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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » August 12th, 2022, 11:19 am

Jerry84 wrote:Question....

Laminate flooring... Is it really as easy as YouTube says to install? Anyone tried this on their own? Success stories welcomed. Also listing of tools needed/used would be appreciated.
Yes it is.
Get a installation kit from Amazon. Idk if u wud find it locally.

And consider spc flooring rather than laminate. A little more expensive but much much nicer and its water proof

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This works good
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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby matix » August 12th, 2022, 1:43 pm

Jerry84 wrote:Question....

Laminate flooring... Is it really as easy as YouTube says to install? Anyone tried this on their own? Success stories welcomed. Also listing of tools needed/used would be appreciated.


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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby h1tach1 » August 12th, 2022, 4:15 pm

Question - I am looking for a padlock (not the circular type) that requires the key to close as well as to open. I bought one (Yale), a couple of years ago, but cannot remember form where. When you unlock the padlock, the key is cannot be removed from the keyhole.

I checked two places so far but they said they did not have; plus most of them are in packaging that cannot be opened to try out. I am not even sure what is the name for that type of lock. Thanks.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » August 12th, 2022, 4:16 pm

i did a wilsonart install myself for 3 bedrooms
was a bit harder as those you edge glue but much better quality than the east interlocking ones now.
need sharp jigsaw

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby matix » August 12th, 2022, 5:05 pm

h1tach1 wrote:Question - I am looking for a padlock (not the circular type) that requires the key to close as well as to open. I bought one (Yale), a couple of years ago, but cannot remember form where. When you unlock the padlock, the key is cannot be removed from the keyhole.

I checked two places so far but they said they did not have; plus most of them are in packaging that cannot be opened to try out. I am not even sure what is the name for that type of lock. Thanks.


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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby daring dragoon » August 21st, 2022, 7:29 am

cement gone up silently yes. was $50 and paid $62 yesterday. PNM mc.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby dtopshottas » September 1st, 2022, 3:13 pm

Good day All,
Best/Cheapest product to fill small hairline cracks in plaster?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby matix » September 2nd, 2022, 8:44 pm

dtopshottas wrote:Good day All,
Best/Cheapest product to fill small hairline cracks in plaster?


Harricrete Plaster Filler

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

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matix wrote:
dtopshottas wrote:Good day All,
Best/Cheapest product to fill small hairline cracks in plaster?


Harricrete Plaster Filler



Used the Harricrete works decent enough. Lots of dust when sanding.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Dave » September 5th, 2022, 3:53 pm

There is also concrete silicone that can be painted. Bhagwansingh carries it. Finish is grey as well if you want to leave natural.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby matix » September 5th, 2022, 4:14 pm

dtopshottas wrote:
matix wrote:
dtopshottas wrote:Good day All,
Best/Cheapest product to fill small hairline cracks in plaster?


Harricrete Plaster Filler



Used the Harricrete works decent enough. Lots of dust when sanding.


Most products to fill hairline cracks will need to be sanded, to get the finish to match the surrounding area.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » September 5th, 2022, 4:17 pm

If there is movement those stiff material will crack, lot of painters use acrylic caulk

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » September 12th, 2022, 4:16 pm

What's the dimensions of standard framing for drywall?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby daring dragoon » September 14th, 2022, 3:06 am

anyone have experience spreading crush run ? do you need a backhoe to spread that or 2 spanish can do the job?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby De Dragon » September 14th, 2022, 5:24 am

daring dragoon wrote:anyone have experience spreading crush run ? do you need a backhoe to spread that or 2 spanish can do the job?

Depends on the amount. You can look at a skid steer which is cheaper than a backhoe, but again it depends on how much crush run that you have to spread.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby daring dragoon » September 14th, 2022, 5:28 am

ihu but the reason i ask is i read that once it get wet it clumps up and i assume it might be hard to move by hand.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby De Dragon » September 14th, 2022, 6:39 am

daring dragoon wrote:ihu but the reason i ask is i read that once it get wet it clumps up and i assume it might be hard to move by hand.

Yep, that sheit binds up pretty hard, so if you want to hand spread it, you have to do so just after you buy and offload it.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » September 14th, 2022, 7:25 am

the irregular sized pieces will interlock and be very hard to spread

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby De Dragon » September 14th, 2022, 7:34 am

pugboy wrote:the irregular sized pieces will interlock and be very hard to spread

That's why the best time is when it has been loaded onto a truck, and then dumped out. It breaks up with that handling

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby h1tach1 » September 16th, 2022, 8:23 am

I have to change the ball valve on the outlet (3/4 in) of a water tank. When I called the hardware, they had two options, high pressure and low pressure.

Which one should I use? There is a pump on this system that is used for getting water in the shower and doing laundry.

Each tank has a lock off valve on inlet and outlet. Do you use the high pressure on the inlet and low pressure on the outlet?

The high pressure is $125 and the low pressure is $75. Thanks.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby nervewrecker » September 16th, 2022, 8:28 am

h1tach1 wrote:I have to change the ball valve on the outlet (3/4 in) of a water tank. When I called the hardware, they had two options, high pressure and low pressure.

