Building a house in Trinidad

[timelapse]

I doing that for about 4 years now.Put some rat poison in there while you at it or some sticky traps

apologies if this is a stupid question - Cooking gas tanks - can they be stored in a cupboard next to the stove?

[pugboy]

had to deal with a rat in the house last week
real pressure and antics but finally got him yesterday.
with sardines and powdered poison

[Chimera]

That's where most people have their tanks.

apologies if this is a stupid question - Cooking gas tanks - can they be stored in a cupboard next to the stove?

[Dave]

In use one next to stove and spare kept outside.

That's where most people have their tanks.

apologies if this is a stupid question - Cooking gas tanks - can they be stored in a cupboard next to the stove?

[carluva]

Make sure you wash and clean your cylinder before bringing inside. They are very dirty and sometimes have filth underneath.

[pugboy]

yeah you never know what vermin kitchen it was in before

Make sure you wash and clean your cylinder before bringing inside. They are very dirty and sometimes have filth underneath.

[rexsmith]

I looking for these items anybody have to sell

16 pieces 2x4x14 RPP
10 sheets of 5/8 construction ply
4 lbs of 3 inch galvanize nails
any 14 ft galvanize

it could be 2nd hand but must be reusable no damages

[worksux101]

Thanks much fellas

[mbharath]

Need advice here. A 3 story building was built approx 5 years ago and remained un occupied and recently i visited building and noticed cracks on almost all the walls none more than 1/2 inch wide but alot. the walls at the top seems to be leaving the beams. on one side water seems to be seeping through the top decking and into the walls on that side. what are somethings that can cause this to happen and what can be done to help it. I heard about how the building probably just settling, the land is Endeavour flat land houses all around no flooding of area etc. Will try to get some pics tomorrow and post for opinions.

[adnj]

Need advice here. A 3 story building was built approx 5 years ago and remained un occupied and recently i visited building and noticed cracks on almost all the walls none more than 1/2 inch wide but alot. the walls at the top seems to be leaving the beams. on one side water seems to be seeping through the top decking and into the walls on that side. what are somethings that can cause this to happen and what can be done to help it. I heard about how the building probably just settling, the land is Endeavour flat land houses all around no flooding of area etc. Will try to get some pics tomorrow and post for opinions.

Earthquake damage and no waterproofing.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Need advice here. A 3 story building was built approx 5 years ago and remained un occupied and recently i visited building and noticed cracks on almost all the walls none more than 1/2 inch wide but alot. the walls at the top seems to be leaving the beams. on one side water seems to be seeping through the top decking and into the walls on that side. what are somethings that can cause this to happen and what can be done to help it. I heard about how the building probably just settling, the land is Endeavour flat land houses all around no flooding of area etc. Will try to get some pics tomorrow and post for opinions.

If I had to guess,

1: auger piling was not done
2: steel from bottom to top was not tied to each(eg, you may have used 5/8s for the posts at at the corners and it was not connected from 1st floor to second floor)
3:building probably finished settling

[Chimera]

i see anand advertise cement for $44

tcl back up and running?

[timelapse]

Anand MC.$150 a bag 2 weeks ago.He could suck ah egg

[demented]

i see anand advertise cement for $44

tcl back up and running?

From TCL facebook page:

[k_quk8v4]

I paid $500/10yrds of sand fill
The cost is in the transport.
Guy was pulling fro. Londiville and bringing it up to mousica

[k_quk8v4]

Good day everyone.
What is the average labour rate charged for blocking up a house?

[Scoop]

On average, what would be a ballpark estimate (overall or per sqft) to construct a 3 bedroom (each with bath and wic) flat 2200sqft? Finished with granite/teak kitchen, porcelain tiles, standing seam roof sheeting, double garage with motorized door.

[VexXx Dogg]

had to deal with a rat in the house last week
real pressure and antics but finally got him yesterday.
with sardines and powdered poison

You bring back PTSD there.
Had a rat problem a few years ago.
Went absolutely bonkers to get rid of it, because there were quite a few possible entry points and my kid was a toddler at this point

I had to dump over 2K in groceries because the bastard climbed up in pantry and bit damn near everything. I talking about entire cases of child juice, mixed nuts, peanut butter, even saw teeth marks on tin cans. When I spotted him a night, it was about a foot long monster rat.

Took a couple weeks, but finally the bastard died and my seal up strategy worked.

They can fit in VERY NARROW spaces. Like I saw a fat MF pass under a door less than 1/2" space

Had to use aluminium door threshold strips on all exterior doors, check/seal washing room plumbing for potential entry up a 4" waste pipe, put traps and storm2 wax bait inside and outside. Made a mandate for wife and MIL to keep the doors closed at all times, because they had a bad habit of leaving outside doors open. Also started putting out kitchen trash every night. It's ok if they tear the bag outside, as long as they don't reach back inside.

