How to design a smart garden for your home The ultimate in landscape gardening is to incorporate home automation into the design. Home automation is a process where anything that has a power supply, can be switched on and off can be automated and set to create scenes and events. “These gardens are called Smart … Read more
Trex composite decking Installer TREXPRO® High Standards of a decking installer in Somerset. When a client wants a new garden with the main feature to be decking, the local company recommended TREX composite decking. A durable and hardwearing composite decking that reflects the beauty of timber but without the maintenance. Trex is the quintessential American … Read more
Commercial composite decking installation, Mayfair. A simple request from Woodland Corporate Interiors; they required a terrace for the office staff at Helme + Partners. Ecodek were the decking choice by the main contractor and as recommended Pro Installers for Ecodek, Decorum.London Ltd were the guys for the job. An awkward stepping arrangement with stair treads … Read more
Decking Terrace Fire Places in Amersham Buckinghamshire. Outdoor fireplaces are increasingly popular, wanted by many clients and specified by Garden Designers and Professional Landscapers. They also have different functions and use a variety of fuels which can be gas, gel or real timber. Further, they can be designed for that special custom project or chosen … Read more
Castle Landscapes Millboard decking installation in Gerrards Cross A decking terrace with clever thinking and a smooth layout, a sensible solution for the design brief and construction. Millboard enhanced grain seems to be winning the hearts of the client for many gardens. Stylish wood replica decking with very little maintenance in a light grey finish … Read more
How do Architects and designers choose a professional landscaper Many practices have Landscape Architects who can advise or a history of using a “Go To” Landscaping company… for other practices it may seem like a mine field and that all landscape companies are the same… The aim here is to streamline the decision-making process and … Read more
Kebony Timber on Bespoke Boat House The star of this show has to be Kebony… or is it the design… or should it be the installation… they are all testimonies to absolute beauty, clever design and use. What could have been a simple boat house, or two in this case, have been transformed by complex … Read more
Support posts for Decking with No Digging and Rhino Frames in London The quickest way to install support posts for a decking platform is to not have them in the first place. The name “No Digging” is more than a term used for when you don’t need to dig a hole. It is a solution … Read more
SAiGE Approved Installer Training Day On Friday 21st February SAiGE are hosting another Approved Installer Training Day and we still have a few places available. The event is FREE to attend, we provide a delicious hot buffet lunch, you get to meet the (BALI award winning). SAiGE team, learn about our product range and how … Read more
The charred Accoya has been manufactured in multiple profiles, every section is a different dimension and angle. Complicated in thought process, creative in process which has delivered a contemporary cladding facade… it looks simple but it isn’t. This is a clever design with an equally clever product and accurate installation. Cladding is a material that … Read more
I have lost count of how many times I have uttered the words. “yes, this one was over 1000 square metres”… Tens of thousands of square metres of composite decking, manufactured and supplied by Exterpark. It’s not surprising it is rapidly becoming the solution provider and go to decking material; Specified by Architects around the … Read more
Decking may be the easiest or the most difficult decision for your landscape garden project. That being said, should the unsuspecting employ a garden designer or timber consultant when asking, the choices are really quite simple. This contemporary garden design scheme demanded sustainability as well as durability. It also needed an overriding natural beauty, this … Read more
“Technowood, Designed by Architects for Architects” Technowood looks like real timber because it is. Made from aluminium or GRP wrapped in half a millimetre of real timber. In doing this you gain an incredible amount of flexibility in your design, you can achieve virtually any shape, colour and design. “It’s the new timber that is … Read more
Shou Sugi Ban ®… Manufactured in the UK not Japan… Our exploration started around 2004 in a garden in Amersham, the smoke soared, the flames roared, the neighbours were annoyed and the street was covered in a dusting of black carbon. By design, by chance or a stroke of genius Shou-Sugi-Ban had been born in … Read more
How to choose hardwood decking? Choosing the right decking or even getting the right advice may be a daunting task. This can be made very simple if you ask the right person the right questions. Yes, one can propose additional works to your contractor or builder; but this seldom proves the right choice… who has … Read more
Over the last decade, more people in the UK have been installing garden rooms. They are simply home extensions and are made to offer free space from the main house. Simply put, they extent inside your garden. These facilities can be used for various functions depending on the owner’s preference. Most people use them as … Read more
How do you maintain composite decking? Composite decking is a popular choice for a stylish and hard-wearing garden deck; as it combines the attractive, natural look of wood with the durability and low-maintenance of a manufactured material. If you’re considering laying a composite deck, it’s important to think about the ways the material differs from … Read more
Garden Balustrade Solutions This week we have been creative in designing a garden balustrade solution for an extension project utilising our newly introduced edge mounted mini post balustrade system. The customer is in the process of extending their small timber decking area further into the large back garden. Incorporating a swimming pool within the area. … Read more
Decking installation in London properties has been gaining enormous popularity lately and this is certainly not without a reason. Unlike a patio, it doesn’t require hard landscaping or the use of materials such as stone or cement; yet it can make the perfect quiet relaxation spot, a sitting area, a place for BBQ, al fresco … Read more
Commercial Oak Hardwood Decking and Balustrade Decorum.London has installed a project in Kew Bridge for a Joseph Gallagher. This new terrace forms part of a public viewing platform on the first floor the new pub. The new public house called “One over the Ait”, a multi layered pub, restaurant with multiple dining areas… all with … Read more
Decorum.London design and build a Millboard composite decking platform in a private garden in Hemel Hempstead, Buckinghamshire. The clients’ choice of decking can sometimes be right; they want decking and once they have had advice from a friend then they are not normally shifted. In this case, they liked Millboard in the new colour Antique … Read more
The Virus has just about got the world in a mass panic, those with a business in the construction industry will find these uncertain times unbearable. Once it’s all over, companies will find the going very tough and that every ounce of marketing they do whilst we are under lock down will form an essential … Read more
— OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW You’ll all be familiar with porcelain – perhaps your grandmas’ old china teacups? Well, the porcelain we’re talking about couldn’t be further from that old tat (sorry Gran)! This is porcelain-like you’ve never seen it before; stylish and highly durable with a range of distinctive colours. … Read more
The Costs of Composite Decking It seems fair to say that composite decking is something of a premium product, and although it isn’t the cheapest home improvement out there, you certainly get what you pay for. This is all down to an extensive manufacturing process which results in an incredibly high-quality product, which is not … Read more
Everything Stone install decking in Cornwall and are professional installers for UPM Profi composite decking. On this project UPM Profi is a beautiful choice and achieves a 25 year warranted deck in Cornwall. When constructing decking anywhere in the UK it is essential that the manufacturers instructions are followed to the letter. Correct joist dimensions … Read more