Brighten Up your Lounge Room With Craftstone

Austech along with Craftstone provide the perfect solution for your entertainment area problems. Our Crafstone can create a wall feature that is a stunning departure from the traditional entertainment centres.

Perhaps one of the most cherished rooms in the house, the lounge room. Traditionally the family TV is either wall mounted onto a bracket or sits upon a Cabinet or table. Flat Screen TV’s, surround sound speakers and Blue ray players are all making up the modern media experience in homes all around Australia. With these entertainment devices comes an unwanted compromise of the room’s aesthetics and style. You can hide all those untidy cords by simply transforming your wall with Austech wide range of Crafstone Products.

The look of a picturesque stone feature wall adds class and life to a once dull area of the house. Brighten and add warmth to your living room today.

Due to the lightweight nature of the product, there is no need for a costly structural support, combined with the economical benefits (half the cost of laying natural stone). Now you can easily turn what might have been an ordinary space into a remarkable designer show piece with Craftstone. The Durability of Craftstone makes this product virtually maintenance free and also comes with a 25 year limited warranty.

Austech is a wholesale company and a proud supplier of Craftstone. With many retailers located around each state in Australia, Austech welcomes Jackie & James Osborne who have recently joined the team and are servicing the country area as official re –sellers of Craftstone, with their own display tower in Young. Euphoria Landscaping are recommended by Austech and can cater to all your landscaping and designer needs, simply give them a call on 0421 939 306.

With offices in every state, Austech supply Craftstone throughout Australia. To speak to an experienced member of the Austech team in your area, send us an email or see our office locations and details. 

Smart Home Owner Swaps Brick For Vinyl Cladding

A Central Coast couple recently decided to clad over their brick home with Duratuff Viny Wall Cladding, an unusual but smart choice that has breathed life into this once old and dark home.

The house had old and dull bricks that made it look tired and uninviting. The owners were told to render it, but they knew render was very expensive and high maintenance. They were also instructed to just paint the brick, but they didn’t want to be locked into years of peeling paint and repainting.

After much deliberation, they chose Cladding & Re-Roofing Pty Ltd to install Duratuff Select Vinyl Wall Cladding to cover their entire house, and chose the colour ‘Heather’, a soft gray that complimented their existing Colorbond fence. Cladding & Re-Roofing Pty Ltd was also able to provide them with the Dulux colour matched colour for their cladding, so they could paint the remaining footings to match the cladding.

Vinyl cladding is a lightweight cladding option which can be attached to most existing substrates easily. Vinyl cladding is especially popular on second story additions and extensions, since its light weight nature reduces the need for structural support, plus it requires no painting, sanding or sealing, so once it’s up, its finished, and your home is back to normal sooner.

Austech has worked hard to generate an extensive colour range, with 9 modern lighter colours, and 5 darker Colour Scapes colours, with built in UV-resistance. Every colour comes with a 50 year guarantee, so there is no need to paint for the life of the product.

Austech also has a range of accessories available, including corners, soffit, window trim. This home owner chose to go with the range of Designer Window Trims, a thicker trim that accentuates the windows and gives a stylish finish.

Bricks alone provide little insulation, and older homes normally have no wall insulation. Duratuff Select Vinyl Wall Cladding has a preinstalled expanded polystyrene backing, wrapping the house in insulation. This added insulation reduces the pressure on heating and cooling, reducing energy consumption and your carbon emissions.

 

Screen In A Box Used to create A Garage Port

Austech has been a proud supplier of Screen In A Box for the last 10 years.

Another option for using Screen In A Box is turning a car port into a lockable Garage. Austech provides another solution to a once insecure and unstylish area of your home. The Installation of Screen In A Box to your home will not only add value and an aesthetically pleasing look, but delivers a strong and secure enclosure for your carport area.

The modern expression and stylish appearance will be sure to please even the most fussy of home owners.  Screen In A Box can be cut down and altered to fit easily into most spaces. There is no welding required when installing and this unique system holds slats into place without screws, rivets or welding.

Austech offers a 7 year warranty on our Screen In A Box products, along with the ease of installation and low maintenance required, this product is ideal to use in the transformation of a car port into a secure and stylish modern lockable garage. Along with the ease of mind that your new lockable garage will not crack, warp or fade.

 This popular product has been widely used residentially around the home especially in the construction of pool fences, screening off unsightly areas and as fencing between columns, also it is now being commonly used in commercial applications such as shopping centres, pubs, clubs and industrial sites around Australia.

For more information, Visit the Austech Online Store or ring the friendly staff at Austech on (02) 9831 1623.

Vinyl Cladding used in Granny Flats.

Austech and builders all around the country are coming together through the use of our Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding, by building The classic Australian ‘ Granny Flat ‘.

Austech has been providing Vinyl Cladding to finish off these jobs and provide an aesthetically pleasing look without blowing the budget. The low maintenance of the cladding provides the perfect solution for these small investment properties.

