Considered one of Pretoria’s most exclusive suburbs, Waterkloof is an established area housing some expensive real estate and several ambassadorial residences. It is a suburb known for its leafy look and the blossoming of Jacaranda trees which illuminates the streets of Waterkloof especially in the month of October. Waterkloof has [...]
Queenswood Galleries and Shoprite Centre, adjacent buildings located on the corner of Soutpansberg Road and Stead Avenue in Queenswood, currently represent a ghost town as the tenants have vacated in order to allow for the redevelopment thereof, into a trendy cosmopolitan type shopping centre, known as Queenswood Quarter. Queenswood Quarter [...]
The video linked below shows you how to clad a wall with pallet wood and turn a fugly wall into a wooden accent wall. Simply build a frame by hammering pine bar into the wall using fluted masonry nails and then cut pallet wood to size and nail such to [...]
Have your property independently valued The 2016 General Valuation Roll, conducted by the Tshwane Metropolitan, has been completed and will be implemented as from 1 July 2017. The purpose of the valuation roll is to assess municipal valuations of all immovable property types, including residential, commercial, industrial and specialised properties, [...]
Laying the tiles is only part of the job, so don’t forget to purchase grout from your local tile store. Let the tile adhesive set for at least 2 days. You can purchase a faster setting adhesive, as mentioned in our previous article, but it is more difficult to work [...]
Now that you have your tiles all positioned as you want them, it is time to lay them. Depending on the size of the area, it will be a good idea to clear an entire day for this portion of the tiling process. It is a good idea not to [...]
The next step in finishing your tiling project, is to make sure that the entire area is covered. There will be spots which will not be able to accommodate a full tile, so you will need to cut these specific tiles to size. Cutting tiles for corners, spaces or plumbing [...]
Now it is time to plan the layout. Once you are in possession of the tiles, it is always a good idea to make sure that they are in fact the colour and design you ordered. Check your tiles Before you start tiling away, you need to check that all [...]
You have all the tools and the tiles and everything is off to a great start. Before tiling, you will need to prepare the space. In this article, we will discuss what you will need to do to prepare for the tiling process. Preparing your substrate which you are adhering [...]
Now that you have all the tools you require for your tiling project, you will need to ascertain how many square metres of tiles you will need. Well, that will depends on the size of the area to be tiled. In this article, we will be looking at how to [...]
