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Becoming a smaller housebuilder
|Date: 13 February, 2023

Becoming a smaller housebuilder
A new guide on becoming a smaller housebuilder is the brainchild of FMB Vice President, Chris Carr. Profe ...
A new guide on becoming a smaller housebuilder is the brainchild of FMB Vice President, Chris Carr. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the managing director of Cleethorpes-based Carr & Carr ...
13 February, 2023
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Step-by-step guide to fit a PVC-UE cladding system
|Date: 16 February, 2022

Step-by-step guide to fit a PVC-UE cladding system
Freefoam Building Products guide you through the installation of its easy to fit PVC-UE cladding system. ...
Freefoam Building Products guide you through the installation of its easy to fit PVC-UE cladding system. Freefoam manufactures a range of long lasting, low maintenance cladding systems. Designed for h ...
16 February, 2022
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Quickslide explains how to install a bay window
|Date: 20 September, 2021

Quickslide explains how to install a bay window
Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year fr ...
Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year from builders that didn’t obey a few simple but essential rules for installing these highly popul ...
20 September, 2021
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Marshalls explains how to lay a porcelain patio
|Date: 9 September, 2021

Marshalls explains how to lay a porcelain patio
Marshalls explains how to lay a porcelain patio. In recent years porcelain has become a popular option fo ...
Marshalls explains how to lay a porcelain patio. In recent years porcelain has become a popular option for garden patios. Sometimes referred to as vitrified paving, it’s a great low maintenance choice ...
9 September, 2021
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Assent Building Control’s guide to chimney works
|Date: 3 September, 2021

Assent Building Control’s guide to chimney works
John Miles, Technical and Business Development Manager, Assent Building Control provides a guide to chimn ...
John Miles, Technical and Business Development Manager, Assent Building Control provides a guide to chimney works. Exposed to the elements, chimneys receive the full force of any adverse weather as we ...
3 September, 2021
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New ROCKWOOL Red Book released
|Date: 3 September, 2021

New ROCKWOOL Red Book released
Definitive interactive guide to acoustic, fire and thermal insulation for specifiers updated for 2021. A ...
Definitive interactive guide to acoustic, fire and thermal insulation for specifiers updated for 2021. A 2021 version of the ROCKWOOL Red Book has now been released, capturing a series of key technica ...
3 September, 2021
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Back to School! Take a look at how easy steel is to install!
|Date: 31 August, 2021

Back to School! Take a look at how easy steel is to install!
Rainclear Systems, the UK’s leading stockist and online retailer of metal rainwater have created some gre ...
Rainclear Systems, the UK’s leading stockist and online retailer of metal rainwater have created some great educational resources – illustrated guides and videos – so there’s really no excuse anymore ...
31 August, 2021
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Grant UK release new Aerona³ Heat Pump Handover Guide for homeowners
|Date: 19 July, 2021

Grant UK release new Aerona³ Heat Pump Handover Guide for homeowners
To provide homeowners with a comprehensive introduction to their new air source heat pump system, Grant U ...
To provide homeowners with a comprehensive introduction to their new air source heat pump system, Grant UK have produced a Handover Guide which will be supplied with all their Aerona³ heat pumps. The ...
19 July, 2021
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Dakea offers guide for choosing roof windows
|Date: 7 June, 2021

Dakea offers guide for choosing roof windows
When it comes to roof windows there are now a dizzying array of options, but Dakea can be your guide. Pro ...
When it comes to roof windows there are now a dizzying array of options, but Dakea can be your guide. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones asks the manufacturer’s Andrew Birch what the company is doing to ...
7 June, 2021
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Setcrete product and floor preparation guide optimises product selection
|Date: 23 March, 2021

Setcrete product and floor preparation guide optimises product selection
Leading manufacturer of high-performance floor preparation products, Setcrete has launched a new, ‘fast c ...
Leading manufacturer of high-performance floor preparation products, Setcrete has launched a new, ‘fast check’ product and floor preparation guide for its range of floor levelling compounds, repair mo ...
23 March, 2021
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A Guide to UKCA Marking
|Date: 19 November, 2020

A Guide to UKCA Marking
All comments made by David Osborne, Managing Director of Roman Europe’s leading shower designer and manuf ...
All comments made by David Osborne, Managing Director of Roman Europe’s leading shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, explain the change in UK legislation from CE to UKCA Marking which will come in ...
19 November, 2020
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INSTALLATION GUIDE: Fibo’s Wall Panels
|Date: 29 October, 2018

INSTALLATION GUIDE: Fibo’s Wall Panels
Fibo UK Managing Director Scott Beattie talks to Professional Builder on fitting the company’s precision- ...
Fibo UK Managing Director Scott Beattie talks to Professional Builder on fitting the company’s precision-engineered wall panels as an alternative to ceramic tiles. With five ranges of wall panels in a ...
29 October, 2018
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