We are in the process are having walls and ceilings plastered. Our plasterer is saying that because the room is out of square that installing shadow line will not look…

It seems like it has hardened suitably within 24 hours
Now it is time to tackle the other balcony.

I might be misunderstanding.... but I would be more inclined to cut a section out from the cinder block wall and place the cistern in the cinder block wall. Very…

Hard to tell from the photos but I wouldn't be happy with it (wife definitely wouldn't be happy with it). Not sure how or if it can easily be fixed…

thanks Simeon, I will check it again tomorrow afternoon (which will be 48hrs).
Our mixture was 2 buckets of sand, half bucket cement and 3L of water. Any thoughts on these…

Any tilers here that can answer this question. Today we screeded our balcony. How long before I can assess if it is a success or a failure. it looks a…

Hi Everyone,

Looking for opinions on how to orient the fall planes in the balcony screed before tiling. I have uploaded a photo with 3 options. I am wondering if…

I have just spoken to our certifier, and he has advised that a 50mm step is all that is required. Currently our height difference from external to internal is 100mm.…

Thanks Splashers, that helps.
BuildingandLegal, do you have an online source for those heights based on wind classification?

From what I have been told our legal requirement is 100mm step. Our wind classification is C2.

It is a 100mm step down from subfloor to balcony.
Sorry I don't understand your second question
"does your home have a minimum…

Hi,
I am looking to tile a balcony but wanted to see what best options would be. The balcony is perfectly level but I wanted a slight fall away from the…