[AltoLXI]

Originally Posted by Aroy

Get a contractor to inject chemicals (Dr Fixit is one of them) on the walls and ceiling of both your bathrooms. Done properly with authorised contractor your problem will be solved once and for all.

Thanks for the suggestion. But the issue is - it will not solve the root cause which is that of the water collecting above my bathroom ceiling. By the injection the cracks may get filled but after a few months the water will find a way to damage the other portions of the ceiling.

As the owner above is willing to let me bring the engineer(?) to check his bathroom to pinpoint the source of leakage, I would like to get a reliable person who can detect the source of leakage.

Are there any technologies which can detect leakages in non-invasive manner - like using ultrasound / infrared devices?

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by AltoLXI

Thanks for the suggestion. But the issue is - it will not solve the root cause which is that of the water collecting above my bathroom ceiling. By the injection the cracks may get filled but after a few months the water will find a way to damage the other portions of the ceiling.

As the owner above is willing to let me bring the engineer(?) to check his bathroom to pinpoint the source of leakage, I would like to get a reliable person who can detect the source of leakage.

Are there any technologies which can detect leakages in non-invasive manner - like using ultrasound / infrared devices?

Injecting chemicals will close all the micro cracks through which water propagates, so that there is no seepage for at least 10 years. Of course the water leaks may find another route.

The most common cause of water seepage from bathrooms is the gap at the top of the pipe has a gap where it connects with the floor/trap. If that is so, then filling the gap with grout should suffice. If the gap is large (> 10mm) then inserting a plastic pipe and heat sealing will do.

[carboy]

Originally Posted by Aroy

A loose connection on either side of the switch is the most probable cause.

Yup. Got it fixed. Thank you.

[NAK]

Hello. I am based in Bangalore and looking for a good contractor for bathroom renovation work. Can someone please suggest based on their experiences?

[Trust_In_Thrust]

I have recently started redoing the house . I have shortlisted Grohe for Fittings , Toto for Saniatry Ware , and Neelkanth Sinks for Kitchen .
How are the services or product quality of above brands .Anything i should keep in mind while finalizing .
Also i am confused on exhaust fans for washroom and kitchen . I am looking for Mosquito proof design with high cfm for kitchen .For washroom noise and Mosquito proof is dominant factor .
Any experiences with what brand and model will be helpful .

[srishiva]

Originally Posted by Trust_In_Thrust

I have recently started redoing the house . I have shortlisted Grohe for Fittings , Toto for Saniatry Ware , and Neelkanth Sinks for Kitchen .
How are the services or product quality of above brands .Anything i should keep in mind while finalizing .
Also i am confused on exhaust fans for washroom and kitchen . I am looking for Mosquito proof design with high cfm for kitchen .For washroom noise and Mosquito proof is dominant factor .
Any experiences with what brand and model will be helpful .

I have Grohe and find them good. Havent had any problems with them.
I use Cata exhaust fans for washrooms and also have a chimney. The fans for washrooms can be made to sit in a pipe of right diameter and you can put a mesh on the outside

[diyguy]

Wanted to update on my short project for automatic timed cutoff of the water heater after a few minutes. I purchased a staircase timer rated at 16A, MCB type 16a socket, 16A DP RCBO and a Havells mcb indicator light. This works well and I have set the timer to cut power after about 4 minutes. Saves me angst when my kids leave the heater on all day and saves them the worry of retribution .
Few pics.

[civic-sense]

Originally Posted by Trust_In_Thrust

I have recently started redoing the house . I have shortlisted Grohe for Fittings , Toto for Saniatry Ware , and Neelkanth Sinks for Kitchen .
How are the services or product quality of above brands .Anything i should keep in mind while finalizing .
Also i am confused on exhaust fans for washroom and kitchen . I am looking for Mosquito proof design with high cfm for kitchen .For washroom noise and Mosquito proof is dominant factor .
Any experiences with what brand and model will be helpful .

I recently built my house and used all Grohe fittings in the bathrooms, Kohler in the kitchen and Kohler for Sanitaryware.

