Measure Twice Cut Once AUGUST 2017 The builder’s guide to all things timber and hardware.

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Jeff Hitchcock. • Things Need To Know About Jeff Hitchcock Jeff is one of our drivers here at she was six. I’d like to see where Wilson Timbers. We see Jeff regularly, she came from and meet the • A Field Report From The Boral when he pulls up with an empty truck family that stayed behind.” gets the next delivery loaded and ties I want to head to America get and Bostick’s Trade Night it down properly, (see p3 for how he myself a mustang – cos I’ve doesn’t do it). Then he’s back off on always wanted one since I was a • A Breakthrough In Level the road again. kid… then drive it the length of Foundations route 66.” We caught up with Jeff for a quick Q and A. 6. Where do you see yourself in 10 • Our Responsibility To The years? “Retired. I’m 57, I figure I’ll Planet 1. How long have you worked at retire in 10 years’ time. So 3,627 WT’s for? I’ve been driving here days to go…” for 13 years after stints as a tow truck driver and a taxi driver. 7. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done that actually turned out 2. If you won a cool million dollars, pretty well? “Getting married. what is the first thing you would Valerie and I have we’ve been buy/do? “Pay off all my debts and married for 21 years now. At the retire to Agnes Waters/1770 area time, a few friends joked I was and go fishing.” making the biggest mistake of my 3. Best accomplishment? “Getting life.” married, buying a house and an 8. What is one thing you have learnt investment property.” this year? “Don’t take life too 4. How do spend your free time? seriously.” “Fishing – when Valerie my wife 9. What gets you fired up?“Traffic. lets me. I live about 1km from It has gotten worse in the last few Redland Bay but I still can’t get years.” in enough fishing. I also like travelling – especially taking 10. What weird food do you really driving trips. Just getting in the enjoy? “Chicken Feet. There’s car and heading up to places more meat on them than you like Toowoomba or the Sunshine might think.” Coast or down to the Gold Coast.” 11. What’s your “Back in my day, 5. What is on the top of your bucket we…”? “Back in my day, we list? “Trips to England and actually talked to each other America. I want to get to England when we were face to face. Not and see some of my extended with our noses buried in our family. My Grandmother is phones. Gotta go – I’ve got to get English, coming to Australia when back on the road.”

Wilson Timbers | August 2017 1 It’s Tough Work But A Good Night Out: Somebody Has To Do It... A Report From The Boral/

To say ‘thank you for your business’ Bostick Trade Night. Craig from Solaris organised through our very own Erin to take Cam Lepp and Darren of Marshall Nigel, Tammy, Erin, Stuart, Caleb and on the market. It can be wiped up Renovations for a day of golf and Chris took Steve Cossettini and Darren when it is wet and when Axios is dry, networking at Brookwater Golf Club. Marshall of Marshall Renovations to it can be either wiped/buffed away Marshall Renovations is a regular the Boral/Bostick Trade Night just a or scraped off with a plastic scraper – user of the Solaris Insulated Panel. few weeks ago. should be way easier to get a perfect finish when you are laying flooring. Everyone had a good time – we had a feed and some drinks and got to With the Boral Wideboard – ask your learn all about the Boral’s engineered rep to see some samples – putting Blackbutt and Spotted Gum wide- some photos in here wouldn’t do it board flooring products and the New justice. Bostick Axios Glue. We routinely get asked to attend Thankfully ‘learning all about’ didn’t trade nights, like these – they are an Craig @ Solaris, Cam, Darren @ mean sitting through a long-winded opportunity to learn best practices Marshall Renovations and Erin @ boring sales presentation… as well as have some fun and hang out while getting a feed and a Wilson Timbers ready to tee off. We got to have a go at laying some drink. If there are any products flooring under the supervision of ‘the you’d be interested in getting more experts.’ Just in case you can’t find information on – let your rep know the instructions you need on Youtube the next time you see them and we’ll you can always ask one of us. We Have Just Received keep you in the loop of upcoming The Confirmed Schedule Bostick were launching a new trade nights that are relevant – or if For Ready Set Reno. hardwood flooring glue called Axios you are flat out, we can always get which is much easier to clean up than the relevant supplier to come to your any other hardwood flooring glue job site. It is extremely good news as we will be airing on 9Life On Sunday night directly after “The Block”, weekly room reveal. We’ve taken the liberty of finding out when you can tune into “Ready Set Reno” and see us in action: * Sunday 10th September – This will be the Zou Build Ep – where Zou Build use our DeckMate DIY * Sunday 17th September * Sunday 24th September * Sunday 1st October * Sunday 8th October – This will be Michael and Carlene’s House – The Reveal!!! Where Michael and Carlene reveal their Deck DeckMate DIY deck. Because final air times for “The Block” haven’t been published yet we haven’t received the final air time, but we can assume off previous seasons this will fit in prime-time beginning 8:00 to 8:30. Nigel laying some flooring at the Boral/ Not to be outdone by Nigel, Tam and Bostick trade night. Daniel started their own project too.

