In the area of building cladding, there are cladding systems that influence the structural engineer’s design and window systems.
Choice of landscaping and external traffic areas can influence the choice of substrate required.
Ultimately it is a balance of cost, aesthetics and added value to the development.
Just as involving a builder in the design process can achieve cost savings, the greatest savings to the developer are also achieved by involving India Pacific Stone early in the design phase. By doing so, we can negotiate the best deal on both the product and transport with a range of suppliers.
Especially in the case of high rise development, where lower floors are reaching the finishes stage ahead of the upper floors, staged deliveries of floor and wall tiles, kitchen and bathroom counter tops needs early involvement in the builder’s project plan.
The advent of Computer Aided Design allows quality and high precision processing of entire products, including edges. This is particularly advantageous for kitchen and bathroom bench tops where local processing costs can be prohibitive. Please see our sections on edges and finishes to see the options available to you.
The savings that IPS can bring are in part due to organizing deliveries to fit in with the builders critical path rather than storing product in expensive warehouse space and the attendant double handling, or paying shipping companies daily rental on containers that have not been unloaded.
