It can be exciting to construct a new building. But a successful construction project requires a lot of planning. One professional that can help you throughout your construction project is a surveyor. Surveying is an important aspect when designing and planning your construction project. The process helps to keep an eye on the reference points and creates markers that guide new installations. Here are reasons you should incorporate building surveying inspections in your construction.
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3 Tips for Designing the Best Fit-Out for Your Small Retail Space
When you have a small retail space for your business, how you design it ultimately affects customer flow. A space that looks crowded can turn customers away and hurt your business. This is why you need to pay attention to the fit-out design you choose. In this case, your primary role should be to maximise the available space while making your premises look big and welcoming. But how do you achieve this with limited square footage?
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A Brief Guide to Underpinning Foundations of Commercial Buildings
Underpinning is a process of increasing the load-bearing capacity of a building's foundation to a deeper elevation, especially a bedrock. Underpinning is used in various situations, such as when the stability of a settled structure is in question. How does it work? A contractor excavates a side of a building to expose the foundation. First, the equipment (for example, pier bracket) is attached to a foundation for support. A contractor then inserts piles into a foundation using the reciprocal load of a building until the piles lie on the bedrock.
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4 Common Design Mistakes to Avoid During Freezer Room Construction
As the frozen foods market continues to grow, most foods are being stored in cold storage. Cold storage is also beneficial to industries such as petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and high-tech electronics. That has led to the continued need for cold storage.
As a business owner, you wish to find ways to reduce freezer room construction costs. When doing that, you will likely end up making some costly errors. Here are some mistakes to avoid when designing your freezer room.
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