Construction & Contractors Blog
Industrial development refers to building up industrial complexes and businesses in your area; this might include constructing a new industrial facility or offering incentives for industrial businesses to move to your particular city or state. If you're a developer looking to create an industrial complex in your area, you might be overlooking some very important features that business owners may find important. Note a few of those here so you can ensure you get the most interest when it comes to your proposed industrial complex and development.
15 June 2016
Construction & Contractors Blog
Not every renovation or construction project on your property needs the services of an engineer; for example, a contractor can usually tell you if your home is a good candidate for skylights or granite countertops. These types of projects are often easy enough to manage on your own, but this doesn't mean that every renovation project should be handled without consulting engineers. Note when a construction engineer should be called and why their services are often necessary.
15 June 2016
Construction & Contractors Blog
Plumbers and clients are bound to get into conflicts every so often. This is especially the case when the client is a homeowner as compared to commercial clients. For you as the homeowner, your house is a sentimental and intimate setting. You are likely, therefore, to be more sensitive than usual with regard to the pace, quality and procedures used by the plumber. Here are some tips on how to handle the plumber and the work area to avoid conflicts.
14 June 2016
Construction & Contractors Blog
When erecting a structure, one of the design components that you would have to consider is roof trusses. These components tend to be fabricated from wood. They function to frame the structure you are erecting. It should be noted that the different types of roof trusses that are available to you would dictate the shape of your roof as well as the space beneath your roof. As such, some roof trusses are better suited to some different types of buildings than others would be.
14 June 2016
Do you want to start your construction project, yet the landscape on your site isn't favourable? Well, you can level the ground using clean fill to put it in the right condition for the project that you want to undertake. Clean fill is predominantly composed of soil that does not undergo any chemical, biological or physical modifications that can lead to adverse effects on the environment. Considering that a few shovel-fulls of clean fill won't suffice for a large project, you need to hire equipment that can dig up or move large amounts of clean fill and unwanted soil.
13 June 2016
Construction & Contractors Blog
Clogged drainage channels are one of the problems that you will encounter with your outdoor drainage, leading to the need for drain cleaning. Unlike the indoor drainage system used to drain wastewater from your house, the drainage channels outside are exposed to a lot of solid dirt and debris. Sticks, leaves and trash are among the few things that will often find their way into your outdoor drainage channels, blocking them.
13 June 2016
Construction & Contractors Blog
Many jurisdictions recognise that building owners may wish to modify or add extensions to a building even after it was occupied. However, some authorities impose strict conditions that need to be met before building approval can be given to someone who wishes to modify an occupied building. This article discusses some of the things that your building plan should stipulate in order to ease the approval of your request to build an extension to your commercial building.
10 June 2016