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  • Wooden Balustrades

    Wooden Balustrades

    Wooden balustrades are necessary on all decks that are above 1m off the ground for safety reasons. Some people opt for them even if the deck is lower than 1m. They normally sit 1m above the deck surface but on decks which are higher than about 4m off the ground, it is recommended that one…

  • Balau Timber Stairs Built in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban

    Balau Timber Stairs Built in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban

    These balau timber stairs that we built in Umhlanga are actually temporary stairs which will be removed at some point. They were built in order to gain access up the bank to a converted container that has been placed at the top. It is for a new development at Umhlanga Ridge and the converted container…

  • Wooden Pool Deck Building in Summerveld, Durban

    Wooden Pool Deck Building in Summerveld, Durban

    We built this wooden pool deck in Summerveld, Durban in July 2015. There were various challenges in this wooden pool deck build which tested our skills somewhat. Firstly the ground in Summerveld is very rocky, in fact in some areas it is just one large rock, and when digging you are actually making a small…

  • Balustrades on Wooden Deck, Durban

    Balustrades on Wooden Deck, Durban

    For installations in Durban, Hillcrest and Kloof, see our wooden balustrades service page. There are a number of different types of wooden balustrades one can have built for your wooden deck. We offer this product in Durban. I will run through a few options in this article and will mention the pros and cons of…

  • Wooden Balustrade Built in Everton – May 2013

    Wooden Balustrade Built in Everton – May 2013

    This wooden balustrade we built in Everton Kloof, Durban was for an established client of ours that we have done various amounts of work for in the past. She had had some stairs built in brick and concrete down the bank to access the lower level of her property. We had to wait a few…

  • Timber Stairs Built in Hillcrest – February 2013

    Timber Stairs Built in Hillcrest – February 2013

    As a deck builder and timber stair builder in Durban I have had to learn how to build timber stairs the hard way, through trial and error (and a bit of Googling).  Timber stairs have always been a tricky one for me and I have battled to build them in the past. At first I…

  • Timber Sundecks in Durban

    Timber Sundecks in Durban

    “Summertime ….. And The Livin’ is Easy “… Or it CAN be !! …Yes, with the South African summer right on the doorstep now, what’s the best Christmas present you could give to your family (and yourself)? (This one won’t fit into a Christmas stocking however …) Ponder and Dream of how ‘lekker’ it would…

  • Wire Rope Balustrades

    Wire Rope Balustrades

    Wire rope balustrades are quite common nowadays especially if a modern and sophisticated look is required. There are two types of wire rope balustrades available.  The first is a 5mm stainless steel cable or rope attached to the uprights of the balustrade which should be balau of about 60mm x 60mm.  This is attached using…

  • Timber or Wooden Balustrades

    Timber or Wooden Balustrades

    Timber balustrades are built in various designs and various different timbers can be used. The most affordable hardwood of course being balau with more expensive options being Massaranduba, keuring etc. The pieces required for balustrades are most commonly found in balau as they form part of the structural pieces stocked by most timber merchants. Massaranduba,…