For Professional Installers of Commercial Façades and Windows, Doors, Extensions & Other Home Improvements
Editor Brian Shillibeer says interest rates are hitting consumers in the pocket and hitting house building and renovation and although high-end markets exist, installers also want to be secure in their traditional markets of replacing windows or sticking them into new homes. To win business, prices are being slashed. And we know that when margins go, so do companies – like Everest, Safestyle, UKWDG et al. To Read More – Click The Pick
Effective marketing to potential customers relies heavily on precise targeting and engagement. However, relying on outdated or inaccurate data sets the stage for failure. Each misdirected outreach not only diminishes response rates but also damages your brand’s reputation – a classic case of ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’ in action, writes Andrew Scott, as he shares how overcoming bad data in modern marketing is the key to success. To Read More – Click The Pick
Differential settlement – and avoiding differential settlement – should be very important to conservatory or other pre-fabricated extension installers, writes The Installer’s technical expert, Don Waterworth. This is because it occurs due to poor foundation design – and it costs a fortune to put right. To Read More – Click The Pick
SheerVent was specifically engineered to provide a practical, stylish solution that integrates with the Sheerline S1 roof lantern. It is now also available for S2 conservatory roofs, writes the company’s Jon Crohill who explains the development process and the importance of ventilation.
You may well be familiar with the phrase location, location, location but you should also be familiar with aspect, aspect, aspect, writes Don Waterworth, as it is aspect that will determine if windows are hit hard by the weather and thus if they will fail.
As they become increasingly popular, fabricators will be factoring in all the challenges faced when manufacturing triple glazed windows. Installers need to be aware of those challenges and how they and others will affect the projects they will be working on.
Architect Laura Jane Clark from BBC’s Your Home Made Perfect is already up and away in in her new role as the superhero promoting Ultraframe’s new Hup! building system for house extensions built on existing bases – particularly bases where outdated conservatories now sit.