Which one should I use? There is a pump on this system that is used for getting water in the shower and doing laundry.

Each tank has a lock off valve on inlet and outlet. Do you use the high pressure on the inlet and low pressure on the outlet?

The high pressure is $125 and the low pressure is $75. Thanks.
What's the HP and LP rating?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby h1tach1 » September 16th, 2022, 8:36 am

nervewrecker wrote:
h1tach1 wrote:I have to change the ball valve on the outlet (3/4 in) of a water tank. When I called the hardware, they had two options, high pressure and low pressure.

Which one should I use? There is a pump on this system that is used for getting water in the shower and doing laundry.

Each tank has a lock off valve on inlet and outlet. Do you use the high pressure on the inlet and low pressure on the outlet?

The high pressure is $125 and the low pressure is $75. Thanks.
What's the HP and LP rating?


Not sure about the LP.
For the HP (Pegler - PB500), the data sheet says the following:
25.0 bar at temperatures up to 100C
16.5 bar at temperatures up to 150C

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby nervewrecker » September 16th, 2022, 9:22 am

h1tach1 wrote:
nervewrecker wrote:
h1tach1 wrote:I have to change the ball valve on the outlet (3/4 in) of a water tank. When I called the hardware, they had two options, high pressure and low pressure.

Which one should I use? There is a pump on this system that is used for getting water in the shower and doing laundry.

Each tank has a lock off valve on inlet and outlet. Do you use the high pressure on the inlet and low pressure on the outlet?

The high pressure is $125 and the low pressure is $75. Thanks.
What's the HP and LP rating?


Not sure about the LP.
For the HP (Pegler - PB500), the data sheet says the following:
25.0 bar at temperatures up to 100C
16.5 bar at temperatures up to 150C


LP should handle incoming as average pressure dont really exceed 50psi approx 4 bar.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby h1tach1 » September 16th, 2022, 11:03 am

nervewrecker wrote:
h1tach1 wrote:
nervewrecker wrote:
h1tach1 wrote:I have to change the ball valve on the outlet (3/4 in) of a water tank. When I called the hardware, they had two options, high pressure and low pressure.

Which one should I use? There is a pump on this system that is used for getting water in the shower and doing laundry.

Each tank has a lock off valve on inlet and outlet. Do you use the high pressure on the inlet and low pressure on the outlet?

The high pressure is $125 and the low pressure is $75. Thanks.
What's the HP and LP rating?


Not sure about the LP.
For the HP (Pegler - PB500), the data sheet says the following:
25.0 bar at temperatures up to 100C
16.5 bar at temperatures up to 150C


LP should handle incoming as average pressure dont really exceed 50psi approx 4 bar.


Thanks.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Pepperwings » September 19th, 2022, 1:15 pm

Hi, thanks for alerting the community. Same happened to me 3 weeks ago, in Freeport area. Thieves removed 30 feet of 35mm armoured cable that was installed between upstairs and downstairs circuit breaker panels. Thankfully I did not yet install the 50mm cable from the TTEC service pole. Thieves also made off with brand new scaffolding frames, planks, wheels, etc., and water pumps. If anyone is doing their house electrical and your property is not properly secured be aware of this threat and take precautions. Place markings with paint or engravings on your items to help police with identification of stolen items.

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AlliDr wrote:Good day Tuners,

Just a warning for anyone doing new construction, ppl are stealing the electrical armored cable off your private poles before you get T&TEC connection. Mine was stolen yesterday morning around 3am (picked up on the neighbors cctv) from Gopaul Lands, Marabella, the T&TEC inspection was also yesterday :( They took the 20ft piece from the meter to the top of the pole and tried taking out the piece from the meter to the house that runs underground - couldn't get it out so cut off 4ft. so I still have to replace that piece as well.

This also happed to a friend of mine three months ago building a house in Oropouche, so be aware get a watchman/security if possible.

I made a police report and they said there is nothing they can do and I should get a watchman/security :? they didn't even ask to see/review the neighbors cctv footage.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby shake d livin wake d dead » September 19th, 2022, 1:42 pm

Is how cement reaching up to $60 a bag in some places and people quiet!!!!!

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby nervewrecker » September 19th, 2022, 2:00 pm

shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Is how cement reaching up to $60 a bag in some places and people quiet!!!!!
Look at the demographic that cement affects.

Now look at the demographic that KFC price hike and scrap iron export Bann affects.

Which one has more influence on decision making?

There you will find your answer.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby hover11 » September 19th, 2022, 2:00 pm

shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Is how cement reaching up to $60 a bag in some places and people quiet!!!!!
Wa we go do baiiiii ,we can't eat the money- typical trini

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby daring dragoon » September 19th, 2022, 7:10 pm

nervewrecker wrote:
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Is how cement reaching up to $60 a bag in some places and people quiet!!!!!
Look at the demographic that cement affects.

Now look at the demographic that KFC price hike and scrap iron export Bann affects.

Which one has more influence on decision making?

There you will find your answer.


what about when doubles go up? the people who affected had influence?

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