[pugboy]

Boy I put some wyze cams to watch this rat in action,

they real smart, he wouldnt go on a big sticky trap with plenty sardines on it

even with the bait he eventually ate, he would take a quick nibble and run back and wait several minutes before touching again.
they are very very wary.

they can not only pass in very narrow spaces, they can jump a couple feet AND climb up table legs and even the space between a cabinet and a stove even if it is smooth.

food should be kept in closed cupboards

You bring back PTSD there.
Had a rat problem a few years ago.
Went absolutely bonkers to get rid of it, because there were quite a few possible entry points and my kid was a toddler at this point

I had to dump over 2K in groceries because the bastard climbed up in pantry and bit damn near everything. I talking about entire cases of child juice, mixed nuts, peanut butter, even saw teeth marks on tin cans. When I spotted him a night, it was about a foot long monster rat.

Took a couple weeks, but finally the bastard died and my seal up strategy worked.

They can fit in VERY NARROW spaces. Like I saw a fat MF pass under a door less than 1/2" space

Had to use aluminium door threshold strips on all exterior doors, check/seal washing room plumbing for potential entry up a 4" waste pipe, put traps and storm2 wax bait inside and outside. Made a mandate for wife and MIL to keep the doors closed at all times, because they had a bad habit of leaving outside doors open. Also started putting out kitchen trash every night. It's ok if they tear the bag outside, as long as they don't reach back inside.

[Chimera]

them muddac**t rat

during covid sometime last year i buy 10 of those massy hampers for $200 each to share out to the needy

i bring them home a evening and rest it on a table in the garage and forget to bring it inside before i went to sleep

you know the next morning everything get firetruck up
rice,flour, everything that could bite get bite
i eh know if it was a team of rats or cats or one real vengeful rat

but all the bags get screwed up

had to throw away everything and buy back

[MaxPower]

Friends,

Try to keep your places clean.

Clear and clean your houses both inside and out.

[pugboy]

Yeah gotta not let them have sources of food to check out and house well secured

I have a backroom where a rat used to enter occasionally thru a cctv cable passing thru a hole in brick wall high up near ceiling.

I have also seen where rats were living in a ceiling and literally have to do a somersault to exit the little hole they were entering from near a piece of burglar proofing.

in Woodbrook with the ave food places shutdown them rats prowling all over looking for food.
Many of the rats don’t travel on ground, they move along the tops of the alley walls between the blocks.

[Chimera]

Have 3 or 4 food places around . Chinese food roti shop etc.
You ever see a rat walk up a 8 foot concrete wall and gently climb over barb wire ?

[pugboy]

If a rat could climb up the smooth enamel sides of a stove a concrete wall is nuthin
And they have night vision so barb wire is nada

Have 3 or 4 food places around . Chinese food roti shop etc.
You ever see a rat walk up a 8 foot concrete wall and gently climb over barb wire ?

[daring dragoon]

the trick with rats is once their head can fit in a hole, under a door etc the entire body will pass as they can adjust to fit. cats can do it somewhat and other rodents as well. get some rubber door sweep that skims along the floor to close the space at the bottom of the door. fancy block should be sealed with chicken wire as well as where the wall meets the rafters. with all the food places closed the rats will look for food at people homes who have dog food outside, vegetables etc and you know what the rat urine cause. i used to mix sardine, cornmeal and cement and put for them rats and as the cement harden is goodbye rat.
what i notice these days is a lot of gecko around and their urine just as bad a rats and getting rid of them is pressure.

[sam1978]

Yeah gotta not let them have sources of food to check out and house well secured

I have a backroom where a rat used to enter occasionally thru a cctv cable passing thru a hole in brick wall high up near ceiling.

I have also seen where rats were living in a ceiling and literally have to do a somersault to exit the little hole they were entering from near a piece of burglar proofing.

in Woodbrook with the ave food places shutdown them rats prowling all over looking for food.
Many of the rats don’t travel on ground, they move along the tops of the alley walls between the blocks.

If you was a Chinee , you could cook them.

[adnj]

Yeah gotta not let them have sources of food to check out and house well secured

I have a backroom where a rat used to enter occasionally thru a cctv cable passing thru a hole in brick wall high up near ceiling.

I have also seen where rats were living in a ceiling and literally have to do a somersault to exit the little hole they were entering from near a piece of burglar proofing.

in Woodbrook with the ave food places shutdown them rats prowling all over looking for food.
Many of the rats don’t travel on ground, they move along the tops of the alley walls between the blocks.

If you was a Chinee , you could cook them.

Popular in India, too.

[pugboy]

Those are field rats tho, eaten many places
Not brown or black Norway rats which are nasty

[sam1978]

Yummy.

[adnj]

Those are field rats tho, eaten many places
Not brown or black Norway rats which are nasty

Both are in India. Either will live in the sewer or the field.