For many years the Granny Flat has been a predominant feature in many Australian backyards, but has faded out over the years. Until now, recently the government bought in the new ‘Affordable Housing Policy’ which allows for a second dwelling to be easily added to your backyard. To house parents, grandparents, kids etc or even to create a small office space in the comfort of your own land.

Duratuff Selects Vinyl Cladding offers rich, vibrant colours with an authentic wood grain texture which eliminates the need for painting or touching up over the years. Austech are so confident in the durability of our Vinyl Weatherboards that we offer a 50 year warranty so you can sleep easy knowing you are in safe hands.

As well as being virtually maintenance free, it’s designed to be easy to install and Austech can provide you with a DIY manual, pushing your savings even further.For more information about Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding click here, or simply visit the Austech Website and the friendly professional team will answer all your questions.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VINYL CLADDING

Austech recognizes the need for environmentally friendly products, as Australia moves towards a green future. With the recognition of this movement comes as a solution in the form of Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding.

Vinyl was first created in the 1920's and quickly became a key component in many products, including wall cladding. Vinyl is now the world's second most used plastic, but unlike its counterparts, Vinyl has many environmentally friendly features.
The main building block for vinyl is Chlorine, made from common salt. This makes up just under 60% of vinyl's chemical structure. Meaning it is a sustainable and cost effective product.

During manufacturing, Vinyl Cladding consumes less than half of the energy necessary to produce bricks and mortar. Vinyl Cladding is also much lighter than bricks and mortar, meaning reduced fuel consumption during transportation.
Vinyl Cladding's durability adds to its environmental credentials. Austech's range of Duratuff Select is guaranteed for 50 years, meaning it spends more time on your house, and less in a landfill. Vinyl Wall Cladding also never requires painting, saving time and labour costs plus the environmental damage from continuous painting.
Austech's Range of Duratuff Select Vinyl Cladding also comes with a preinstalled insulation backing. This higher insulation reduces household heating and cooling bills, saving money and the environment.

Recyclability is a key factor in Vinyl's sustainability. In America, more than 1 billion pounds of vinyl was recycled in the last year. In addition, much of the wastage from manufacturing can be recycled right back into the manufacturing process.

Contact the team at Austech today to organize a free quote for all your Vinyl Cladding needs on 9831 1623, or visit the Duratuff Website. 

Using Foamular to Maximise your Green Roof

Austech has recognised a new market in the Green Roof industry. As a proud supplier of Foamular we are here to help get the most out of your environmentally friendly project. Green roof gardens are becoming an increasingly popular roofing option for concrete roofs, with many modern cities demanding a percentage total of all roof space be green! A Green Roof made from Austech’s Foamular can have several key benefits such as:

           1.       Improving Air Quality

           2.       Benefits to biodiversity and surrounding wildlife 

           3.       Energy conservation through improved thermal performance

           4.       Noise and sound Insulation

Green Roofs provide some insulation from the soil and plants, but to achieve the adequate R – value levels, added insulation is critical. Foamular’s Extruded Polystyrene is perfect due to its minimal water absorption and high R-values.

It is simply placed below the soil, but above the concrete, creating a continuous thermal barrier. Due to the high compressive strengths of the Extruded Polystyrene, this enables heavy pressure to be applied, and even with stand vehicular traffic.

Because the Extruded Polystyrene has no nutritional value to the plants, animals or bacteria, it doesn’t become degraded by their presence. Along with the very low water absorption potential (virtually 100%) it can function even in the presence of moist growing environments and water run- off areas.

For more information on Extruded Polystyrene, feel free to contact the friendly team at Austech or visit the Foamular website.

Craftstone Used For Pool Features

Spring is only weeks away and Summer is just around the corner, as the temperature heats up and the sun extends later into the evening, many Australian's will be looking forward to diving into their own pool, neighbours or friends to have a relaxing dip and to cool down. Be surrounded by the beauty and essence of CraftStone.


We have all seen those amazing stone featured walls and beautiful stone fountains in luxury resorts, hotels and health centres. Austech and their range of Craftstone can help you create an identical stylish appearance in your own home. Craftstone has been commonly used for indoor projects but is now becoming increasingly popular in outdoor applications such as pool features, waterfalls, outdoor bars and entertaining areas.


The lightweight nature of Craftstone makes this product ideal for the use in pool features/ waterfalls as there is no need for costly structural support. Craftstone is substantially cheaper, often half the price of natural stone. As well are being exceptionally durable and maintenance free, making it ideal for exterior designing around the pool area.


A stunning stone feature wall or fountain can add value and an aesthetically pleasing appearance to your pool area. The simplicity and elegance of Craftstone enables you to enjoy the unique feeling and homely ambience of nature, while providing a wide design space and imagination.
Craftstone comes in varying colours and textures to suit any design, and all products come with a 25 year limited warranty, so you can be assured that the manufactured stone is of the highest quality.


Download the Craftstone Project Brochure to view a number of successful installations of the product and the different alternatives in which it can be applied. You can also contact the team at Austech. With offices all around Australia, we can assist you in creating your ideal project.