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  • Balau Screening in Cotswold Downs – June 2013

    Balau Screening in Cotswold Downs – June 2013

    We were called upon to quote on some balau screening in the Hillcrest, Durban area at a new development called Cotswold Downs. There were various aircons, heat pumps and gas bottles that needed to be clad or screened so as to conceal them. We used balau 30 x 40 struts or cleats attached to the…

  • Wooden Stairs Built in Cowies Hill, Durban

    Wooden Stairs Built in Cowies Hill, Durban

    These wooden stairs we built in were quite interesting because the client had a dining room which was raised about 600 from the patio outside. He wanted to be able to access the dining room through the new sliding doors. So we designed a small landing and some stairs to fit snugly in on one…

  • Wooden Sundeck Built in Gillitts – April 2013

    Wooden Sundeck Built in Gillitts – April 2013

    This was our second deck we built in Durban using CCA pine as a substructure. I can confirm that there is a substantial cost saving using pine as a substructure and provided it is CCA treated to the correct Hazard Level (H level), then it is guaranteed by the supplier and manufacturer against rot and…

  • Wooden Sundeck Installed – Oriel Place, Bluff, Durban

    Wooden Sundeck Installed – Oriel Place, Bluff, Durban

    This sundeck we installed in Durban was a relatively simple one to build. The client wanted to extend the area around the pool to create more space. It was a simple cleat, beam and joist system with a fascia beam on the front to attach the balustrade uprights to. There was one challenge in that…

  • Pool Deck Built in Northdene, Durban

    Pool Deck Built in Northdene, Durban

    This pool deck we built in Northdene was in excess of 100 square metres. Pool decks can be quite difficult to measure as the pool is sometimes not square and the area to be covered is often an irregular shape. Care should be taken to measure it properly to avoid an underestimate of area for…