Udinga umsebenzi othile wokuthuthukisa ikhaya othatha iminyaka eminingana. Mhlawumbe enkulu kunazo zonke ifaka esikhundleni sophahla-lona umsebenzi onzima, ngakho-ke kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi uwenza kahle.
UJack we-Heritage Home Hardware uthe isinyathelo sokuqala ukuxazulula izinkinga ezithile ezibalulekile. Okokuqala, hlobo luni lophahla olufanele ukubukeka nesitayela sendlu yakho? Uma ucabangela isimo sezulu ohlala kuso, iziphi izinto ezifanele ukusetshenziswa? Izindleko zikuthinta kanjani ukukhetha kwakho?
Izinto ezimbili ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ukufulela i-asphalt/fiberglass nensimbi. Ngamunye unezici ezihlukile, njengoba kuboniswe ngezansi.
Lawa ama-shingles athandwa kakhulu kumaphrojekthi okufulela, futhi nawo athengeka kakhulu. Futhi kulula ukuzithola. Uma unolwazi oluthile ngamaphrojekthi we-DIY, angafakwa kalula. Lolu hlobo lwe-shingle lunomgogodla we-glass fiber owenziwe umuntu ohlanganiswe phakathi kwezingqimba ezimbili ze-asphalt.
I-asphalt veneer iqinile futhi kulula ukuyinakekela nokuyilungisa. Abuye alula kakhulu. Zimbozwe ngezinhlayiya ze-ceramic zokuvikela i-UV futhi ziyizinketho zophahla ezongayo ngokwezinto zokwakha nokufakwa. Baziwa ngokunikeza uphahla lwakho oluphelile ukubukeka okuthungwe, futhi ungawathola ngemibala nezitayela ezihlukahlukene.
Isitayela esivame kakhulu-futhi esithengeka kakhulu-ama-shingles e-asphalt anezicucu ezintathu ezenziwe ngongqimba olulodwa oluncane. Ukuze uthole ama-shingles aminyene nangaphezulu, bheka izinguqulo ze-laminated noma ze-architectural. Zingase futhi zifane kakhulu nokhuni noma i-slate.
Amathayili ensimbi noma amaphaneli aziwa ngamandla awo. Nakuba ziqinile, futhi zilula kakhulu, zihlala isikhathi eside futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa okuncane. Ziyakwazi ukumelana nomlilo, izinambuzane, ukubola kanye nesikhutha, futhi zilungele isimo sezulu sasebusika ngoba zijwayele ukugeleza kwamanzi kanye neqhwa.
Izinhlobo ezidume kakhulu zophahla lwensimbi ziyinsimbi ne-aluminium. Awonga amandla ngoba akhombisa ukushisa; ukuwathenga kungase kukufanelekele ukuthola amakhredithi entela. Njengoba uphahla lwensimbi luqukethe izinto ezigaywe kabusha, ziyindlela evumelana nemvelo. Ukubukeka kuhlanzekile futhi kwesimanje. Uphahla lwensimbi lungalingisa ukuthungwa kwezinkuni, ubumba, i-slate, njll njenge-chameleon.
UJack uphakamise ukuthi ukuthambekela kophahla (okubizwa nangokuthi umthambeka) kufanele kucatshangelwe. Ukuma kophahla kuthinta izindleko zephrojekthi kanye nohlobo lwezinto ezisetshenziswayo. Uma uphahla lwakho luphansi noma luyisicaba, udinga ukubeka into engenamthungo phezu kwalo ukuze uvimbele ukunqwabelana kwamanzi futhi kubangele ukuvuza.
Yiqiniso, udinga amathuluzi wokufaka uphahla olusha. Abanye bazosiza ukulungiselela, abanye bazosiza ukuzifaka ngokwayo.
Lezi zingakusiza ukuthi ususe ama-shingles nezinzipho ezikhona kalula nangempumelelo ngaphandle kokulimaza uphahla.
Lesi yisithiyo sezulu esingangeni manzi noma esingangeni manzi esifakwe ngqo ophahleni. Ingadlala indima ekuvimbeni iqhwa namanzi. Ilula kunokuzwakala, ngakho-ke isisindo sophahla esingeziwe silula. Iphinde ibe nezinto zokunqanda izinyembezi, ukulwa nemibimbi kanye nesikhunta.
