascon.

Some are cheaper but as good.

Plascon paint is not bad, but it's over priced.

For most bathrooms 1L or maybe 2L is enough.

Any Flat/Eggshell Enamel is OK for a bathroom, you don't need non drip.

Years ago I had an online argument with a guy who believed in Velvaglo, I mentioned it's very 'gel like' so you have to stab the brush in to get paint on the brush. He said he solved that by thinning with turps.
Thinning, or stirring Velvaglo means you are trying to make your non drip Velvaglo behave like a normal Eggshell Enamel, you could just buy normal enamel.

I do like Plascon Cool Roof roof paint though.

BTW Plascon, the company, is actually now called Kensai....
 
Snyper564 said:
We absolutely love them - they been in less than a month now hands down one of the best upgrades we did chow sliding door.
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Thanks to your post , also loving my doors. Highly recommend secu-door. They did 3 doors in a day. 1 3 panel stack, 1 double door and 1 single door.

Absolutely professional and so clean considering the mess that is created with grinding etc

1 door lock is sticking (temperamental works 1 day and not the next - perhaps expansion) but they will be coming to sort out hopefully this week.

Unfortunately for us, we didn't budget for it , but life happens with home ownership

40k pool refurb
40k doors
50k patio roof replacement (to fix the 25k **** job last year where the contractor did not stand by his workmanship). We replacing the whole thing now.
 
TedLasso said:
Thanks to your post , also loving my doors. Highly recommend secu-door. They did 3 doors in a day. 1 3 panel stack, 1 double door and 1 single door.

Absolutely professional and so clean considering the mess that is created with grinding etc

1 door lock is sticking (temperamental works 1 day and not the next - perhaps expansion) but they will be coming to sort out hopefully this week.

Unfortunately for us, we didn't budget for it , but life happens with home ownership

40k pool refurb
40k doors
50k patio roof replacement (to fix the 25k **** job last year where the contractor did not stand by his workmanship). We replacing the whole thing now.
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Really glad you came right that "black friday" special came just at the right time, we have wanted to do the stacking doors for years and pulled the trigger now. The lounge and library areas are now so cool Im no longer considering an aircon
 
I have a vibracrete fence on the one side of our property that is higher on the neighbouring side, so we don't really have privacy from that end. Short of extending the vibracrete (which may be a schlep as they have put up electric fencing on their end - before we moved in here), what other economical options do I have?

I was thinking of getting some of these locals that put up either bamboo or probably invasive species barriers like the below, but I am not sure about the longevity of these and how they would attach to the vibracrete as I hear they are really hard to drill into.

I have about 40 meters that I would like covered.

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Edit: I hate vibracrete, but replacing the entire run is not feasible at the moment, as we had to rebuild 70m of wall last year that collapsed due to improper foundations and we are still reeling from the smackdown that handed to our finances
 
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WAslayer said:
Digging your yard down a meter or so is free if you do it yourself, barring your time..
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We live in a very rocky part of town; I reckon the cost of hiring a TLB for a week will far exceed my budget :ROFL:
 
PhireSide said:
We live in a very rocky part of town; I reckon the cost of hiring a TLB for a week will far exceed my budget :ROFL:
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Jokes aside, going up is the only real option, what you need to figure out, which is most cost effective.. don't do anything that grows, cause that'll just grow into the neighbours electric fence and they'll complain about it non-stop.. not too mention the annoying tick the fence likes to make when the smallest of thing touches it..

Whatever you choose, you'll be drilling into the vibracrete posts, so best prepare for that with a good drill..
 
Thanks all.

I have a strong SDS drill that I can use, will just get a few concrete bits then. I have a feeling I may also need to replace a few panels, as the neighbours' erf has no retaining wall and the ground pressure has buckled one or two panels on my side.
 
PhireSide said:
I have a vibracrete fence on the one side of our property that is higher on the neighbouring side, so we don't really have privacy from that end. Short of extending the vibracrete (which may be a schlep as they have put up electric fencing on their end - before we moved in here), what other economical options do I have?

I was thinking of getting some of these locals that put up either bamboo or probably invasive species barriers like the below, but I am not sure about the longevity of these and how they would attach to the vibracrete as I hear they are really hard to drill into.

I have about 40 meters that I would like covered.

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Edit: I hate vibracrete, but replacing the entire run is not feasible at the moment, as we had to rebuild 70m of wall last year that collapsed due to improper foundations and we are still reeling from the smackdown that handed to our finances
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What I did was:
I put a 50mm x 50mm square posts into the ground close to the Vibracrete/Precast wall about 3.00m apart which stick up to the height I wanted.
Then I put supports into the precast posts, wedged in, also sticking up to the height.
In my case this was 900mm above the precast.
Then I ran a cable with a turnbuckle through the 50mm square posts.
I then tightened the cable with the turnbuckle.
This started pulling the outer 50mm posts so I put a 45 degree cable stay to pull them straight.

So now everything was straight and taught.

I then attached a plastic coated diamond mesh fence, 900mm high, hanging from the cable and supported by the stays.

Everything was painted deep green. I used roof green on the vibracrete wall.

I then planted creepers.

Within a few years the entire wall and the diamond mesh fence were covered.

Private, kills noise and it so thick and green you'd expect a Viet Kong to come walking out with his AK47...

This was about 15 years ago.

Still there and all good.

That lattice structure in your pic won't last 10 years...
 
Looking for a indoor, barn door and drawer installation guy in cape town. I have 4 doors i want change and 2 barn doors to fit. I have replaced the kitchen drawer hinges and looking for someone that is reasonable with pricing. I'm in Southern Suburbs.
 
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