We now have the ideal product for finishing box corners on Villas.  The two piece set has a 'male' and 'female' piece that fit neatly together. The larger female piece has a small 'quirk' to make the corner look balanced. 
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Many customers ask us where they can get more information about renovating their property. As a result, we have decided to stock the 'Renovate' range of books, published by Branz.  There are five books in the series and they cover most of the house styles that people are looking to renovate: Villas, Bungalows, Art Deco, 40-60s and finally houses from the 1970s.  As well as providing lots of advice about materials, this series has lots of technical information.  It is easy to follow for experienced renovators and those who are new to the world of home improvements.  Order yours today on-line by typing the keyword PREN in the search box at our on-line shop. 
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Everything is taking shape with our fit-out at our new sales site at 377 New North Road in Kingsland. 
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If you are looking for switches suitable for a 20th century character house and like the metallic look, then the Bungalow range of switches may be of interest.  They are available in Polished Brass, Polished Chrome, Antique Brass as shown below right or Florentine Bronze as shown on the left.  
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Those of you familiar with our site in Morningside will know that getting into us is not always easy.  With more and more large deliveries coming to us in bigger trucks, it is sometimes hard for customers to get in to our car park.  So we are going to split the factory from the sales operation in order to make it easier for customers to get in to us.  Our new site in New North Road in Kingsland is still right in the middle of our key market and it has much more parking than where we are now.  I will publish more news of this big development for us such as opening dates as more details get firmed up.

We have now started to market the Tradco range of traditional door & window hardware.  Tradco has possibly the widest range of styles and what's more most of them are available at short notice in a wide variety of finishes.  So far the range has been well received by our customers as previously finishes such as Antique Brass & Antique Copper had long lead times.  We have a good supply of brochures and most of the products are coded on our system.  If you want a brochure sent out, call us or enquire from our website.

Leadlight windows are a distinctive feature of many of New Zealand’s older buildings. These range from the ornate windows found in churches and other public buildings, through to residential dwellings that are still present today. 
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All our exterior handrail profiles are now stocked in H3.2.  The H3.2 treated product is easy to identify as it has the pale green 'tanalised' look.  In addition to our wide range of stock handrail profiles, we can also machine custom profiles to your specification.  Ask our sales team for more information. 
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As New Zealand's character homes evolved and changed over the years, so too did the profiles of timber mouldings used in the finishing process. As a result we are often asked to replicate small or large quantities of an existing profile that we do not stock. When a similar stock profile will not suffice, we are able to produce a replica of the original as a made to order product.  
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Timber is a natural product, which is not only attractive but extremely versatile to work with. It's no surprise that despite many other materials being available that timber is still as popular as ever. By following some 'common sense' guidelines and some on going care, timber joinery, mouldings, turnings & other renovation products will give many years of faithful service. 
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