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Posted on August 24, 2015

Fakro Loft Ladder Installation

Location – Forest Hill, London

Hello from Forest Hill in south east London. This week we are installing a Fakro loft ladder. These loft ladders are ideal for those who want more frequent access to their loft space. Maybe you wish to have an office or workshop in the loft?

The Fakro LWK timber loft ladder comes complete with hatch and frame and is completely insulated, therefore there is no need to worry about any draughts.

We have been bought into this job to create a brand new opening in a different location, then install the new loft ladder.

We get straight to work…

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First we clear the area, to create space for the Fakro loft ladder.

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We then start creating the new opening for the loft ladder.

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While the fitter creates the new opening, we pop down to the van to unpack the new Fakro timber loft ladder.

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Meanwhile in the loft, the fitter is lining the opening with new timber.

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Once the opening is lined, we start removing the plasterboard.  Carefully…

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Beautiful job! the opening is made. We now need to install the new Fakro loft ladder.

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Mr Fitter takes the Fakro loft ladder into the loft space.  He then ensures its straight and well installed.

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We then apply the architrave to give the loft ladder a lovely finish.

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A lovely job done.  If you wish to have a timber loft ladder installed, please contact us on 020 8551 5800, we would be happy to assist you.

 

Posted on June 22, 2015

Timber Loft Ladder Installation

Location – Tottenham, London

Hello from Tottenham in north London. This week we are installing a timber folding loft ladder. These loft ladders are ideal for those who want more frequent access to their loft space.

This loft ladder comes complete with hatch and frame and is completely insulated, therefore there is no need to worry about any draughts.

We get straight to work…

Firstly, we set out enlarging the current hatch opening.

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We then line the new extended loft hatch.

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The new loft hatch is lined correctly, we now have to remove the ceiling plasterboard…

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We have now lined the new loft hatch and extended the opening. It is now time to get the timber loft ladder ready for installation…

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We then unpack the loft ladder

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Here is the hatch we made earlier, the timber loft ladder will fit nicely into this opening.

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3, 2, 1 LIFT…! and the timber loft ladder is in place…

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We now have to secure the timber loft ladder hatch frame into place.

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The new loft ladder is now securely in place and nearly ready to use.  Just a few more jobs to undertake.

The next job is to ensure that the new loft ladder is correctly adjusted, the fitter gets straight onto this…

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With the product now fully adjusted, we need to ensure the ladder section is cut down to size

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Fantastic job, the ladder is securely in place, the ladder section is nice and straight.  We now need to pop out to the van and get some architrave…

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With the architrave in hand, we start work on applying it around the loft hatch.

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Beautiful..! it looks great…

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If you would like a timber loft ladder supplied and installed, please do not hesitate to contact us on 020 8551 5800.

Posted on January 15, 2015

Location – Forest Hill, London

This week, this valued customer wanted us to fit a wooden loft ladder along with a roof window to allow natural daylight into his loft space.  Both products were from a manufacturer called Fakro.  They make very high quality roof windows and loft ladders.

The wooden loft ladder would require a new opening to be made in the ceiling, no problem… lets get to work.

All products in van ready to go..

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This is where the loft ladder is going to be fitted, image of hall way and inside loft.

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This is where the Fakro roof window will go.

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We will show you the roof window fitting first, then scroll down to see the loft ladder fitting.

So we get to work fitting the Fakro roof window…

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As you can see, the opening for the Fakro skylight is now ready for window frame to be installed.

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We hop down to the van and get the Fakro skylight.  We un-package it and install it into the preformed opening.

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Now the window is installed, we have to put the flashing kit around the window and tile it up on the outside.

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All done, now we need to install the roof window sash to finish the job.

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Brilliant, all done.  Fakro skylight fully installed

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Now onto the timber loft ladder…

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We clear the area where the loft ladder will go.  Then we cut the timber joist.

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We then re line the opening to form the frame for the loft ladder and remove the laths.

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Now that the frame is made, we then cut the plasterboard ceiling to form the opening for the loft ladder.

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Another visit to the van to get the loft ladder…

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We then install the loft ladder into the preformed opening.

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Now the ladder is installed, we finish it off underneath with architrave.

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All done, lets have a look at the ladder all fitted…

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Fakro timber folding loft ladder and roof window installed.  If you would like a roof window or loft ladder installed please do not hesitate to contact us on 020 8551 5800

 

 

 

Posted on May 22, 2014

Location – Benfleet, Essex

This week we are in sunny Essex.  We are fitting the brilliant piston assisted loft ladder.  This wooden loft ladder has a unique piston arm which allows for smooth operation.  It comes with a double extended handrail for added safety and extra strong springs to close the hatch door.

