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Notes from the field, completed work and company announcements.
Balcony and Stair Railings: Which Profile and Coating to Use
Which profile size and which coating holds up best against salt air for railings on villa and residential projects.
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Which Screws, Anchors and Fasteners for Roofing and Facade Work?
From roofing and panel screws to rivets — which fastener to use with which material and thickness.
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Roof and Facade Material Choices for Holiday-Home and Hotel Projects
Which panels and coatings to use for roofs and facades on villa, holiday-home and hotel projects; balancing looks against resistance to salt air.
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Which Box Section Profile for Pergolas, Carports and Garden Structures?
Which box section size to use for pergolas, carports, fences and other garden structures.
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Angle Iron vs Flat Bar: Which One for Which Job?
Equal and unequal angle iron, flat bar sizes, and which one is actually used for what on site.
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Types of steel pipe: which one for which job?
Six main types, from black welded to galvanised, water-gas to fire and boiler pipe: sizes, standards and what each is actually for.
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IPE, HEA, HEB, UPN, INP: which is a beam, which is a column?
The letters on hot-rolled sections are not arbitrary; each means a different profile and a different job.
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Box section sizes and which one to use where
Box section sizes from 20×20 to 200×200, wall thicknesses and what each size is actually used for on site.
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DKP, galvanised, chequered sheet: the differences and where they go
Three sheets, three surfaces, three jobs. Which takes paint, which survives outdoors, which stops you slipping.
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Choosing sandwich panels: polyurethane or mineral wool?
The difference between the two cores shows up in fire behaviour and weight, not in insulation. Here is which building calls for which.
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Steel warehouses and workshops: how the frame goes up
Span, purlin spacing, trusses and the order of erection: what actually sizes a steel building.
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Steel by the sea: galvanising or is paint enough?
Salt air shortens the life of steel several times over compared with inland. Which protection is enough, and where, on the Alanya coast.
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Three roofing options: trapezoidal sheet, panel, shingle
Which roof calls for which, which needs insulation, and what goes under shingle. The points that decide it.
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Composite floor deck, Betopan and Boardex: where each is used
Deck that removes formwork stripping, and cement-bonded boards: what each is for and what to watch.
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Ordering steel for a site: six things to state
An order described incompletely means a crew waiting on site. What to have in hand before you call.
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