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17/12/2018

Prepping for Painting🎨 Cracks were Opened, Filled & Smoothed. BBCon gets "cracking" on the repairing and painting process for these exterior walls at Project Rylands.

13/12/2018

Let's pave your way! Our hard-working Black Bird team has done it again... Our clients are very happy with their newly layed cementbrick sidewalk at this commercial establishment. 😊👍

10/11/2018

Black Bird Construction has more than 40 years of experience in the building industry with many satisfied clients and successful projects done. Visit our website to learn more about the services we offer at http://www.bbcon.za Contact us: [email protected] for a quote or if you have any other queries about your building needs, we will be happy to assist.

08/11/2018

EARTH WORKS
Excavation is taking place here to level the earth in order to pave a driveway. The visible small rocks and boulders, occurring naturally on this mountain side site, were later split and used to face with rock work the front facades of the retaining walls.

08/11/2018

VENTILATION IN MASONRY
These vents or weep holes are allowed into the masonry work at floor level to enable double skin brickwork to stay dry. In this way any moisture gathering between the brickwork skins will be released or will evaporate. Most housing exterior walls and supporting walls are double skin.

31/10/2018

TIMBER - Options for Flooring
Pictured here is a solid timber parquet floor finish. Parquet is made up of small slats formed into squares and then laid in straight lines with every other block laid sideways on. The resulting pattern is quite busy, and squares need to be sanded before being gleamed with a gloss or matt finish.

31/10/2018

The project manager plays a big part in ensuring that the build goes as smoothly as possible from start to finish, advising the client on all aspects from suitable bricks for masonry work to the final finish on the floors and paint on the walls. Black Bird's project management team can draw on extensive experience in this field so, if you are thinking of building a new house or adding on to the one you have, please give us a call and we will gladly draw up a quote for you.

24/10/2018

BBCon: Project Killarney
Let's dig! Preparation work leading towards the construction and assembly of a new mezzanine structure in Killarney Gardens.

22/10/2018

WELLNESS CENTRE
Project: Rylands, 2018
This commercial area, originally one very large room, was divided to form two individual shops with reconfigured electrical lighting, new tiled flooring, new interior doors and new plumbing points. The shop layout and accessories were completed by professional shopfitters.

18/10/2018

INTERIORS - Home Finishings
In this double story home, wrought iron balustrades were created on the upper floor of the double volume area, with a matching wrought iron pool enclosure and gate on the ground floor. Steel was also used to fashion the roof skylight (dome) positioned over the mosaic tiled luxury indoor pool.

16/10/2018

BBCON's Green Building division: GAIACON

GAIACON’s green construction/building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.

Our green building objectives are to construct in a manner that reduces the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:
· Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
· Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
· Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation

Visit GAIACON: http://gaiacon.co.za/, alternatively Contact Us for more info at: [email protected]

16/10/2018

BBCON
Black Bird Construction
· A multi-disciplinary building and construction company
· 50 years of experience since 1967
· Development and construction of various types of projects throughout the Western Cape, South Africa
· Focused on infrastructure and development opportunities
· Successfully served as a general contractor/builder for many satisfied clients

CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE TODAY
Email: [email protected]

15/10/2018

PAINTING BEDROOMS
Different textures are highlighted by contrasting paint colours, picking up the natural stripes formed by the knotty pine ceiling, ornate polystyrene cornice and dado rail. Dado rails can be used to divide room walls vertically as well as horizontally.

15/10/2018

SANITARY WARE - Baths
A corner bath is a perfect choice when space is limited. To create space have a semi enclosed bath to form a shower cubicle with the shower rose fitted overhead.

11/10/2018

WROUGHT IRON
Decorative wrought iron can be fashioned to fit palisade walls, balcony rails, staircase balustrades, gates and doors and is functional for use indoors and outdoors. The painted sections and gate shown here have been used to enclose and secure a patio. exterior

11/10/2018

BAGGED BRICKWORK
A popular current trend is using exposed brickwork as a final finish. The wall in the image has been constructed using ROK clay bricks. The term 'bagging' means brickwork where the wet mortar is smoothed over the bricks by sponging.

08/10/2018

ROOM IN A ROOF : A room with a view
This additional room was constructed through the roof of the original apartment building. The question of height restrictions in the area was solved by using a flat roof construction for the extensions.

05/10/2018

HERRINGBONE
A classic herringbone patterned tile that cleverly mimics timber parquet flooring blocks. This herringbone pattern can be installed by BBCon's tiling services as paving on driveways or interior wall or floor tiling.

03/10/2018

SOLID TIMBER FLOORING
The floor boards shown in this photo are solid timber Oregon Pine. Unlike laminated board, solid timber boards require a substructure of timber battens to install as well as sanding and gleaming. The skirting is also of Oregon Pine varnished a different color for contrast.

02/10/2018

INTERIOR TILING
A tile resembling granite has been fitted as a contrasting band or listello to run the full perimeter of this bathroom's walls, as well as along the inside of the shower cubicle. The different finish to the tiles creates texture even though both are smooth faced.

28/09/2018

GUTTERING
The guttering and down pipes on this partially incomplete patio roof is acrylic half round which has been lightly sanded and then painted to coordinate with the fascias, roof sheets and aluminium windows.

27/09/2018

EAVES
These wide roof eaves are being repaired with new Nutek board to be fixed along the battening. Eaves can be non existent or quite wide - depending on the style of the house.

26/09/2018

ROOF SHEETS
A room extension has been covered using roof sheets fitted under the original roof tiles. This is an economical way of roofing an extra room with disturbing the original roof.

25/09/2018

ROOFING
The edges of this tiled roof have been cut/trimmed to meet edge to edge. This join is called a valley and is waterproofed under the tiles.
Every so often Black Bird Construction is sent a request to repair a roof. In this case, our team was tasked to assess and replace a couple of chipped roof tiles as well as clear out the roof's valley of all debris.

24/09/2018

WATERPROOFING
Efficient water proofing on roofs, especially along parapets, is essential to prevent dampness as water can easily seep through the smallest openings.

19/09/2018

THE FUTURE OF WATER

Water | A Precious Resource

Water is a limited resource. It is needed for all living things and must be managed well to ensure we have enough for our needs and to protect our environment. Cape Town has been faced with high concerns of a water shortage and BBCON, being a water conscious company, would like to offer you new ways to improve the way you use water consumption in your daily lifestyle at your home.
Initially, it may cost you more, but your water conservation efforts will save you money long term.

The Innovative and elegant water saving products:
- Luxury Spa shower, uses up to less than 70% with a guiltless experience.
- EcoFlush Toilet - Unique design, consuming extremely low flush volumes, it
saves up to 80% water.
- Upgrade your regular tap with an altered nozzle to save thousands of litres of
water and save with 98% less water.

Contact BBCON: [email protected] for more info, prices and installation services.

18/09/2018

17/09/2018

BBCON visited The Cape Construction Expo 2018 and were very impressed at the latest innovations and designs of many of the construction professionals who displayed their product.
The only event dedicated exclusively to the building and construction industry in the Western Cape, it is a business platform for construction professionals showcasing the latest products and services.

Visit https://www.cape-construction.co.za/ for more details.

14/09/2018

LIGHTING - Chandeliers
Chandeliers can be suspended from a decorative plaster or polystyrene ceiling rose or directly from the ceiling itself. Long cascade chandeliers are usually suspended in double volume areas or over stairwells.

13/09/2018

SHOWER FITTINGS
Most bathroom accessories, such as toilet roll and soap holders, taps, towel rails, mixers, shower arms and shower roses, are fitted after the wall tiling is complete.