Our job here was to remove an old loft ladder and replace it with this wooden loft ladder.  We get to work…

Here is the current loft hatch.

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We open up the hatch to checkout the current loft ladder.

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We set out removing the current loft ladder from the hatch.

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After the loft ladder is removed, we than have to remove the hatch frame.

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We also remove the hatch door from the current frame.

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We than remove the old frame and make sure the opening is ready for the new wooden loft ladder.

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Once the opening is ready, we then get the new wooden loft ladder out of the van.

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It is now time to put the new wooden loft ladder into place.  Lift!!!

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Phew! that was heavy! We now have to secure the wooden loft ladder into place

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Now that the loft ladder is secured into place, we have to cut the ladder section down to size…

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We close up the ladder and have one final check that the hatch and frame is all level.

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It is now nicely secured into place.  Let’s make is look nice with architrave…

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Looks fantastic!

We now test the new loft ladder…

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Great job! if you would like a timber loft ladder installed, please call us on 020 8551 5800 to book in your survey.  Prices start from only £399 supplied and installed.

Posted on September 23, 2013

Location – Wembley, London

This week we travel to north west London just under the arch of Wembley football stadium. This valued customer wanted us to enlarge his loft hatch and install a lovely timber loft ladder there.  We are happy to oblige.

Time to get to work…

This is the current loft hatch, small and not easily accessible, not really practical to use.

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We set out climbing into the loft to locate the hatch from above and start preparations for the installation of a timber loft ladder.

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We have to now clear the area of all the dust and anything in the way.  It is important to clear the dust as we do not want that dust going downstairs when we enlarge the opening.

05_clearing_space_around_loft_hatch

Area now nice and clear.  We now start work on enlarging the opening to fit the timber loft ladder in place.

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As you can see the opening is now nicely lined and securely screwed into place.  We now have to cut the opening to suit the size of the timber loft ladder.

We set out doing this carefully.

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Superb work! let’s see what it looks like from underneath…

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Massive difference.  The timber loft ladder will fit in there beautifully.  Final adjustments now to make on the opening before we install the timber loft ladder.

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All ready… let’s fit the loft ladder…

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Ladder ready and waiting for installation.  We just need to get it up into the loft now…

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up she comes!

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Ok its up, time to fit into place.

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Lovely job, now we need to secure the loft ladder into place.

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All secure, we now cut the loft ladder down to size

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Finished… a lovely new timber loft ladder and enlarged opening.

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If you would like a timber loft ladder fitted into your loft, please click here and fill out the form, we will then contact you to arrange a survey.

Posted on September 2, 2013

Location – Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

This week, we are in leafy Hertfordshire.  This valued customer had a hole in the ceiling already and asked us to come in and trim the hole to size and install a new timber loft ladder.  Our timber loft ladder comes complete with their own insulated hatch door and frame.

Let’s get to work…

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This is the hole that was there already.  We set to work trimming the opening to size.

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The opening is now trimmed to size for the new timber loft ladder.  Lets have a look at the hatch opening.

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It is now time to prepare the new timber loft ladder for installation.

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As you can see from the above images, the timber loft ladder comes complete with fully insulated hatch door and frame.  We prepare the loft ladder for installation.

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Ah we have made a furry friend…

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How are you sleeping with all our drilling?

ok back to work…

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Hatch is ready for the timber loft ladder, bring it up Mr Fitter!

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Superb, now time to install the timber loft ladder into the hatch opening…

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Excellent, the timber loft ladder is in place, we now have to make the relevant adjustments to it.

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Now we need to trim the ladder section down to size so its nicely angled to walk up and down.

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All done, time for a small demonstration by the fitter…

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Great job! looks good.  If you would like a timber loft ladder installed, please click here and fill out the form or call us on 020 8551 5800.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Posted on April 10, 2013

Location – Highams Park, London

This week, we were in East London to create a new opening in a more suitable location for this valued customer to have their timber loft ladder installed.

Timber loft ladders come complete with their own insulated hatch and frame so are ideal solutions to keep draft out.  Timber loft ladders are also very robust so ideal for often use.

This week we are installing a timber loft ladder with a hatch size of 1300 mm in length and 600 mm in width.

Lets get to work making a new hole!

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This is where the new hole is going to be cut.  Lets get the dust sheets down!

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Dust sheets down, we got to keep it clean!

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It is now time to start creating the new opening for the timber loft ladder.

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New opening made (don’t worry about the jagged edges, this will all pan out).

It’s time to get the timber loft ladder ready to fit into place.

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Timber loft ladder ready.  Time to install into the newly formed opening.

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Timber loft ladder in place and secured.  Now we have to ensure the bottom of the ladder hits the floor nicely, so we have to cut the ladder to size.

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Excellent, all nice and level.  Lets have a look at what it looks like from above (just because its fun to climb up and down).

