Roads Tarring
In South Africa, almost all newly-constructed highways and arterial roads are surfaced with asphalt, or tar, as it’s locally known. These roads are built to handle high traffic volumes and heavy loads. They consist of several base layers of aggregate that are compacted and stabilised before a final layer of tar is laid over the […]
Bulk Earthworks
BULK EARTHWORKS include the removal, moving or adding of large quantities of soil or rock from a particular area to another. They are done in order to make an area a suitable height and level for a specific construction purpose.
Concrete slabs design and construction
concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, typically between 4 and 20 inches (100 and 500 millimetres) thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving.
Roads Paving
In South Africa, almost all newly-constructed highways and arterial roads are surfaced with asphalt, or tar, as it’s locally known. These roads are built to handle high traffic volumes and heavy loads. They consist of several base layers of aggregate that are compacted and stabilised before a final layer of tar is laid over the […]
Town Planning design
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks.] Urban planning deals with physical layout of human settlements. The primary concern is the […]
Feasibility studies
An analysis and evaluation of a proposed project to determine if it (1) is technically feasible, (2) is feasible within the estimated cost, and (3) will be profitable. Feasibility studies are almost always conducted where large sums are at stake. Also called feasibility analysis
Project Management
Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. A project is a temporary endeavor designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often […]
Project Consultations
Expertise: Project Management Consultants typically come into an organization at a relatively senior level and are expected to provide expertise and leadership. Objectivity: Since they come from outside the client organization, they are unencumbered by company politics or culture, and can provide a fresh perspective.
Dam construction
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also […]
Water Reservior Construction
A reservoir (from French réservoir – a “tank”) is a storage space for fluids. These fluids may be water, hydrocarbons or gas. A reservoir usually means an enlarged natural or artificial lake, storage pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store water. Reservoirs can be created by controlling a stream that drains […]
Pipe Laying
Bulk water supply. Bulk water supplies are used for both every day and emergency situations and include applications related to potable and non-potable water delivery systems and subsystems such as transmission and distribution pipelines, ship and aircraft transport, and water tankers / wagons.
Reticulation
Water reticulation system is the terminology used in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand referring the piped water network. When you turn on the tap in the bathroom or kitchen you have instant access to a pure, clean water supply.
School construction
A general contractor, main contractor or prime contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.
House construction
RDP (Reconstruction and Development Property) is extremely cost-effective and a simple method is used to build Low Cost Housing. RDP housing is very basic and consists of one bedroom, a sitting room, kitchen and toilet and is mainly provided for the poor.
Town houses development
A townhouse, or town house as used in North America, Asia, Australia, South Africa and parts of Europe, is a type of terraced housing. A modern town house is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In British usage, the term originally referred to the city residence (normally in London) of someone whose […]
Hostels
Hostel residents would qualify either for a state-subsidised house, or community residential unit. It was time for South Africa to shed lingering legacy of apartheid and deal with the often-atrocious living conditions in hostels: “They (hostels) are a very painful relic of our past… They (hostel residents) should live as part of society,” said Sisulu
Integrated Community Units
The integrated residential Development Programme replaced the project linked Subsidy Programme. The programme provides for planning and development of integrated housing projects. Projects can be planned and developed in phases and provides for holistic development orientation. Phase 1 Land, Services and Township Proclamation The first phase entails planning, land acquisition, township establishment and the provision […]
Social Housing
Specialized hospitals include trauma centres, rehabilitation hospitals, children’s hospitals, seniors’ (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals.[2]Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of […]
Town halls
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre, a guildhall, or (more rarely) a municipal building, is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. … The hall may be used for council meetings and other significant events.
Clinics
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.[1] The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the […]
Water Tankers
Our Water Tankers are mechanically operated, truck-mounted water tanks, used to transport water to remote areas of construction and ground works.
Tipper Trucks
Should you need to carry construction loads to and from the construction site (rubble, building material etc.) you will find a suitable Tipper Truck at SDS Plant Hire that meets your needs
Excavators
Excavators are efficient digging machines. Excavators consist of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab, which is mounted on a rotating platform.
BRICKS
Traditionally, the term brick referred to a unit composed of clay, but it is now used to denote any rectangular units laid in mortar. A brick can be composed of clay-bearing soil, sand, and lime, or concrete materials. Lightweight bricks (also called lightweight blocks) are made from expanded clay aggregate.
REINFORCE CUT AND BEND
Bending and cutting rebar (steel concrete reinforcing bars) is often necessary when building structural reinforcement for concrete work. It is an easy to work with material that is commonly used in landscaping, art, and other projects where metal that is fairly easy to bend is required.
USB GREEN PLASTIC
A mesh is a barrier made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible or ductile materials. A mesh is similar to a web or a net in that it has many attached or woven strands.
BRICKFORCE
Brickforce is a British brand consisting of two main parallel wires joined by in-line welded cross wires. Main wires are manufactured to a flattened profile to simplify location into the mortar joint without steel build-up problems at lap positions corners/junctions or when used in conjunction with wall ties.
ROOF TRUSSES
A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof. Trusses usually occur at regular intervals, linked by longitudinal timbers such as purlins. The space between each truss is known as a bay.
Window and Door Frames
They are attached to the wood members lining the rough opening. Vertical frame membrane are called “side jambs”; the top, horizontal piece is the “head jamb”; the bottom, horizontal piece is the “sill”