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Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows

|Date: 13 January, 2022

Building a rural house using Dakea roof windows

The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder S ...

The construction of a beautiful rural house in Lancashire was a labour of love by the owner and builder Steve Bleasdale – and Dakea was delighted to be part of the project. After a successful career w ...

13 January, 2022
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Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone

|Date: 6 September, 2021

Ibstock explores the growing popularity of reconstituted walling stone

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone i ...

Chris Piper, Sales Director for Housing Developers at Ibstock, explores how reconstituted walling stone is continuing to grow in popularity with builders. As construction professionals increasingly lo ...

6 September, 2021
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Parex’s guide to using render

|Date: 8 July, 2021

Parex’s guide to using render

Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence i ...

Parex provides a guide to transforming a home’s exterior with render. Render has undergone a resurgence in recent years and has become the façade material of choice for many specifiers wanting to crea ...

8 July, 2021
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Silvadec’s composite decking range

|Date: 7 May, 2021

Silvadec’s composite decking range

Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite dec ...

Professional Builder’s Mark Humphreys hits the deck. I was asked to supply and fit a raised composite deck to the rear of a house and so went on a hunt for the best product. What I found were a range ...

7 May, 2021
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Marshalls latest product development

|Date: 12 April, 2021

Marshalls latest product development

A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the conc ...

A newly formed division of one of the industry’s most familiar names could herald a new dawn for the concrete facing brick. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones explores what’s available from Marshalls Br ...

12 April, 2021
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What to consider when choosing insulation materials

|Date: 4 March, 2021

What to consider when choosing insulation materials

James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider whe ...

James Mills, Product Manager at Rockwool UK, takes a look at the key factors builders should consider when choosing insulation materials. When it comes to insulation, the primary driver behind custome ...

4 March, 2021
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Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation

|Date: 4 December, 2020

Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation

James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? ...

James Mills of Rockwool outlines the best practice for effective sound insulation. How is sound measured? Sound is measured in decibels using a logarithmic scale of intensity organised from low to hig ...

4 December, 2020
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Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Young apprentice joins same housebuilding team as his dad

An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. ...

An apprentice has followed in the footsteps of his father by beginning work in the construction industry. Jacob Southgate, whose apprenticeship is in carpentry and joinery, is currently working at Bel ...

6 November, 2020
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Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house

|Date: 21 October, 2020

Work gets underway on UK’s first ever robot-built house

A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating t ...

A Yorkshire company is laying the foundations to revolutionise the housebuilding industry – by creating the UK’s first home built by a robot Pocklington-based Construction Automation started work on t ...

21 October, 2020
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New NHBC standards for housebuilders

|Date: 27 January, 2020

New NHBC standards for housebuilders

NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for ev ...

NHBC has launched the 2020 edition of its technical standards. The new standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty, where foundations were started from 1st January 2020. ...

27 January, 2020
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