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Fantastic! looks great, now what about those edges? we need to finish the timber ladder off nicely.

“Don’t worry” the fitter says…

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Okay fair enough, that looks great.

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Awesome, and who would have thought, 4 hours ago that was just a ceiling with no good access to the loft space.  Great job!

If you would like to book in a survey to have a timber loft ladder installed, click here to fill out the form and we will call you to discuss a suitable date.

Posted on February 11, 2013

Location – Surbiton, Surrey

A good morning from us and its off to the lovely Surrey.  This valued customer has had a timber loft ladder in his home for over 20 years and now and it is in desperate need of replacing.  In step team Loft Shop to replace with their three section timber loft ladder.

As timber loft ladders come complete with their own hatches and frames, we had to be very careful with the removal of the old product to ensure the ceilings stay right.

Lets get to work…

Firstly here is the old timber loft ladder

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Our fitter seems deep in thought!

Time to gently remove the old loft ladder, this was done piece by piece.

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Now that its all removed, we have a nice hole to use to replace with the new timber loft ladder.

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We took the old loft ladder outside and the fitter had one last look and wondered if he could use the wood to make himself a shelf (turns out not).

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Time to get the new timber loft ladder ready.

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Before installing, we made sure the opening was correctly lined and neat, ready for the new loft ladder.

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Time to get that timber loft ladder into the loft and screwed into place.

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All in place, time to get the loft ladder cut down to size to ensure the height is correct.

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Close it up, lets have a look (looks messy now, just keep going).

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Time to apply architrave to neaten up those edges…

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….the finished article

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Looks great! good job!

If you would like to book in a survey to have a timber loft ladder installed, click here to fill out the form and we will contact you to discuss a suitable date.

Posted on February 4, 2013

Location – Wanstead, London

The houses around here have exceptionally high ceilings.  No problem, we had a solution. It was our 3 section timber loft ladder.  But not the one listed on the website.  This one had a much higher floor to ceiling reach.  The hatch size would be a delightful 1300mm long and 600mm wide.  Luckily this house was large and the hall way was big enough.

There was a loft hatch already present but we had to enlarge the hatch to suit.  The customer would have to do only a little bit of painting after.

We got to work…

Firstly we had a look at the current hatch and worked out the best and neatest way to enlarge the hatch.

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We went into the loft and started clearing the area and lining what will be the new extended loft hatch for the new timber loft ladder.

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The loft hatch has now been lined and its time to remove the framing parts from the underside of the ceiling.

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Done!

Now time to cut out the plasterboard to make a nice large opening.  Here goes…

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WOW! that’s a nice big loft hatch there.  Fantastic timber loft ladder almost ready to go in. Lets see how it looks from underneath.

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Looks great.  Now its time to ensure its all structurally sound and time to fit in the new timber loft ladder.  Lets get the ladder out the van…

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Ok great, lets get it upstairs and prepared for installation.

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Good.  Looks ready to go.  Lets double check the opening is ok for the timber loft ladder.

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Looks good.  Lets get the timber loft ladder into place…

…a few minutes of heavy grunting and lifting later and…

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We’re in!

Time to open it up, make sure its all screwed and secured into place and cut down to size accordingly.

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With that done.  We must make sure all the insulation and boarding around the area is nicely put back into place and looks good.

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All done.  Lets go down the ladder and make sure the underside now all looks nice and is ready for the customer to paint after we have left.

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This is how it looks, but are now going to apply nice architrave to finish it off nicely.

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Architrave at the ready.  Lets cut it to size.

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Now apply to hatch accordingly.

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And the finished article…

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Lovely job! If you are interested in having a timber loft ladder installed, please click here and fill out the form to have a survey done.

Posted on January 22, 2013

Location – Peckham, London

The day after the “big freeze”, roads still icy and somewhat snowy.  We are off to south London to install an Easiway loft ladder (the ideal solution for basic storage access to your loft).

The great thing about these ladders are that we do not have to adjust the size of your current loft opening.  We only have to hinge down the door as around 90% of the time you will have a door which pushes up and into the loft.

Here we have the current opening, we pushed the door up and removed it.

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The first job was to install the loft ladder by fixing it to the opening, we set out doing this by preparing the loft ladder first.

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Now that the loft ladder is prepared and ready to go.  It was time to install the loft ladder into the hatch opening.

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Please note – you may notice this loft ladder is fitted off centre and to the right.  This is only because there is a cupboard in the way stopping the loft ladder being fitted in the centre which is what we would usually do.

Now its time to fit a new hinge down loft hatch door.

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Once this is all done, we tested it all works well and time to demonstrate the product to the customer for their final approval.

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If you would like to have one of these products installed, please click here and fill out the form.