The Home Improvements Thread (3)

[W@P]

What do you guys think of this tiling?

Our complex is revamping the staff quarters and this is a pic of the new bathroom tiling. I've created a song and dance and asked them to redo it but have been overruled by more experienced people who say tiles have to keep a line with the floor. I'm no expert but there are ways of getting it right by planning properly and I've always made contractors stick to pieces 10cm or more no matter how many times they have to redo it.

I'm going to let this go but if it was my house there is absolutely no way I'd accept those narrow slivers of tile everywhere, no matter how awkward the space is...................... and just FYI the wall on the right of this pic ends with another 2cm slice. Dreadful work in my opinion.

It's not the tiler's fault, he's trying his best and very proud of what he's done - he knows no better. The fault lies 100% with the contractor who should have been on site to guide him. I can't interfere with the worker but he's not going to improve as long as he works for this guy, I feel sorry for him because he's really keen.

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How about this?



That should freak some okes the fsck out. Where are the Urbanols at?

 

[RaptorSA]

How about this?

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That should freak some okes the fsck out. Where are the Urbanols at?

That's actually f**ing brilliant.
You get -some- stairs when you go up, and a wheelchair ramp when you go down.

 

[_Jakes_]

Careful.

That Ingco slope is slippery AF.

I've got a grinder, hot glue gun, and booster pump from INGCO so far, and I'm very happy with them. Did you know Total Tools is a sister company (same parent company) selling the exact same tools with just a different color scheme? Apparently, there is a third sister company called Wadfow, but it's a cheaper DIY brand. They all use the same batteries.

 

[maumau]

If symmetry was an Austrian Painter it would gas us all.
Yeah no, as a dude we tend to sometimes miss the little aesthetic things in life but this would annoy me, even if I didn't consciously realize what was annoying me.

have to steal that!

Fully agree, no chance I could live with that.

 

[maumau]

How about this?

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That should freak some okes the fsck out. Where are the Urbanols at?

Eggzeckle

 

[W@P]

I've got a grinder, hot glue gun, and booster pump from INGCO so far, and I'm very happy with them. Did you know Total Tools is a sister company (same parent company) selling the exact same tools with just a different color scheme? Apparently, there is a third sister company called Wadfow, but it's a cheaper DIY brand. They all use the same batteries.

Nice.

Yeah, they are all the same thing basicly.

My list of Ingco tools would be shorter if I listed what I don't have.

I slid my arse off that slope big time.
But if I must mention one item. It would be the rotary hammer drill.
Man, that thing slips into a wall like you ain't got no business being there; just say thank you and don't make eye contact.

 

[RaptorSA]

Careful.

That Ingco slope is slippery AF.

That's why I also got the Ingco cordless pressure washer so I can spray myself in the face with cold water when the need to get more Ingco stuff gets too Ingco

Don't get me wrong, my f**Ing R4.5K Dewalt drill is clearly a bit better quality than the Ingco stuff, but for the average person and the average DIY project I kind of regret not saving that cash rather and getting more, different tools.

 

[RaptorSA]

But if I must mention one item. It would be the rotary hammer drill.

Hear! Hear!
I went 43 years of my life not realizing there's a moerse difference between hammer mode on a normal drill and an actual rotary drill. I still don't have one but now I at least know why the best drill and best drill bits won't solve certain holes that need to be punched into concrete. Not knowing this is one of my biggest DIY regrets of all time.

I think it's also because we're South Africans and we build using concrete and bricks.
With all the US dominated DIY content a lot of us consume we barely know why one would need a bloody rotary hammer drill sometimes just to hang a picture on a wall because the Americans build their houses out of carton boxes.

I've even tested family and friends on this fact, people who work at lot with their hands etc.
None of them knew about the rotary/hammer drill "effect" and why almost all of us need one.

 

[_Jakes_]

Nice.

Yeah, they are all the same thing basicly.

My list of Ingco tools would be shorter if I listed what I don't have.

I slid my arse off that slope big time.
But if I must mention one item. It would be the rotary hammer drill.
Man, that thing slips into a wall like you ain't got no business being there; just say thank you and don't make eye contact.

What model do you have? I had a look at them awhile back but a couldnt make up my mind on which one to get.

 

[W@P]

What model do you have? I had a look at them awhile back but a couldnt make up my mind on which one to get.

I have one similar to this. Mine was bought a while ago. Can't seem to find the model online anymore.

Ingco Cordless Rotary Hammer Drill 20V 22mm (Tool only)

Product details:- Brushless motor- Voltage: 20V- No-load speed: 0-1100rpm- Impact frequency: 0-5400bpm- Impact energy: 2.0J- SDS Plus chuck system- Integrated LED work lightMaximum drilling capacity:- Concrete: 22 mm- Steel: 13 mm- Wood: 28 mmIncludes:- 3x Drill bits (6, 8 and 10 mm)- 1x...

www.northernbolt.co.za

I have even installed a 50mm basin waste pipe through the wall by drilling pilot holes with the SDS bits and then using the chisel bit to open up the hole. Easy AF. Mine is not the best or biggest model, but it sure beats the pants of a normal drill on hammer function.

For this particular job, I ran new water lines for the new prep basin in the kitchen at the holiday home. Used those Unitwist pipes and fittings. No way I was gonna struggle with copper or any other piping. Got the Ingco PVC pipe cutter for that. I am shiit scared of that thing. You cannot imagine the pleasure you get from cutting a piece of conduit or Unitwist pipe with a PVC pipe cutter. Straight, clean cuts, no deburring or straightening the cut with a Stanley blade, etc.

Ingco - Pvc Pipe Cutter - 230Mm

Ingco - PVC Pipe Cutter - 230mm

www.northernbolt.co.za

Get as many batteries and quick double or quad chargers as you can.

Let's try to make a list of what I have so far. All cordless.

• Rotary Hammer Drill
• Cordless Drill
• Impact Wrench
• Hand Sander
• Mouse Sander
• Angle Grinder
• Orbital polisher
• Multi Tool
• Air compressor/tyre inflator
• Hand Vacuum
• Stick Vacuum
• Glue Gun
• Heat Gun
• Staple Gun
• Solder Iron
• Circular Saw
• A couple of storage crates
• Organiser containers
• PVC Pipe cutter
• Various loose hand tools
• 5 x Batteries
• 1 Double Charger
• 1 Single Charger

Could be some more that I left out.


Wow, I don't think I should have made that list.

 

[W@P]

Forgot to add:

• Jigsaw
• Some torches
• A battery-operated knapsack (game changer this one)
• Various garden accessories.
• Pop rivet gun

And recently got a tote

Ingco Stackable Plastic Tool Tote / Tool Storage Container 41.5L 19"

Product details:- 19" Stackable plastic tools tote- Size: 475(19")*320mm(12.5")*270mm(10.5")- Material: PP plastic- Weight:2000g- Max Load : 20kg- Can be stacked together with stackable box- Designed to organize, move, and protect tools- Only comes with 1 divider, not 4 as seen in the video- Can...

www.northernbolt.co.za

This pop rivet gun. Much better than the normal-style ones. But the best, I think, is the concertina-style one.



Oh, and I had a battery caddy/holder 3d printed that holds 4 x Ingco batteries.