Decking isn’t just a highly practical garden option; it’s also a really popular way of making the most of your outdoor space. A great way to compensate for an uneven or terraced garden or just a way of creating a superb outdoor living, dining or relaxing space, a deck is quite simply an excellent investment.…
Late summer or early autumn is a great time to think about what you need to do to keep your deck in tiptop shape for next season. It’s the right time to decide whether or not you’ll leave your decking furnishing out in the hope that you’ll snatch a few more hours or days of…
At this time of year, you’re probably still able to enjoy your deck for socialising and relaxing, but now is the time to start thinking about what you need to do to prepare it for the autumn and the cold winter months ahead. Planning ahead is a great way to stay on top of your…
Are you in the process of planning a wood flooring project? Have you made the decision to rip up your carpeting and putting a nice wood floor in its place? Maybe you’re thinking that solid wood flooring is the way ahead, or perhaps engineered? Either way, there are a whole host of things you…
If you’re planning a wood flooring project, one of the big decisions you’ll be faced with is which wood you will choose. There are literally thousands of species of wood that gets made into flooring, but some of the most common are: oak, pine, teak, cherry and mahogany. All of that said, in recent years,…
Tog rating is a term, that in the UK we’ve learned to associate with duvets, but we tend not to link it in our minds with flooring. That said, once pointed out, it’s logical enough that the likes of carpeting has a tog rating. What may seem more odd however is that the underlay used…
There’s no getting away from the fact that dark wood flooring is hot at the moment. No matter whether you choose a species of wood that is naturally dark, like ebony, mahogany, walnut or one of the dark teaks, or a wood that has been coloured dark, it’s high fashion. That said, light, almost white…
If you have a wooden floor and are keen to make it waterproof, there are two important questions to ask. The first is whether you actually mean water “proof” or if you mean more resistant to water, and the second is how do you do it? There is a significant difference between “waterproof” and…
Oak Wood Flooring Review Video Transcript: The general colour and tone of oak is of a pale to medium tone. Its closest rival in terms of popularity would be walnut, typically the American black walnut which can be found in the United States and Canada. The grain patterns of the wood are slightly different and…
What Is Solid Wood Flooring Video Transcript: A solid hardwood flooring quite simply is a flooring made from many numbers of different types of tree or species of tree but is manufactured from one single piece of wood. The alternative is an engineered board and the key difference to the engineered board will have a…
Landings are often thought of just as the turning point on a staircase where there may be a toilet or at least enough space to take a decent break, but landing rooms also include hallways, both at ground and upper floor levels. Irrespective of whether your landing is mid-staircase, behind your front door, or in…
If you’re planning an outdoor decking project, you might be tempted to try to save money by using wood that’s intended for indoor use only. If so, think again because such economies often end up costing more in the long run. Indoor wood is not treated to enable it to stand up to the…