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Hold Down Bolts –
• Fix structural elements to concrete.
• These bolts, sometimes need to be adjusted, to fit the base plates of the steel structures
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The BLOCKOUT, is used in the building, construction and mining industries where Hold Down Bolts are specified.
The Polystyrene method has many associated issues.
Polystyrene is -
• Environmentally unfriendly
• Time consuming (With huge man hours expended setting up and digging out polystyrene. The crews are reluctant to undertake this task)
• Single use (An additional cost to the job)
• Tools required to assist removal (Everyone has tried everything to make this removal more convenient and time efficient. For example - vacuum cleaners, chisels, hammers, drills, steel rods (This adds further expense and potential safety and environmental issues) (Storage and disposal of waste is another complication)
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Who is going to benefit from the BLOCKOUT? – The Client, Mining and Construction Companies, Tradesman and Workers.
BLOCKOUT can be used in all construction activities that require Hold Down Bolt voids.
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The BLOCKOUT can be manufactured for all bolt sizes.
I use local, and or, Queensland suppliers and manufacturers in the production of the BLOCKOUT
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The BLOCKOUT is:
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Quick set up and removal time
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No tools required
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Efficient
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Reusable
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Cost effective
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Environmentally friendly
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Recyclable
The BLOCKOUT invention has eliminated the time-consuming task of digging out Polystyrene from Hold Down Bolts.
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Manufacturing the Future
Experience
Matt Roulston
Inventor, Creator, Director
40 years in the Building/Construction Industries
Dual Trade Qualified
QBCC Licenced Builder
Graduate Certificate in Project Management (University of South Australia)
Undertaken diverse and varied positions in the Construction/Mining Industries.
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"I am passionate about the BLOCKOUT. I fully understand the challenges with creating voids for Hold Down Bolts, this is why I felt the need to solve the problem."