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Renovate or Extend? How to Choose the Right Home Improvement for Your Budget & Needs

UK Construction Blog

For many UK homeowners, this decision represents a significant crossroads that impacts not just your living space but also your budget, lifestyle, and property value. Each approach comes with unique benefits, challenges, and environmental implications that must be carefully evaluated before making your decision. You’re not alone.

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Essential Tips for Securely Storing Construction Materials

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From safeguarding against theft to protecting against environmental factors, not properly protecting your construction materials can significantly impact project timelines, quality and budgets! Assessing storage needs Assessing storage needs is the first step in securely storing construction materials.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Curtain wall systems are ever present in today’s commercial construction marketplace. Design-assist is a popular procurement method for curtain wall systems in today’s commercial market, intended to help resolve these challenges, particularly for custom curtain walls with unique performance requirements and/or unique material configurations.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.

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Next-gen builders embrace Western Red Cedar

Construction Specifier

Today, there are numerous other reasons for choosing wood, such as aesthetic preferences and a desire to reduce a building project’s environmental impact. Factors such as installation and maintenance are also key, as, of course, is cost. It has a coefficient of thermal conductivity (K-value) at 12 percent mc of 0.74

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Timber Frame External Wall Construction Details UK: A Comprehensive Guide

UK Construction Blog

Ensure structural elements like wall ties are installed correctly with a reputable supplier for long term performance. These layers play a crucial role in controlling moisture and air movement within the wall system, protecting the insulation and timber frame structure.

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Complete Construction Terminology Cheat Sheet: US and AU Specific

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These guidelines cover everything from how structures are designed to the electrical systems, plumbing, fire safety measures, and even accessibility. Following these codes is a must-do to stay compliant and make sure everyone inside the building is secure and protected. Permits ensure that your project plays by the rules.