Corobrik launches smartphone app
Five years ago, the only tablets
you found on a building site were
the occasional Panado to cure
jackhammer-induced headaches.
Today, however, the way architects
and construction teams work
has morphed dramatically. It is
estimated that there are now over
29 million cell phones in South
Africa (compared to just five
million landlines), meaning that
more South Africans have access
to mobile phones than clean water.
Smartphones and tablets have
become an integral part of day-today business across the world, and
the building sector is no different.
After months in development,
Corobrik have become one of the
first building materials suppliers
in South Africa to launch a
dedicated app for the specification
and application of its bricks and
pavers. Available from iTunes,
the comprehensive, interactive
Corobrik app allows users to
access the expertise of Corobrik at
their fingertips.
Designed to make your life easier,
the easily navigated app is loaded
with many handy features. You
can say goodbye to your pen
and paper and keep your notes
in one place with the Notebook
section where you can file all your
relevant project information –
accessible whenever you need
it, while the Weather Forecaster
helps you plan your build days
better. The Pocket Manual is a
wealth of technical expertise;
simply choose the topic you need
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help with and read or download
the relevant section. Divided into
the following seven sections,
the Pocket Manual features
answers to a comprehensive
list of queries – Section A:
Foundations, Section B: Surface
Beds, Section C: Brickwork,
Section D: Waterproofing, Section
E: Clay Paving, Section F: Site
Organisation, and Section G:
Compliance. Information for
designing and specifying our
bricks in compliance with SANS
10400 Building Regulations and
SANS 204 Energy Standards is set
to follow.
If you have seen a brick you
like, then try the Brick Matcher
which offers you a selection of
Corobrik bricks that best match
what you’re after. Simply take a
photograph of the brick you like or
select one from your gallery and
swipe through the brick colours
provided to find the brick that
best suits you and click on it to
be taken through to the product
guise. Furthermore, the included
gallery is filled with inspiring
ideas, showing you a world of
possibility that you can create
with Corobrik’s quality products.
You can then contact your nearest
Corobrik Centre by using the
convenient Store Locator.
A handy Brick Calculator also
allows you to plan the quantity
of bricks or pavers needed for
a specific project. Not only will
the Brick Calculator give you an
accurat e estimation of how many
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bricks or pavers your project
will need, it will also calculate
the amount of sand and cement
needed for the job. Over and above
this, the brick calculator also
determines how thick the plaster
needs to be, and will revert with
the quantities needed to mix it
to the correct consistency. Along
with the Weather Forecaster,
under the utilities section you’ll
also find a Flashlight and a Spirit
Level. Whether you’re a DIY’er,
builder, decorator, landscaper or
architect, you’ll find the free, easyto-use app extremely useful.
Peter Kidger, Corobrik’s Director
of Marketing, says that using the
available technology to make life
easier and more efficient in this
day and age makes a lot of sense.
“We envision that the primary
users of the Corobrik app will be
builders and paving contractors,
although it should prove a useful
tool, both in the office and on site,
for architects, quantity surveyors
and others working in the building
industry,” he says. The app is
compatible with iPhone, iPad and
iPod Touch. AD
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