2 Wilson Timbers | Measure Twice Cut Once Level Master: How To Level A Insecure Timber House With A Single Spanner. I guess all of you out there live sheltered lives. Nobody saw The big problem with traditional same but by choosing us, you are anyone doing anything stupid stumping ‘systems’ is that as soon as avoiding a $35,000 restumping bill and reported it to us. But we the ground moves or levels it throws down the line.’ did get a few funny photos the foundations out of level – now if Let Me Explain How forwarded to us from the deepest nothing is done about this, then you darkest parts of the internet. get cracks in your walls and doors Level Master have created a fully don’t open or close properly. adjustable stumping system that can be used for new homes (or Doesn’t matter how good the restumps) that cost about the same workmanship is – your end customer as many conventional stumping will think you’ve done a ‘dodgy’ ‘systems.’ With Level Master the job. Now they are left with the height of each individual stump can unenviable task of re-stumping their be adjusted with a spanner allowing house to get it back on the level you or the homeowner to relevel the (hard to get a referral if they think house in a matter of hours. you’ve done a dodgy job). We know that most restumping companies Level Master’s house stumps are charge between $500 and $700 per all hot dipped galvanised stumps stump. Depending on the stump pre-cut to the desired length and counts this could easily be a $15,000 are shipped pre-assembled ready to to $25,000 for a smaller home. For install. some of the larger newer homes If you need some more information $35,000 plus for a restump wouldn’t contact your rep, who can talk you be unheard of. through the details. If you’ve got a photo of a dodgy tie down (or anyone doing This is a large bill to build into a P.S. Level Master also have the only something stupid on the job) then new home. Especially when it can adjustable stair stringer on the send it through to your rep or avoided… at almost zero cost. Taking market meaning your stair cases can share it with us on our facebook the time to explain this to potential be every bit as adjustable as your page https://www.facebook. clients will make your proposal far stumps. com/WilsonTimbers/ more attractive. ‘It might cost the

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Measure Twice Cut Once | Wilson Timbers 3 Thanks for the Referral. A Letter From The Manager By Nigel Shaw. A huge thank you to Luke Henkey at Redchip Constructions for recommending I have had the privilege of running homeless Orangutans of Borneo us to Martin Langton from Martcon Projects. Wilson Timbers for a little over 15 or the ever decreasing Amazon Marty was already familiar with Wilson years now and during that time I rainforest. But how many of you Timbers, as he had come to a few of our have had the opportunity to visit realize that by using these imported annual Trade/Golf days as Luke’s guest. some of our suppliers sawmills and timbers, we are contributing to the It’s easy for builders to stick with their usual forests both here and overseas. problem? suppliers as they often “can’t be bothered” trying someone different. However, Marty What I can tell you is, we really do In nearly all cases these forests was on the lookout for a company who live in the “lucky country” when it are not being re-planted, the land could not only supply high quality material comes to environmental and social is either used for farming or palm but also deliver WOW with service! impacts, particularly when it comes oil plantations which have no Luke reminded him about Wilson Timbers, to forestry and timber sustainability. environmental benefits. and Marty gave us a shot. Since then, As we all know, in Australia we have he hasn’t looked back. We asked Marty a rule for everything, from road These forests are the lungs of what else he loved about Wilson Timbers. our earth, they absorb C02 and “Having someone as a point of contact rules to OH&S rules, animal welfare is a huge benefit for me” he said. This rules, E.P.A. rules, building rules and release pure oxygen back into our enables him to be more efficient with the the list goes on and on. Sometimes atmosphere. In West Papua alone running of his jobs and assists him with to the point of being ridiculous. they are clearing a football field size communicating time frames with his clients, of rainforest everyday never to be among many other things. We appreciate However, most of these rules are rejuvenated. In 20 years they will no your business Marty, and look forward to servicing you for years to come. designed to protect us, and our longer exist! future generations. This is a global problem that needs So when it comes to logging in to be addressed by all of us! Australia, guess what, we have rules for that too. You can pretty All we can do is educate and offer well guarantee that any Australian alternative sustainable products grown and harvested forest product like Australian hardwoods or is sustainable and will be around for composites such as Modwood, to future generations. our customers until the message is received abroad and sustainable Tammy presents Luke with a small token When it comes to imported practices are enforced. of our appreciation – A voucher for either hardwoods, the same does not Breaky or Lunch at Todd and Pup – an apply. Most imported hardwoods amazing local café. Marty dodge being in the photo by taking it. Crafty fellow. like Merbau are in fact, rainforest timbers from places that nobody seems to care about, like Borneo, West Papua and the Amazon. In many instances people are forced out of their homes by gun point so that the forests they have lived off for generations can be cut down and shipped off to faraway lands like Australia. To prove they really know each other. Marty and Luke on site together. Most of us have heard about the plight of the West Papuans and the

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