7 mistakes most South Africans make when painting their homes
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We are staying now for two years at the place. In these two years the wall on the other side of shower and Linen cupboard are constantly wet. Either the tiles were laid down without waterproofing. We just suspect a quick fix was done before we moved in. We would want to find out where the leakage is. And how much to fix or to put in a bath in the place of the shower.
I need a municipal electrical cable joined/ fixed. CoCT has determined there is a problem and provided me with a temorary emergency cable. The problem is under the tarred driveway according to them. See X on photo. Company must also be able to fill and retar after the work is completed or refer me to someone who can.
Remove existing light fittings and old cables. Supply and installation of 1.5mm black round cable for light fittings. Supply and Install 2.5mm cable for the plugs including double compartment power skirting (plugs). Supply and installation of 3 pir wall motion sensors. Supply and installation 10 LED x light fittings. Label DB accordingly.
General Office Maintenance and repair work ! We are looking for assistance with the current projects and additional ongoing maintenance projects : - Treatment & painting for a Damp area in one of our meeting rooms - Relocate a self-closing door mechanism from one door to another door - Repairs of door handles/ new door handle installations - Parking lines painting - Fixing of a window glass
I am almost % sure but needs be checked...I I am pretty sure Iam paying electricity for at least another 2 units here. Its an old original farmhouse divided into 7 units ...Mine is upstairs where probably, the main distribution board is. I have had zero (literally zero) elec. used since midnight and yet my prepaid for past week has been reflecting vast usage...I keep a record of almost every day re what appliances used, how long the geyser is on for etc this makes NO sense. Single occupant on and soared up to R to R p.m. ridiculous no stove, no longer even a table top stove...no heating geyser was off...Kettle filled once or twice a day and boiling water put in thermo flask
All porcelain has been eaten away inside toile bowl where tenant poured and left pool acid in , the outlet to the toilet also has acid residue and damage. The push in pop out drain plug to the basin has been eaten away completely. The pipes underneath the basin leaks from I suppose the volumes of acid poured down it. I would need the toilet taken out and replaced, the waste pipe taken out and replace as well as the basin waste pipes, plug and waste trap
I need a quote to install a surge arrester. It must be as per the SANS/IEC -11 low voltage surge protection standards, installed on the main electrical distribution board and the device must: – Be a type 2 device. – Be designed to withstand at least peak surge currents of 40kA (/max). – Be wired in terms of SANS -1 Connection type 2. – Have a status indicator to indicate if the protector is operational or not. – Be installed by a registered electrician who must provide a Certificate of Compliance for the installation.
Same color to be used as on walls biscuit color. Around doors and windows 10cm sq. boarder with same color which is charcoal. Only front section of the roof require painting. The use of durable exterior paint must be used. The white nova board under the over hanging roof beneath must also be repainted and where required if the wood has deteriorated be replaced.
All walls in the house need to be painted. There are old water damage marks at the bottom of 2 of the walls. It needs to be sanded down before repainting. The walls are not "wet" anymore, so the leak or source of water was repaired previously. All nails also need to be taken out and holes filled before repainting.
1. All 3 window’s putty needs to be painted – paint door both sides, paint inside and outside of small window 2. Where kitchen tv was hanging, seal the holes with plaster ad repaint the back wall 3. Kitchen cupboard below the sink needs to be repaired. Nails need to be used to fix the inside frame 4. Kitchen cupboard lock needs to be replaced 5. Main bathroom shower needs a bracket at the bottom of the glass door 6. Rehang two single bed headboards 7. Pool Brick holes to be filled in. (small nail holes in the bricks where pool cover was)