This week’s post focuses on the maintenance work which needs to be carried out on your garden deck to keep it looking at its best. If you’ve followed our previous advice and used a good quality decking protection product then your maintenance should only be minimal. We’ll discuss the maintenance needed for the main types […]
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 […]
This week’s case study is a deck with a view! It’s definitely worth putting a bit of time and money in to revive and protect it for years to come. This deck is built using IPE decking which is an extremely hard wood. This makes it more difficult for protective treatments to impregnate the wood. […]
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We get a lot of enquiries from customers asking what they need to do to their deck in order for it to be ready to paint or treat with their choice of finish so we thought we’d give some guidance as it’s not a one solution fits all sort of question! The preparation you need […]
Silva Timber recently featured a great case study on their website showcasing their Western Red Cedar using Owatrol’s Solid Colour Stain. This was a really interesting project for a DIYer transforming an ugly air raid shelter into a beautiful garden building and I think you’ll agree that it looks amazing. Paul chose Western red Cedar […]
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 […]
