THSS
Construction in Durban

We offer aesthetically appealing, fire resistant, cost effective, easy to erect homes to provide for temporary housing in South Africa whilst formalising in-situ upgrades of townships as well as greenfield developments. Erection of the house can be done by the buyer or members of the local community who will be trained. Alternatively Temporary Housing Solutions Systems can provide the full service of supply and erection. The concept of temporary housing was thought of nearly 10 years ago by one of the members of THS Systems. In 2007 the company was formally opened and final design and concepts were tested in the market place. The THS Systems temporary house is a quality product at an affordable price that can be delivered and erected on a large scale in a short space of time. THS Systems is a company that prides itself in supplying an innovative product to a segment of the market that has previously been unavailable. We are flexible to adapt to most designs that are requested and will always provide an excellent product at an affordable price. The temporary houses can be supplied in various formats. There is the single free-standing unit, the semi-detached units side by side, the semi-detached back to back units or the most economical and widely used, quad format. The quad unit is 4 units built in a rectangle with the back and side walls shared. The building consists of prefabricated wall panels, erected on a concrete floor slab and roofed with widespan sheeting. Once the position of the unit has been decided a platform is prepared, upon which the floor slab is constructed. A Panel is constructed using a CHANNEL frame which is then clad with BOARD on the external side. partition walls and attached to the gable walls using mini truss hangers, 0.4mm thick galvanized widespan sheeting is used as the. The window panel is constructed as per the wall panel wherein an aperture is cut and edged with a rectangular CHANNEL frame so as to. A door panel is constructed as per the wall panel, in the manufacturing process a CHANNEL frame is built into it. The site of the unit is levelled and a platform prepared by the client. The wall panels are positioned and fixed to the floor slab using the following method:- A water proof fibre membrane is applied around the outer surface of the unit along the joint between the panels and the floor slab.