Contractors Can Improve Your Home

4 Key Benefits of Improved Cooling Tower Filtration

21 February 2018

Owners and facilities managers of cooling towers can derive greater benefits from cooling towers if they pay more attention to improving the filtration of the water in those towers. This article discusses some of the most compelling benefits that can be realised by improving cooling tower filtration. Better Biological Matter Control A lot of airborne contaminants, such as dust, get into the cooling tower as air currents take heat away from process water.

Shopfitting Tips for Rustic Crafts and Gift Shops

21 February 2018

Whether you're setting up a brand-new shop or are planning a refurbishment, your shopfitting is the most important thing to get right. There's a lot to think about, including how effectively your products can be displayed and how easy it is for customers to access and navigate the shop. But often, it's the way your shop represents your branding that is of most interest to business owners. Each aspect of your fittings and furnishings says something about your business, coming together to create an appropriate atmosphere that can impact your sales.

Scaffolding: Is Your Fall Arrest System Adequate?

21 February 2018

Fall arrest systems are one of the most effective ways to ensure that workers who will be working on a scaffold are safe from preventable hazards. However, some fall arrest systems fail to safeguard workers because they do not meet all the safety requirements. Below are factors you should check to ensure that the personal fall arrest system will do its work while you are on the scaffolding. Safe Anchorage Points

4 Certain Steps to Polished Concrete Floors

21 February 2018

You're no doubt familiar with concrete as that hard, grey mixture of water, sand and cement used to build anything from the hulking government buildings of the former Soviet Union to modern highways. If you're interested in interior design and architecture, you'll also have noticed polished concrete coming to the fore as a flooring choice in its own right—and for good reason. Polished concrete offers an affordable, versatile and eminently stylish flooring choice for domestic and commercial applications, and, from new builds to renovations, homeowners are rushing to incorporate it into their designs.

Ways Spray Foam Insulation Can Benefit You Beyond Thermal Loss and Gain

20 February 2018

Insulation installation is critical to ensure energy conservation in your home, especially in Australia where the temperatures can be drastically high. However, you cannot select the first or the cheapest material that you come across as your choice of insulation directly influences the degree of efficiency you home will have. One of the exceptional options in the market is spray foam insulation. This type of insulation material is available in both closed and open cell alternatives making it suitable for both interior and exterior applications.

3D Laser Scanning: Working Principle and Applications

20 February 2018

At first glance, 3D laser scanners seem to be performing truly magical activities. They are capable of using a series of laser beams to essentially recreate 3-dimensional structures. Behind the outward appearance of laser scanners is a complex, yet interesting working principle that has numerous applications. Laser scanning has given rise to more efficient engineering processes, and the more effective construction of buildings and other similar structures.  Working Principle A laser scanner mainly works through controlling and steering laser beams.

Why it is Important for Property Developers to Work with Urban Planners

20 February 2018

The number of investors buying or putting up property in Australia has grown exponentially over the last couple of years. However, the growth is projected to work for non-residential development as residential building activities are expected to slow down over the next three years. It explains why most property investors and their contractors are turning to non-residential developments. However, if contractors and residential property developers work hand in hand with an urban planner, the current state of affairs should not be a deterrent.

Troubleshooting Drainage Systems for New Home Owners

20 February 2018

Water is a good servant but a bad master. It will help you build any kind of home but it won't hesitate to bring the concrete structure if you fail to manage it properly. Stormwater is a destructive force that destroys and wears things down slowly. Thankfully, you do not need expertise acknowledge that your home has a drainage problem. The signs start from the house all the way to the garden.