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  • How To Install a Wall-Mounted Handrail
    March 16, 2022

    How To Install a Wall-Mounted Handrail

    Did you know that more accidents happen on stairways than anywhere else in the house? 

    If you’ve ever lived in a home without a stair rail (or even a wobbly, uneven one), this statistic probably doesn’t surprise you. Therefore, handrails are considered an essential safety inclusion in any two story or split level home- so it’s important to install one as soon as possible. If not for the sake of yourself, then certainly for any young/elderly relatives you might live with.
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  • Vancouver Timber Handrail
    March 7, 2022

    Vancouver Timber Handrail

    A few years back on a trip to Vancouver we dropped in to see a timber manufacturing business that we had been sourcing products through for about a decade.

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  • Unique Verandah Fretwork
    February 21, 2022

    Unique Verandah Fretwork

    I always love it when customers come up with a use for a product that it was not intended for. This was the case recently when a customer sent us some photos of a verandah bracket that they had purchased from us.

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  • Cat Run Using Galvanised Fittings
    February 7, 2022

    Cat Run Using Galvanised Fittings

    We all know that people love their cats, so what better way to treat your cat than to build an outdoor cat run, so that your cat can enjoy the fresh air without escaping their confines and doing damage to the local wildlife.
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  • Tulip and Gumnut Balusters
    January 24, 2022

    Tulip and Gumnut Balusters

    If you have an older style home that has a front verandah that you would like to enclose with a timber balustrade, then you may want to consider using one of our 2 design of floral motif cutout balusters.

    The two designs are the Gumnut (which can be seen in the photo) and the Tulip. Both of these designs are 930mm in length, 90mm wide and made from 19mm thick LOSP treated Pine.
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  • Timber Dowel Shelving
    January 10, 2022

    Timber Dowel Shelving

    When we added timber dowel to our range of products to sell we had some ideas as to what customers may use them for, but we have been constantly amazed by the different products that customers have created from them.
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  • Legs, Legs, Legs
    December 20, 2021

    Legs, Legs, Legs

    We love it when we get photos from customers of items that they have made using our products.

    In most cases the intended use of the product matches the item that has been made ..... but not always.
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