Category: Contractors

These types of shower are becoming more and more popular among the people who have the space for such a large shower. This type of shower has no frames and even the door is frameless. A frameless shower enclosure often has to be installed by professionals because it is very complicated. The correct mathematics has...

What is under floor heating? Under floor heating is a type of heating the room by heating underneath (the carpet, wood and tiles floors). In under floor heating, a caution should be taken in heating wood floor due to the fact that it enlarges in the heat. It is imperative that the system used transfers...

Roof tiles are made in different shapes to cover different parts of the roof.  They are normally made of concrete, or even of clay, and typically are sold in a range of brown, grey and greenish shades.  They can be finished to have a smooth surface or to have a grainy appearance.  The smooth surface...

Shower doors took what was a good experience and made it into something awesome. Showers have only started rising in its popularity in South Africa during the last three decades, before then showers were only spotted with any kind regularity in the bathrooms of the rich. This by itself is an oddity, as one would...

Roof sheets are also known as corrugated galvanised iron sheets which is also the material they are made of. Corrugated galvanised iron has been the pillar of construction and infrastructure in many developing countries around the world. They can be employed as a short-term or long-term solution. Economies such as America and Australia were supported...

Plans for building a house can be very wide because they involve plans by an architect, budget plans based on the owner of the new house. When planning to build the new home you need to consider the area of where you want to build as some home estates have a certain minimums, the style...

When a good site or plot has been purchased and the decision has been made to build on that land, then the first step is to draw up the plans for the particular building.  There are so many different types and styles of houses and there are so many factors to consider, and the planning...

Paving stones and slabs are fast becoming the most widely used method of paving all over the world.  Paving stones or slabs can consist of man-made materials such as cement and bricks, or items which are found in nature such as cobbles, river stones, limestone, marble or slate.  The natural materials are usually harvested in...

When you have tiles in the shower the chances are that at some point the shower caulking will have to be done again. Shower caulking is used between tiles so that the gaps are sealed and moisture is then prevented from going behind and in between the tiles. If shower caulking is done right it...

The initial cost of installing underfloor heating solutions is quite high and they do have an unpleasant influence on the electricity bill. However, when homeowners weigh the pros and cons of floor heating, they realise that it is a worthwhile investment. Underfloor heating is an excellent way that home-owners can provide thermal comfort for the...