Lena impahla endala esetshenziselwa ama-roof liners. Ayingeni manzi, kodwa ayingeni. Kulula ukuyifaka, izindleko eziphansi, futhi itholakala ngokuqina okubili (amaphawundi ayi-15 namaphawundi angama-30). Kodwa qaphela ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinhlanganisela eziguquguqukayo zizoshabalala futhi zizomunca amanzi amaningi futhi zibe ntekenteke.
Kuye ngohlobo lophahla onalo, izipikili zophahla ziza ngobukhulu obuhlukene kanye nezinto ezihlukahlukene. Izipikili ezifanele ziyadingeka ukufaka ama-shingles, ukulungisa i-gasket futhi ufake ibhodi lokuvimbela amanzi ophahleni.
Amaphethelo akhanyayo naconsayo amapuleti ensimbi, angadonsa amanzi futhi andise impilo yesevisi yophahla. Ibalulekile ezindaweni ezithile, njengama-vents noshimula. I-drip seal ihola amanzi ukusuka ku-fascia kuya ku-gutter; kuyasiza futhi ukwenza uphahla lwakho lubukeke luphelele.
UJack uncoma ukuthi wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi unqume ukuthi udinga malini ngaphambi kokuthenga izinto zokufulela. Izinto zokufulela zivame ukuthengiswa “ngezikwele”, ngokwendlela yokufulela, amamitha-skwele ayi-100 = 1 imitha yesikwele. Vele ulinganise uphahla ngamamitha ayisikwele futhi uvumele abasebenzi basesitolo bakubalele lona. Inqwaba evamile yama-shingles ihlanganisa amafidi-skwele angama-32, okulingana nocezu lwesigxobo sophahla (i-plywood). Uphakamise ukuthi ukwengeza u-10-15% wezinto ezengeziwe kuwumqondo omuhle, owokumosha nje.
Ukuze ushintshe uphahla ngaphandle kwezinkinga, udinga nezinye izesekeli. Ungakuvumeli lokhu kweqe ibhajethi yakho.
Udinga ukufaka ama-gutters onqenqemeni lophahla ukuze uqoqe amanzi emvula. Zibalulekile ngoba zisiza ukuvikela izindonga zakho ekubunjeni nasekuboleni.
Izimbobo zophahla zenza imisebenzi eminingi ebalulekile. Basiza ekukhipheni umoya ophahleni, okusiza ukulawula izinga lokushisa ekhaya. Bangakwazi futhi ukulawula ukufingqa, okusiza ukwelula impilo yama-shingles.
I-Sealant ingenye into ebalulekile. Ziyisithiyo esibalulekile sokuzivikela sokwandisa impilo yenkonzo yophahla.
Ukufaka izintambo zokushisisa kusiza ukuvimbela iqhwa noqhwa ophahleni. Zishisisa uphahla ukuze zincibilikise iqhwa neqhwa, ebelingasinda kakhulu bese lidala umonakalo noma ukuwa bese lidala ukulimala.
Kungenzeka ukuthi uphahla lwakho lusesimweni esihle, futhi kudingeka i-TLC encane kuphela. Khumbula, ungasebenzisa izinto zokwakha kanye nezinsiza ezibalwe ngenhla ukwenza ukulungisa okuncane ophahleni noma ukushintsha izingxenye ngazinye.
Ithiphu yokugcina kaJack: Ukulungisa noma ukushintsha uphahla kudinga ukubhekana nezinto eziningi ezimaholoholo. Qiniseka ukuthi ugqoka amagilavu okuphepha kanye nezibuko zokuphepha ngaso sonke isikhathi phakathi nayo yonke inqubo.
Uma nje unalo lonke ulwazi olulungile, amathuluzi, nezinto zokwakha, ungasingatha amaphrojekthi amakhulu afana nokushintsha uphahla kanye nokuzilungisa ngokwakho. Ngenxa yemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yophahla ehlinzekwa yi-Heritage Home Hardware, asikho isizathu sokuthi awukwazi ukwenza i-DIY uphahla olusesitayeleni nolusebenzayo oluzohlala iminyaka eminingana.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-11-2021