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Langs Beach House

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 18/08/2011 - 12:00am

Langs Beach House

David Jack and Elizabeth Thomas are no new comers to the beach as Liz has been involved in the family “bach” and holiday vacations at the seaside since her youth. When planning their new holiday home at Langs Beach David was adamant that the new home would be as...

Buckling Of Roof Falshings

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 17/08/2011 - 12:00am

BUCKLING OF ROOF FLASHINGS
Rod Newbold (Commercial Manager, Steel & Tubing Roofing Products),John Turner (Wood Technologist, SCION)

THE PROBLEM.
There has been a spate of compression buckling of transverse roof flashings, such as ridges, aprons, and apex...

French Influence

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 09/08/2011 - 12:00am

FRENCH INFLUENCE

 

John Killeen, a 5th generation New Zealander, has a dry sense of humour gleaned from years of experience. It is reasonable to say he has worked hard for what he has and has developed a knack of seeing through much of the information we are...

Safety First

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 03/08/2011 - 12:00am

When people talk about products being sustainable, they usually focus on its carbon footprint or energy efficiency but the safety of a product is just as important.

And product safety covers all sorts of facets: from the safety of the workers that make it to how safe the product is to use...

A Home For All Seasons

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 03/08/2011 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

Dave North is the first to admit that he and wife Ali weren’t “specifically looking for an eco house” when they built in Nelson but that’s kind of what they ended up with.

Rather, he and Ali just wanted a warm, dry and healthy home for themselves...

A New Solution To The Old Problem

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 14/07/2011 - 12:00am

Metrotile have provided a solution that an increasing number of home owners have with shingle products installed in and around the 1980’s. Whilst the original unit’s unique design was complimented by the low, flat profile of shingles the long term performance was questionable. In this instance...

From The Ground Up

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

Building a new hangar at a working airport comes with its challenges, especially when you aren’t allowed cranes on site. And those challenges magnify when the hangar is 80 metres wide by 60 metres long and 15 metres tall at its highest point.

Air Nelson needed the...

Country Retreat

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 12:00am

The best way to learn to love the land is to live on it. That’s exactly what Mike and Marcelle Waugh did when they purchased a cherished piece of land, with a large bush covenant overlooking the south Kaipara harbour, in 2002. A corralled yard previously used for deer farming proved the ideal...

Tranquility

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 04/07/2011 - 12:00am

When the owners of this unique home briefed Mark Brown, Solutions Architecture Ltd, they came with some very specific requirements on the function of their  new home but beyond this the brief allowed for a high degree of input in design and material choices. The overall concept was to create a...

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