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Three Critical Guidelines for Maintaining and Restoring Your Jetty

If you are a holder of a jetty licence, you have an obligation to conduct regular maintenance on the structure. This process is crucial because jetties are constructed using materials like timber and steel. When these materials are exposed to the natural marine environment, the structure will experience gradual deterioration. If you conduct regular maintenance, you will protect your investment. In addition, you must keep in mind that proper upkeep is less expensive than rebuilding the jetty if it collapses due to inadequate care. Read More 

How to Look after Your Expensive RV When Storing at a Remote Location

When you were nearing retirement age, you promised your significant other that you would travel Australia together during your golden years and visit places that you'd never been to before. Now that you have reached this milestone you have invested much of your life savings in a state-of-the-art RV that is, in many respects, more palatial than your permanent home. With this asset at your disposal, you have to plan your itinerary very carefully and intend to spend a good portion of the year on the road. Read More 

4 Tips for Constructing Using Structural Steel

Structural steel is one of the strongest materials that one can use to construct a building, which is why steel sales have remained steady over the years. However, several measures must be implemented in order to take full advantage of this versatile material. This article discusses some of those crucial measures. Weld Instead of Using Other Fasteners Structural steel components can be joined using a number of techniques. For example, one person may choose to weld the members together. Read More 

3 Geotechnical Tests that New Construction Contractors Must Know

Initial groundwork on a project's site is critical to new construction contractors and their clients. Before any works can begin on a project, contractors need to have a pretty good idea of the capabilities of the ground where a structure will sit on. There is no need to spend millions of dollars on a property only to have the ground failing structurally or otherwise shortly after a client has taken ownership. Read More 

Get more out of your garden with an irrigation system

Time is at a premium for most of us and watering the garden by hand takes more longer that most people have available. Hand watering is also one of the most inefficient ways of providing water for plants as it inevitably wastes large amounts of water which never reach the soil. The best solution for this problem is to arrange for the installation of a proper soil irrigation system. Irrigation installation isn't as complicated as you might think and if done properly will save you both time and water for many years into the future. Read More