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9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

ok
i am getting some history on this balcony. more is to come hopefully.
it seems that it was damaged by a falling gum at some previous time.
_reputedly_ it was…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

thanks stewie D
i am more clear now
i will get some tiles up and see what can be seen.
i totally understand re the reinforcing expanding.
i will see what moisture levels show…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

no stewie
it is a concrete balcony
i did not state that straight out i am sorry
i just said in the first post
ie is the cement of the balcony compromised in some…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

this is the issue
like i said the underside was nicely painted and the plaster boards were in good condition when we bought.
given it is cement i wonder why they enclosed…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

well i guess we have to replace with correct grout at least. it gets a lot of sun so i suppose it expands and contracts?
the "mending" that is visible…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

thanks stewie D
i guess i did not pick up above that it should be waterproofed.
the cost of lifting , waterproofing and retiling is probably outside our capacity right now…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

thank you :D
ok
it is not enclosed in the carport underneath........so i am assuming no one ever waterproofed it.
the balcony must have a…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

this is a shot of what appears to corrospond to the observable leak

this is a shot of another area that has been "patched"

the car will be left away from…

9 years9 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
large tiled balcony leaking to underneath car port

the large balcony off the second floor is leaking. the water is coming onto a car in the carport on the ground floor.
is coloured yellow and sort of…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
Offset vs Redraw

i am interested in this subject
my son is to take a mortage on a home we will both occupy.
i will have some funds that i initially had slated for an…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
anyone have any comments on ING for home loans

yes
the email is a good idea
i have spoken to them and sorted it out
just a small issue but a potential problem
and really it shouldnt have happened as it is a…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
anyone have any comments on ING for home loans

thank you so much Interpid
i know enough to have figured that the info was incorrect (unless i can be convinced otherwise which would be nice) but i suspect my…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
anyone have any comments on ING for home loans

thanks Pattycakes.
did she have any delays in pre approval or final approval or handing over of money.??
i have had st george for my own mortages in the past and they…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
anyone have any comments on ING for home loans

hi
i have posted a few replies here but am essentially new and reading lots of good information
so thank you :z:
i am buying a share home…

13 years13 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
Locking aluminium sliding windows

i have the push in locks and have holes drilled in two places to allow for different opening widths
it is all very secure feeling til the day the burgular comes…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
Old house - no water meter!

i cant recall all the details now but an aunt of mine had a house in Lakemba that she bought in the 1950s
it was maybe 2o years old at…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
painting over internal cedar walls and ceilings

i love the white wash look and my current floors have a floating floor of that sort of look....well vaguely that look. :)
the white…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
retaining wall advice please

i am moving houses and the one i want is causing me some concern .
it is a 2 story double brick house of 1960 vintage in exactly the configuration i…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
painting over internal cedar walls and ceilings

ummmmmmm
that is a lot of work isnt it?
no wonder the places havnt sold.
if i purchaseat anywhere vaguely near the asking price..... i want to do minimal work before moving in…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
painting over internal cedar walls and ceilings

thanks trina and mecha wombat
is plastering and painting cheaper than painting ???
we are talking a 3 BR house and a 1 BR house.. tho the bathrooms and kitchens will not…

14 years14 yearsditzydameditzydame posted:
painting over internal cedar walls and ceilings

I am looking at maybe purchasing two homes (dual occupancy) that both have a lot of intenal cedar.
everywhere.
where there is not cedar there is brick.
it makes for a very…

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