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• 2 tips for those who want to prevent delays when building their new homes

  4 October 2018

  If you want to avoid delays when building your new home, you might want to keep the following two tips in mind. 1. Have your builder construct the house before or after cyclone season New home builders often recommend that their clients have their homes constructed either before or after cyclone season (this typically occurs between late spring and mid-autumn). The reason for this is that if you arrange for the building work to be carried out during cyclone season, and your home is being built in a cyclone-prone area, there is a very good chance that delays will occur during the construction project, due to adverse weather conditions.

• Which piling solution is right for your new building?

  8 September 2018

  If you are planning a building of any type, then you are probably thinking about the floor layout of the building, or what the frontage will look like. What you may not be thinking about is the piling you may need to support the building. It's easy to get caught up in the appearance of the building and finding the arrangement to make the best use of the floorspace, but if your structure doesn't have a solid foundation, then you are simply wasting your time as the building won't last.

• 3 Trending Metal Roof Colour Schemes in 2018

  26 April 2018

  To display their work, painters use canvas. For roofers, the roof is the canvas. With most roofs covering several square metres, they are usually very conspicuous. Therefore, roofing contractors have to make their work stand out if they want to attract clients. While there are various ways to market your work, use of colours is known to be highly effective, especially in roofing works. For example, when people look at metal roofing, the first thing they see is not the design but the colour.

• Two safety tips to keep in mind when renovating your home

  3 January 2018

  If you're thinking about renovating your home, here are a couple of safety tips which you should keep in mind, to prevent injuries and accidents from occurring during this process. Take steps to avoid inhalation of toxic dust Inhalation of any type of dust (irrespective of what the dust is comprised of) can irritate a person's lungs and exacerbate the symptoms of any respiratory conditions they suffer from. However, the dust generated during the process of renovating a house can be particularly harmful if inhaled in large quantities.

• 4 Reasons Your Construction Company Should Use Wooden Crates to Ship Parts and Equipment

  29 November 2017

  If you own a large construction business, you may sometimes have to ship out parts and equipment to your customers and workforce. When you do this, you may use reinforced cardboard crates. However, cardboard boxes are not always the best option. A great alternative shipping container is a wooden crate. Below is a guide to 4 benefits of opting for wooden new crates when shipping your construction products. Increased durability