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Engineered Oak Flooring

Engineered hardwood flooring is extremely versatile and durable making it the perfect choice for any room in your home (except the bathroom.) It is constructed of a layer of a varnished or raw American Oak wood and then a plywood substrate base to give stability and strength. Once it has been installed it looks just like solid wood flooring, although you have the extra benefits of choosing from wider and longer boards, being able to use it with underfloor...

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2019 Building Material Trends

Pipers is predicting personalised, comfort styles designed to nurture a highly entangled work/life world for 2019! In the bathroom we expect to see matte black shower screens to remain trending for 2019. For higher spec designs we are seeing sophisticated frameless enclosures using floor to ceiling space; providing a clear cacoon like escape in the bathroom. New industrial style Matte black tapware and hardware will continue to enter the market with newly designed towel rails and toilet accessories. Rimless toilets and...

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Non-conforming building products

Pipers new and exclusive Eco Wall System is BCA compliant, affordable and effective. Non-conforming building products have done incomprehensible damage to many families. In light of the tragic fire at the Grenfell tower in London in June 2017, the Australian Senate Standing Committees on Economics has agreed to prepare an additional interim report on the implications of the use of non-compliant external cladding materials in Australia as a priority. On 17 August 2017, the Senate agreed to extend the current...

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showerscreens

Shower Screen Trends

Pipers latest international shower screen collection takes the shower screen industry to a whole new level. With Frameless panels coated in eco protection & matte black hardware your designer screen is achievable! Bringing nature indoors You will find a popular bathroom configuration is to create an open double screen with a centre entrance, leading out into a lush courtyard. Your health will be enhanced with a balance of natural light and oxygen from your garden! Your design can extend beyond the four...

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Black and gold

Maximize space in your bathroom

Dreaming of that perfect bathroom but only have a small space? Improving the layout of your bathroom and making it functional is a dream worth realizing! Life's too short to be frustrated every time you walk into your bathroom and trip over baskets or bang an elbow into your shower! Follow these steps to maximize space in your bathroom! Step 1: Work out what you value most in your bathroom. Do you like a large bath or large shower. Do you value...

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Glass Breaking

A Grade Toughened Glass – it can break but it is also the safest type for Showerscreens   As a third generation manufacturer in the glass business, I have seen many incidents of glass breaking throughout glass manufacturing & occasionally the installation process which is both spectacular and a little frightening. However this is infrequently seen or experienced by the public and can come to particular surprise.   Over the years I have come across rare incidents of glass breaking ‘without explanation’...

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Frameless Fixed panels

Want to really create a design piece in your bathroom? Use pipers standard or custom made frameless panels. Standard panels come in 2100mm heights and custom made can be cut to size! Use either wall Chanel's or fix brackets in chrome, black, gold, copper, white. Check out the online store for standard sizing. Contact a PIPERS International team member for more information!

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Bathroom

Renovating your bathroom

Renovating a beautiful, functional bathroom can be a fun and fulfilling process not only adding value to your house price but enabling a peaceful, private space for you and your family to unwind and wash away all the worries! Once the tiling is complete in your newly renovated bathroom, you can then measure your shower area! Glass isn't flexible, so it's vital to get as close to the exact size required for the screens as possible. Some styles might have...

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Day spa bathroom

Create a day spa feel

Now living in a luxurious day spa like bathroom is possible, with just a few smart design elements! Firstly create an open and inviting ambience in your bathroom. You can achieve this by using neutral colours used which are calming and nature like making a comfortable setting for most. The use of whites and warm neutral materials with clean lines gives this bathroom a hygienic and welcoming environment. This also has great re-sell value. Vertical textures create a feature that draw the...

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Walk-In Showers

Create a place of calm & sophistication in your bathroom by including a walk-in shower screen in your design. Whilst extemely easy to clean Walk In showers will also create a minimalist design feature adding an architectural element to your bathroom. PIPERS walk in shower range available: - Maze Walk In - Linear definition with large scale walls - Frameless Panel 10mm - Easy walk-In available in standard sizes or custom made Once your floor and tiling is complete. When considering design of...

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