Miami Stainless Blog

In Australia we love the outdoors, whether it is dining out at your favourite alfresco restaurant or sitting on your deck at home, outdoor living is a favourite past time.  As such we love to decorate our external rooms with comfortable furnishings, unfortunatley these beautiful items sometimes catch the eye of theives.

Congratulations to Richard F. on winning the first Miami Stainless photo competition of 2017.

Richard's photo of his work modernising a staircase with Miami Stainless products got 208 Likes, scoring him a $250 EFTPOS Gift Card. 

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It is not surpising that Colorbond roofing is now the most popular roofing material in Australia for newly built homes.  It is durable, great looking and environmentally friendly.  

As Colorbond installation and profiling is vastly different to the traditional tiled roof it has lead the way for new innovations in roof fixings and brackets. Miami Stainless has seen a dramatic increase in requests for steel brackets to suit these needs.  

How you design the exterior of your house speaks a lot about how you prefer to live. Many people spend thousands of dollars on the exterior appearance of their home. Of course, having a deck on your property is a great idea.

There are many difference varieties of metal balustrade posts on the market, ranging from stainless steel in 304 and 316 grade, aliuminum and powder coated steel.

Below are some important factors you need to know about when choosing a balustrade post for your project and why Miami Stainless posts are a superior 'must use' post range.

Home designs have evolved dramatically over the past couple of decades, usually incorporating the best of old designs and new innovative concepts.  The old Queenslander homes design generally share a series of features that have become iconic, and have been widely employed by interior designers and architects in many different settings. 

Modern influences have dramatically changed the authentic home design of the conventional Queensland home. Today we are going to look at a new home build by Elysium Designed, built in the residential Brisbane suburb of Tarragindi.  Here are some of the unique features this mordern home as inherited from the original Queenslander design.

These two popular shiny metal products are often confused. But let me assure you, stainless steel and chrome are NOT the same thing. 

Yes, you can.  Hand swaging or crimping is a popular and cost effective system that is used by both trades and DIY installers.

Wire and fittings used in balustrades are quite small allowing crimping or swaging to be done manually using a specalised tool known as a Hand Swager.   

The need for a balustrade and its required height depends on the fall from from the platform to the land or floor below.

As at the time the most recent balustrade regulations update these were the general recommendations for wire balustrade:

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