Garden decking maintenance tips Garden decking maintenance tips, from experts, will keep your wood or composite decking looking its best all year. Your decking platform is in your garden, outside and is subject the all of the elements from the weather. The UK has temperature of a sweltering plus 40°C to a freezing cold minus … Read more
Obtaining a decking quotation should be one of the simpler stages of planning a new garden deck, although the quality of the information behind that quotation makes an enormous difference. Homeowners often ask three contractors to price what appears to be the same deck, then receive three very different figures. The natural response is to … Read more
Of course, you can have a fire pit anywhere you like. Where you put it is entirely up to you. However, whether it should be there is a different question. Modern gas fires or fires that use a liquid to produce flames are usually acceptable. These types of fire pits contain the flames and the … Read more
Do I need decking balustrade? Building Regulations say when a balustrade has to be fitted to your decking. It’s there for your safety as it prevents you from falling off when the decking platform is too high. Balustrades can also form handrails when walking up and down stepped elements of the deck or garden. When … Read more
.Garden Design and Landscaping advice for Self-build projects Use a professional for advice Whilst you may be using smaller subcontractors or even attempting the build yourself it does pay dividends to see the assistance of a professional Garden Designer. You may find someone suitable in the Association of Professional Landscapers. Get your garden designed before … Read more
How to reduce the cost of landscaping a garden The Design As a landscape consultant, I always suggest researching the most able company locally to you. Qualification and experience are essential, this coupled with a sensible portfolio of work, of course, will lead you in the right direction. Choose a company that is able to … Read more
Using “Decking Tape” to protect your joists Decking Tape has been around for years and it’s here to stay. It is a sensible option that ensures maximum protection for your timber joists. It doesn’t matter which structural grading you use or the treatment class of the timber. By correctly applying joist tape you will guarantee … Read more
Independent Expert for Decking This is what you need to do if you think your garden landscaping or decking project hasn’t been installed correctly. “My garden floods, my patio holds water, my wall is not level, the render is coming off the wall, the gaps in my decking are massive, my deck moves when I … Read more
Independent Decking Expert Witness Case Study An Independent Expert Witness report was required… In this instance, the client had commissioned a ‘carpenter’ to design a construct a composite decking terrace in their back garden. During the works, the client started to have doubts about the quality of the work being carried out. It didn’t look … Read more
Choosing the right decking material matters, but choosing the right person to design and build your deck matters just as much.A beautiful composite or timber board cannot compensate for a poorly designed structure beneath it. Neither can a long manufacturer warranty rescue a deck that has inadequate supports, unsuitable fixings or badly considered drainage.So, how … Read more