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October 16, 2022

The 5 Best Wire Balustrade Systems For Metal Posts
If you’re looking for a wire balustrade system to suit stainless steel or metal posts, then you’ve come to the right place! We stock a wide variety of different wire kits and systems to suit almost every application. So, whether you’re looking for a balustrading kit for your internal staircase or external wrap-around deck, rest assured we’ve got one that will work for you!
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October 2, 2022

Understanding Australian Handrail & Balustrade Standards
Unfortunately, as is the case with many Australian Building Standards, the code surrounding handrails, stairs and balustrading can be a little confusing. This can make do-it-yourself stair, deck and balustrade projects around the home a bit of a nightmare to navigate, especially if you've never worked in the industry before. So, we've taken our 75+ years of experience and broken it down for you!
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September 4, 2022

Top 5 Handrails For Outdoor Use - Best Materials & Inspiration
Having been in the handrail and staircase business for more than 75 years, I like to think we know a thing or two about which handrails are best for outdoor use. Actually, I'd like to think we know an awful lot about it.
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September 4, 2022

Everything You Need To Know About Handrail Brackets
Handrail brackets come in all sorts of different shapes, styles and colours- they’re as much a part of your stair/balustrade design as treads or rail! Choosing the correct bracket for your setup shouldn't be difficult, but with so many options on the market, it can be a little overwhelming -especially for beginners.
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August 22, 2022

Easy DIY Stainless Balustrade
You may think that constructing your own stainless steel balustrade would be a difficult task, but we have a range of DIY friendly posts and fittings that makes the job far easier than you would think.

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August 8, 2022

Beechworth Honey Dippers
Since the 1990's we have been making a timber honey dipper (aka swizzler). The timber we have used to make these dippers has changed over the years, mainly due to availability. For a long time we produced it from Tasmanian Leatherwood, but more recently this has been replaced Tasmanian Myrtle.
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July 18, 2022

Galvanised Fittings For Pontoon Barrier
There are so many ways that galvanised pipe and fittings can be used, and we love it when customers send us photos of jobs they have done using them.
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June 20, 2022

Fluted Timber Table Leg
We love it when we get a request from a customer to make a new product. This recently came from a company in QLD who makes furniture for use in aged care homes. They needed to make a round side/coffee table and wanted the table to have 4 turned legs on it that also had a fluted feature in the turned section of the leg.

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June 6, 2022

Pyramid Post Caps Painted Black
We have been manufacturing fence post capitals for many years, and over this period of time we have seen a number of changes as to the types of colours that they get painted.
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