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What problem are you solving?

Start with the problem, the place, the stage of building or the type of project. Every step and product comes from the manufacturer data sheets.

  • 72 step-by-step solutions
  • 22 project types
  • 12 building stages

Who are you?

We put the problems and solutions you meet most first and adapt the advice. Every product stays listed.

House in cross-section with rain on the roof, a damp patch on the ceiling and drips falling into a bucket on the floor Homeowner Tell us what you see at home, and we show the fix, the order of work and who should apply it. Show my solutions Scaffold plank by a part-coated wall with a mixing bucket and paddle, a paint roller and a plastering trowel Applicator / mistri Pick the job and see the method, the products in the order they go on, and the data sheet. Show my solutions Drawing board with a building section sketch, a set square and a scale rule laid across the sheet Architect Systems, finishes and data sheets you can specify, zone by zone from basement to roof. Show my solutions Hard hat on a site table beside rolled-up drawings, with a tower crane in the background Contractor / MEP The full system for the job in hand, with every layer, quoted as one bill of quantities. Show my solutions Cracked concrete wall with a crack gauge fixed across the crack, a concrete test core and a checklist clipboard Consultant / engineer Data sheet values, standards and system build-ups you can check and specify. Show my solutions Factory shed with a sawtooth roof, a machine with a flywheel on a concrete plinth and a conveyor carrying boxes Industrial / plant owner Floors, joints, grouting and chemical protection for plants that have to keep running. Show my solutions Tower under construction, finished floors below and bare frame above, with a tower crane beside it High-rise developer Basement to roof: one system map for the whole building, in the order it is built. Show my solutions Bridge over a river with the deck resting on a central concrete pier and pier cap, between two end abutments Infrastructure Repair, protection, joints and concrete for bridges, tunnels, roads and water works. Show my solutions Tiled bathroom wall with a mirror and wash basin vanity, next to an open fan of colour swatches Interior designer Tiles, stone, grout colours and seamless floors that look right on handover and keep looking right. Show my solutions Office building with a rooftop tank beside a maintenance checklist clipboard and a spanner Facility manager Keep an occupied building dry, safe and in service with planned repairs and yearly checks. Show my solutions Concrete transit mixer truck with a large rotating drum, loading hopper and discharge chute at the back Ready-mix / precast producer Admixtures for workability, slump life in the heat, early strength and watertight concrete. Show my solutions Public building with columns and a triangular pediment, set back from a road with street lights Government department Systems and data sheets for public buildings, water works and roads, ready for the tender file. Show my solutions

Pictures: MCT technical illustrations (schematic, not to scale). Solutions are drafts pending technical sign-off.