The Home Improvements Thread (3)

SureThing said:
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Glass is in the quote? Not something I would choose but yeah definitely need some engineered steel there. Not much wood needed though, I would just reclaim some old scaffold planks and put two on top of each other.
 
SureThing said:
No glass on quote. Its according to engineers drawing.
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I'm not sure how those beams stay up, there needs to be another beam under the walkway, also those stairs are not attached to the wall. Is the R41K for the metalwork underneath stairs, wooden steps and installation? You doing the glass separate?
 
krieg said:
Do you have an exceptional high first floor? Mine is high and I have 13. "Treads" will be one less than the risers.
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Max height per riser should be 200mm. So your floor levels are 2800mm apart. That is on the low side for floor to floor height. The average number of risers are usually 17/18 with a height if +-170mm which will provide a much more comfortable staircase.
 
W@P said:
Nice. Any pics?
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I should have said happy with the non-slip nature of the tile. Check back in a month, prep work almost completed.

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SureThing said:
Its new stairs that are to be built. Received a quote but with Pine. Hence, the inquiry on options is available. Cost comparison is required for the different wood inserts you have mentioned.
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Prime Pine is roughly 1/2 the price of Saligna and 1/3 the price of things like Meranti. All the way up to around 1/7 the price of White Oak and 1/10 of the price of Walnut. So the range is very wide depending on which wood you go for.
 
The_MAC said:
So I just checked on the job card, this is what they used: https://www.agrimark.co.za/product/makhro-cyper-insecticide-l7750-1l

200ml of this, with 200L of water. They of coarse had a proper rig for spraying, tank, compressor etc.

But now that I know this, I might invest in a powered sprayer and do it myself: https://www.builders.co.za/Outdoor-...BMkdBaChpqoaDzIPPN1jaZTQm_U2MesBoCCcMQAvD_BwE
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That's quite cool, I was trying to figure out what made it cordless as most I've seen are cordless, then noticed its battery powered.

I have the manual cordless one :D Use it once every two months and get soaked in fertilizer because it leaks at the various moving part points.
 
Need help please.
Is it normal for white tiles to show wetness from the tile cement, after just being tiled?

I wet one to see if it was that:
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kolaval said:
Need help please.
Is it normal for white tiles to show wetness from the tile cement, after just being tiled?

I wet one to see if it was that:
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Not the greatest picture, but depending on the type of tile and how it was made, the underside is likely to be porous and absorb water.. that would darken the underside and this could, to my mind anyway, show through lighter coloured tiles like white..

As it dries, it should go away..

However, check this with your contractor as well..
 
Tiles ain't waterproof. There a reason why waterproofing is done on shower floors, it's not just the grout between tiles that let water through. Water basically can get into all building materials.

Anyways ignore me, I am sure this is common knowledge.
 
Tinuva said:
Also, why white tiles exist I don't know. The only place they look good is in a showroom which get detailed often. In a normal house white tiles come from hell itself.
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Disagree. I have white tiles throughout most of my home. They’re the 600x600 size. Prefer that over any other color.
 
Tinuva said:
Tiles ain't waterproof. There a reason why waterproofing is done on shower floors, it's not just the grout between tiles that let water through. Water basically can get into all building materials.

Anyways ignore me, I am sure this is common knowledge.
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Knowledge to the common handyman, not IT person. That said we did do the blue waterproofing in the shower.
 
Arzy said:
Upcoming projects I hope to have done before the year is done:

- Adding a second 2500l JoJo tank. This should cover the household for about a week. Just need to look at the timing so that I can empty the existing one in order to position it and have space for the second one.
- Ripping out the existing bent grass lawn that has become infested with clover and replacing it with good old Kikuyu.
- Stripping out the main garden beds inside and out and replanting with something we actually like.
- Replacing the pool cover.
- Installing those black pool solar heaters, piping is done all the way up to the roof but the previous owner removed the panels at some stage.

A big ticket item for next year is to remove the gas fireplace and replace it with a slow-combustion stove.

And then within the next 2 years repaint the entire house inside and out.

No structural work planned thankfully.
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What costs are you looking at for the fireplace, and which unit - Same issue and noted- my gas is trash - the fireplace nearly killed the volume of a 48kg tank in about 3 nights.
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Stopped the usage but the humble 3 bar gas heater does a much better job. I honestly think that this is as a result of poor design from Heatwave rather than proving gas fireplaces don’t work.

Add to that I’ve got a TV problem just above the fireplace.
 
Mosgi said:
What costs are you looking at for the fireplace, and which unit - Same issue and noted- my gas is trash - the fireplace nearly killed the volume of a 48kg tank in about 3 nights.
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Stopped the usage but the humble 3 bar gas heater does a much better job. I honestly think that this is as a result of poor design from Heatwave rather than proving gas fireplaces don’t work.

Add to that I’ve got a TV problem just above the fireplace.
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That looks like a massive area that needs to be heated.. add onto that losses through air gaps in windows and doors and if you don't have proper insulation in the roof space, it's no wonder you are having a bad time heating the space..
 
Looks like I’m not alone with the challenge.

1.2kg of gas/hour is apparently how much it consumes and that’s horribly inefficient.

At that rate a 48kg gas tank running 4 hours per night lasts 10 days. Pretty much explains my experience.


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