Handy How to Guides that will show you step-by-step on how to use Owatrol products.
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At this point we are assuming that your deck is ready and raring for it’s choice of finish. If your deck has not been prepared for finishing then you probably haven’t read our previous posts on how to do this. You need to prepare your deck well for its new finish in order for the […]
From this point on we are presuming that you have followed our guidance in the previous post on treating your deck when it is new. Assuming that your deck has now either weathered with Seasonite for its first 6-12 months or that it has been untreated until now you should follow our simple steps to having […]
In this week’s post in our decking we are looking into the different ways to protect your decking whether it’s new or weathered and whatever finish you are looking for. Protecting a brand new deck In almost all situations we would always recommend treating a brand new deck with a specific new wood protection such […]
This is the first in a series of posts we will be running over the next few weeks to help with the minefield that is choosing, installing and maintaining a garden deck. In this post, we will be giving a brief rundown of the main types of decking available as well as some of the […]
Following on from the success of our Wood Care Guide we have produced a series of posts taking you through the process of erecting a new garden fence – right from choosing which type to protecting and maintaining your completed fence. Below you can see each post in the series as well as a brief […]
This final post in our garden fencing series explains how to keep your brand new garden fence looking at it’s best and what maintenance will be required depending on the options you have chosen when erecting it. The main thing to remember when maintaining your fence is that prevention is most definitely better than cure. […]
Having already discussed saturating wood oils and matt opaque finishes for protecting your fence it just leaves for us to discuss the water-based finishes which are seen to be the most environmentally-friendly products. We will discuss the main features of our water-based saturating wood finish Aquadecks. The main benefit of using Aquadecks on your fence […]
EDIT: This post has been edited to reflect the fact that we now have an opaque finish specifically for Sheds and Fences called Shed & Fence Paint. 13.5.2016 In the last post in our fencing series we explained using saturating oils to protect your fence against the elements. This week we’re discussing an alternative option […]
This is the first part of our fencing series which gets down to the nitty gritty of what we know best here at Owatrol – protecting your wood. The first thing to say is that we would always recommend first treating new wood with our new wood protection Seasonite and then allowing it to weather […]
In this part of our fencing guide we’ll be explaining how to erect a closeboard (featheredge) fence. This can be more taxing than a standard lap panel fence and as such some people may choose to have it installed by a professional. However, this can be extremely expensive and with the right guidance you should […]
