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Digging, Demolishing and Building: Heavy Construction Equipment


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Digging, Demolishing and Building: Heavy Construction Equipment

With the right equipment, you can tear down a dilapidated building, flatten the ground, dig a basement, lay roads and a million other things. However, you need to make sure you have the best equipment for the job, efficient processes and a commitment to safety. Hi! My name is Mary, and in this blog, I am going to write about heavy construction equipment from all of those angles. I hope you like the results. When I'm not writing, I work in real estate. However, I've just always been interested in the work that happens before I ever set foot in a building to sell it. Thanks for reading!

How to Anchor Your New Home for the Long Haul

If you're going to the considerable expense of building your own palatial home, you shouldn't cut corners at any stage. You'll certainly want it to be good to look at from an aesthetic perspective and a lovely place to call home for your family, but you also want it to last for generations ahead and be a true legacy to your hard work. If you're going to do this properly, you must work with experienced designers and builders and take their advice at every stage of the project. Read More 

Criteria for Deciding When to Buy or Hire Earthmoving Equipment

If your construction job involves digging and moving large heaps of earth at the worksite, then you're probably in the market for earthmoving equipment. Like many other contractors or professionals in the construction industry, you'll want to be careful with money.  Should you purchase the heavy machinery outright or should you rent it? The simple answer to this question is to either "buy" or "rent" it, but that's not precise enough for everyone. Read More 

How to Safely Prepare Your Construction Site for Forklift Hire

Before you hire a forklift for your construction project, it's important to make sure the work site is as well-prepared as you and your labourers are. Here are 3 ways you can make your construction area are ready for forklift hire in advance. Mark Paths Forklifts may not be the most dangerous construction vehicles, but they definitely have the potential to harm your workers, especially when carrying heavy loads. Thankfully, most of the risk of harm can be eliminated by making sure your forklifts and workers who aren't driving them are never in the same place at the same time. Read More 

Important Questions to Consider and Answer Before Hiring Mobile Cranes

If you've been researching on the various types of cranes available for hire and have established that mobile cranes are the best choice of work equipment for your upcoming construction job, you may be faced with the dilemma of deciding which type of mobile crane to hire. Mobile cranes come in a variety of sizes and configurations, and knowing what criteria to use when selecting a machine for your job is critical to ensuring you hire something that matches your exact requirements. Read More