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How to set out your decking frame

There are many ways you can set out your frame. When designing your frame, you must use these standard calculations to ensure the weight loading placed on top of it is supported sufficiently. The design of your decking must include the support posts, beams, joists and decking. The support required is 1.5kN per square metres … Read more

Decking jobs in Amersham

Decking Installer Jobs Amersham

Decking Installer Jobs Amersham Karl Harrison Landscapes Ltd is a market leader in the Design and Professional Landscaping of domestic gardens We currently employ 8 people locally and due to our success, our company is growing. Based in Amersham in Buckinghamshire and operate no more than an hour’s drive from our base. We work in … Read more

Country Supplies all landscaping materials in High Wycombe

Country Supplies Becomes Brand Ambassador for the Decking Network

Country Supplies Becomes Brand Ambassador for the Decking Network We are really proud to have become a Brand Ambassador for the Decking Network. The Decking Network is an online community of decking professionals and enthusiasts who share a passion for outdoor living and the art of deck building. By becoming a member of this community, … Read more

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Iroko decking terrace by Karl Harrison

Iroko decking terrace by Karl Harrison Iroko FSC is a certified hardwood used for this central London Garden balcony scheme. The subtle contrast between the timber and the steel will soften over time as the timber weathers. The plants will grow, and this will become a beautiful balcony retreat over the next few years. Iroko … Read more

grey Trex decking design with cable balustrade in weybridge

Trex Deck Builder in Weybridge

Trex Deck Builder in Weybridge When choosing a Weybridge decking design or decking installer it may be worth a visit to a manufacturers Pro Installers Scheme. Trex composite decking has a well performing Deck Pro installer scheme. All members in this Trex scheme have been proven for skill, quality and with references. The manufacturer also … Read more

Trex awards overall winners

Trex Decking annual awards

Trex Decking annual awards Arbor Forest Products announces winners of fifth anniversary Arbordeck Awards  Arbor Forest Products has announced the winners of the 2022 Arbordeck Awards. This includes the results of the first ever public vote in celebration of the awards’ fifth anniversary. Kent-based Browns Landscaping and Decking scooped the top Deck of the Year … Read more

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The Landscaping Exhibition at Futurescape 2023

The Landscaping Exhibition Futurescape 2022 The Landscaping industry showcased at its best, refined, well presented, and very well attended. This was a well thought out demonstration of the best materials, innovation, associations and most of all, people. Important seminars hosted by some of the best in the industry… If you missed it this year, then … Read more

Decking apprentices course Myerscough

Decking apprentices course Myerscough The principals for the correct construction of decking is an important element of the education for modern apprentices studying landscaping. Curated by the Association of Professional Landscapers for the specialist training facility for Landscaping at Myerscough college. Importance of correct decking The decking apprentices course at Myerscough starts with a general … Read more

UK Finals decking APL World Skills

Decking at the APL World Skills UK

Decking at the APL World Skills UK Decking at World Skills is an important component to a detailed and complex structure that the Apprentices must create. This being part of a whole garden landscaping scheme. The design details are exact and so is the judging. It’s a global competition too, as long as your country … Read more

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Independent Decking Expert Witness Case Study

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