So often a person looking to build is so interested in the ‘right now’ of what it is they want, they neglect to think about the maintenance costs or the…

I reckon measuring hardware is one of the most under measured items when builders measure themselves… More often than not most rely on their supplier to capture all of the…

The carpentry trade is the largest of all the trades within the NZ Standard, and rightly so! So I’m going to just give you a little nibble at a time…

Measuring formwork used to do my head in….. formally There are lots of rules around measuring it correctly and sometimes you do it in square metres and sometimes in lineal…

Concrete works come in many forms… slabs, perimeter walls, columns, beams… the list goes on. Because all the different types of concrete works often have different MPA requirements, and different…

Victoria walks Pete the Builder through Labour Charge Calculator Remember that calculator we sent you last week? We know that it may look complicated but in actual fact, it’s a…