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Buyers Guide: Temporary floor protection
Floor protection products include rolls of disposable plastic film or cardboard that are used by many builders and tradespeople to protect floors during construction.
In new construction projects, floor protection is an ideal addition to your toolkit, especially for after-trades specialists such as window and glass installers, kitchen cabinetmakers and painters.
How builders floor protection makes for happy clients
When the main construction activities are complete and the buildin
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How to use a banding tool
A banding tool securely fastens metallic or plastic strapping around objects that need to be held together firmly in place. You might use a metal banding tool on the job to secure large, heavy loads for transport, or to fix road sign brackets to poles.
In this article we’ll walk you through how to use a typical, manually operated, handheld steel banding tool, like the drop forged BAND-IT C001 tool with built-in cutter.
It is important to follow safety precautions when working with ten
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Cementitious grout vs Epoxy grout
Both cementitious and epoxy grouts are designed to be used under load, where a filler material needs to act as a structurally sound solid.
Mixed from a dry powder to the required consistency, they can be made relatively solid to be used as a packable substance, or flowable to be applied in a more liquid form. Most grouts contain a non-shrink component which means once they harden, you are left with a perfectly formed strong foundation.
Both types have their advantages – let’s take a
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How much concrete do you need per cubic metre?
Whenever you are undertaking a project that requires the use of multiple 20kg bags of concrete, the first question you should ask is how much do I need?
Unfortunately, due to the nature of how concrete mixes and sets, simply guessing how much is required can result in either too much or too little being used, with both scenarios not being ideal for any project.
If you end up with too much concrete, you will have to find some other use for it fairly quickly, as once it mixes, it's going to s
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How to use expansion joint foam
Many domestic and commercial projects require the installation of concrete. And where there’s concrete, there are expansion joints. The implementation of expansion joints minimises cracking in your concrete project. These joints buffer movement between adjoining sections of concrete, whether it be a driveway, garage, patio, footpath, stairway, footings, columns, or other sturdy structure.However, you can’t simply leave a gap and let it be, that’s why we have expansion joint fil
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Is mortar the same as grout?
This is a question our team here at Jaybro have frequently been asked. While the simple answer is 'no', we appreciate that much more detail is required to fully appreciate the specific, and important, differences between the two.
Let's start with clear definitions
Both are certainly cement-based products, and each has specific properties which makes them the best choice for different activities. We'll look at these later. Meanwhile, to those definitions:
Mortar is a thick paste used to bind su
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