Hardwood decking is essentially flat, wood planks, laid over an outdoor area, on which you can place furniture or plant pots. The ideal way to extend your living space and really enjoy the great outdoors, hardwood decking is a stylish and popular way to create terraces, pool surrounds and seating areas. The hardwood used…
If you are looking to fit a wooden worktop in your kitchen or work-place, you are likely to come across a whole plethora of wood choices. We have created this guide to help you get an overview of the different types of solid wood worktops and their origins. Ash Wood Ash is one of…
Wooden kitchen worktops are made from strips or staves of solid wood. These strips are selected, cut, graded and kiln dried to ensure a moisture level which is suitable for use in domestic kitchens. These strips or staves are then glued together to form one homogeneous panel wooden worktop. This process, known as finger jointing,…
Once you’ve chosen the best floor to suit your needs and budget, you’ll need to think about which wooden floor fitting method to use. No matter whether your floor is *solid or **engineered, it’s important to decide on a suitable fitting method to suit the floor and the conditions. We have created this guide to…
The choice between wood flooring and laminate flooring is one faced by most people looking to invest in new flooring. This choice can be confusing and for this reason we’ve put together a guide to help you choose which may work best for you. Laminate flooring is made from a multi-layer synthetic flooring product,…
If you’re thinking of investing in a wood floor or a solid wood worktop for the kitchen you’ll not only be aware that there is a huge choice of woods, but you’ll also know that amongst the most popular choice of wood flooring and worktops is oak and walnut. Oak and walnut wood flooring are…
Solid wood flooring are made from one piece of hardwood timber and are one of the most popular types of floor. Solid wood floors are particularly stable, known to last more than 100 years and are most likely to be the type of wooden floor you have at home. Why would you want to…
You only need to look in ancient castles and stately homes to realise that with the right care and attention, wood floors will last pretty much forever. While most flooring options will tolerate only a fixed number of sandings in their time, the more your floor is looked after on an ongoing basis,…