Grohe comes in two quality specs. I think they call it G2 and G3. G2 is made in Europe (Germany, Poland) while G3 is made in Thailand. G3 is meant for builders and the packaging is industrial. G2 comes with better packing, documentation and looks "richer". I bought G3 except a rain-shower system in G2. G2 apparently is scratch proof, dunno about G3. Kohler is equally priced as Grohe, but the operation is smoother - real joy to use.

Both Grohe and Kohler service are really good. I had to call Grohe for fixing the shower system because the local plumber couldn't figure out. And the Kohler for the bidet system because, again the plumber was clueless. They insist that the plumber be around when they come, but they do the bulk of the work. I think, both Kohler and Grohe provide 2 year free service.

[shifu]

Guys, does anybody have experience of using acoustic foam in a room?

In my house I have made a small office (6 feet x 8 feet). The room is U shaped with the entrance of the U closed with a glass door. It is small, but cosy. Now when I take a call from this room, others on the call are complaining about the echo in the room. It appears that since the room is quite small, the sound is resonating within the room.

I was looking up online and it appears that there is acoustic foam available that absorbs the resonating sound. They are used in recording studios, etc. But I guess should server my purpose. Any thoughts/pointers please?

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by shifu

Guys, does anybody have experience of using acoustic foam in a room?

In my house I have made a small office (6 feet x 8 feet). The room is U shaped with the entrance of the U closed with a glass door. It is small, but cosy. Now when I take a call from this room, others on the call are complaining about the echo in the room. It appears that since the room is quite small, the sound is resonating within the room.

I was looking up online and it appears that there is acoustic foam available that absorbs the resonating sound. They are used in recording studios, etc. But I guess should server my purpose. Any thoughts/pointers please?

You can use any of these, which are available is large sheets :

. Rigid Foam - 30mm to 50mm thick, used for packaging.
. Themrocole in 20mm or 30mm thickness.
. Acoustic tiles, these are most expensive and generally available in smaller squares - 300mm to 500mm.

These are generally available in wholesale markets dealing with packaging and insulation materials.

Your main problem will be door and glass areas (if any). Door can be covered with the above material, but glass areas will need double glazing with at least 10mm gap between panes.

[shifu]

Thanks! Do I have to cover the entire wall (all 3 walls) with this material. That might make the room very hot!

This is what I see on Amazon -

Acoustic foam

Originally Posted by Aroy

Your main problem will be door and glass areas (if any). Door can be covered with the above material, but glass areas will need double glazing with at least 10mm gap between panes.

The door of the room is 10mm toughened glass. I used glass so that the room doesn't feel claustrophobic. In hindsight, I should have probably put in a wooden door...

[Srikanthan]

Help me!

Location: Chennai

1. I am Thinking of using Urban Clap services for home cleaning. Before I book, looking for feedback.

2. The floor in my house has settled at few places. Thankfully, the tiles are holding in place. It gives a 'hollow' sound when walking over them. Is there an expert to solve this - like pumping grouts below the tiles etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by shifu

Thanks! Do I have to cover the entire wall (all 3 walls) with this material. That might make the room very hot!

This is what I see on Amazon -

Acoustic foam



The door of the room is 10mm toughened glass. I used glass so that the room doesn't feel claustrophobic. In hindsight, I should have probably put in a wooden door...

1. Yes all the walls have to be covered to ensure good sound proofing.
2. The acoustic material is fine, but may tend to be quite expensive to acquire and fix, a it will require frames. Thermocole should be less than a quarter of that cost. Large sheets can be simply pasted to the walls with suitable adhesive.
3. You can install a small split AC if the room gets too hot.

[condor]

Any civil engineers / architects here, based in Bangalore ?

Need some help with solution for some flooding issues.

TIA !

[BenjiRoss]

A small office room at church has a very mouldy smell and I noticed that the sofa has some mould too. Is there any way of treating or repainting the walls to ensure mould is not an issue. There is some water stagnation on the roof due to rain which can be addressed too.