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Garador offers a range of garage doors in larger sizes There is a trend today for wider garages; with homeowners wanting that extra bit of width for moder ...
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If you've been witness to a site with some of the worst examples of building work then send in your images to us! Have you been called in to rectify a DIY ...
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Watch the video below, showing the process British Gypsum's plaster undergoes before arriving at trade counters. The process of producing gypsum pro ...
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In the last two articles, Festool's Phil Beckley has looked at how the developments in power tools have been pivotal in improving working standa ...
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Are you achieving speedy, efficient and clean renovation? Festool's Phil Beckley explains how you can do just that. In the last column, I looked ...
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Toby Howard-Willis, Technical Engineer at JG Speedfit, explores some of the key considerations surrounding smart heating controls when developing retrofit ...
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The UK Plumber of the Year competition, launched by JT, Bristan and Wolseley and now in its fourth year, has revealed the 18 finalists shortlisted for the ...
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In a new feature, Professional Builder has a chat with the guys behind Pipesnug, a new invention for fixing drainage pipes to an exterior wall. Chris Burd ...
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The industry famous Heating Installer Awards has returned for a third year in an attempt to once again find the Best Heating Installer in the UK. I ...
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Creating a fully waterproof floor level entry shower is easy with the Marmox system. The company’s Multi-board is extremely lightweight, versatile, easy t ...
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Paul Tingey, Director of Customer Support Services at AKW, looks at how to cut the risk of serious scalding injuries with thermostatically controlled tech ...
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Tibby Singh Chodha gets jiggy with Makita’s new JV102D Jigsaw. Makita's new JV102D 10.8V Cordless CXT Brushless Jigsaw is now on the market. However, I wa ...
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Tibby Singh Chodha goes ‘ape’ for Gorilla Glue. Over its 18 years of evolution, Gorilla Glue now includes various species in its troop of products but it’ ...
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Professional Builder’s Tibby Singh Chodha stretches his legs with FXD Workwear. When it comes to choosing your workwear, you can be spoilt for choice as t ...
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Tibby Singh Chodha multi-tasks with Bosch's multi-tool. Multi-Tools are becoming very popular in the industry and for me they are more like a g ...
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A new approach to the home improvement market can help builders extend their options in more ways than one. It comes with the territory: snow, wind, rain ...
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Roger Bisby finds a best supporting role for Piher’s Props. These plasterboard props from Spanish company Piher are some of the strongest, if not the stro ...
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In the fifth instalment of our series on the Dulux Academy, Professional Builder attends its Painting & Decorating Stage One course. Ideal for those l ...
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In the fourth instalment of this series, Professional Builder attended a half-day course at the Dulux Academy on Water-Borne Application. Before we get st ...
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With over 50 courses available, the Dulux Academy provides extensive, training courses for painters and decorators to provide them with the expertise and ...
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In the second in the series, Professional Builder attends a one-day Digital Mural and Feature Wall course Arriving at the Dulux Academy for the one-day co ...
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Bricklayer Robert Field is hoping to hit a bullseye with his first published novel. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the Devon-based tradesman ab ...
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Skilled labour shortages are affecting two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms, as they struggle to hire bricklayers a ...
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Manufactured continuously since 1877, London Brick, which is also widely known as a ‘Fletton’ brick after its original place of manufacture near Peterboro ...
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The Brick Development Association (BDA) is delighted to report that the steady increase in UK-manufactured brick deliveries has continued in line with dem ...
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Watch the video below, showing the process British Gypsum's plaster undergoes before arriving at trade counters. The process of producing gypsum pro ...
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As British Gypsum celebrates 100 years in the industry it wants to champion the trade and has been out on the road meeting some of the unsung drylining he ...
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As British Gypsum celebrates 100 years in the industry it wants to champion the trade and has been out on the road meeting some of the unsung plast ...
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As British Gypsum celebrates 100 years in the industry it wants to champion the trade and has been out on the road meeting some of the unsung plastering h ...
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In the latest of our Goofs on the Roof series, Mat Woodyatt, Technical Training Manager of Redland, explores the importance of roof pitch. Pitch. The angl ...
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In the latest of our series Goofs on the Roof, Mat Woodyatt, Technical Training Manager of Redland looks at some examples of poor practice; and how a proj ...
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In the second of a new series looking at roof installation problems and failures, David Patrick, Marketing Director UK & Ireland at Redland looks at c ...
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In the first of the new series Goofs on the Roof, Mat Woodyatt, Technical Training Manager of Redland, explains how spotting poorly matched tiles gives cl ...