NEWS
Enhancing skills using
‘Eezi’ DIY kit
Created to enhance roofing and cladding skills in rural areas, Prize
Roofing lends a hand with its Eezi-Over Roofing kit.
S
outh African inventor and patent
holder of the Agrément Approved
Eezi-Over roofing kit, David
Prinsloo, says that South Africa and Africa’s
rural populations, have the desire and all
the necessary traditional and time proven
skills to clad both the roof and walls of
traditional housing and other similar
type structures.
“Currently the main problem is the size-
limiting structural strength of the roof and
walls super structure. This is where,
together with suitably sized commercially
available structural timbers the Agrément
Approved, easy to erect and compact
40x40x40cm Eezi-Over Roofing kit comes
in,” he says.
To facilitate skills development in these
areas, Prinsloo envisages a distribution
system that involves a qualified contractor
or supplier of the kit. The qualified
contractor or supplier provides recipients
with a short course including a lecture and
demonstration on how to erect the
sponsored kit material. Over time the
This DIY kit contains everything you need to erect a roof (excluding poles) and has potential
to enhance skills in rural communities.
course and kit supply will generate
employment and skills transfer by creating
specialist suppliers, distributors, erectors
and transporters.
The kit has also been designed to form
multi-kit structures, ranging in size and
suitable for schools, creches, community
halls and clinics or even a large four-
bedroom en-suite home where the kits will
cost just R300 000 for the materials only.
For more information, visit:
www.eezi-overroofing.com.
NEWS: LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Clarifying our timber vs steel feature
In the April 2018 (issue 99), we featured an
article comparing timber and steel. Based
on the feedback we have received on the
article we would like to clarify any
misrepresentation that the feature has
created or implied. We acknowledge that
some of the information was presented in a
technically inaccurate format, for which we
apologise to our readers as well as the
contributors to the article.
We must stress that it is always best and
preferable practice to consult with a registered
and qualified professional on advice for the
correct material choice for your app lication.
The feature was based on a general
comparison, and in fact going into depth
covers a much wider scope given that both
timber and steel come in a variety of
qualities and types respectively. Timber and
steel are materials that both have different
pros and cons relative to their intended use
on any particular project, and this must
always be considered for the requirement.
Should you wish to engage further on this
matter, please feel free to contact us. We
are the vehicle for information into the
roofing industry and value each input be it
a complaint or compliment.
Benjamin Brits | Managing editor
[email protected]
RESIDENTIAL // COMMERCIAL // INDUSTRIAL
JUNE 2018
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