Technical Guides

  1. Mastering Fencing for Windy Areas: Windproof Panels & Guide to Wind-Resistant Fence Design [UPDATED]

    a overlap fence which has fallen over in the wind

    Which fence panels are best for windy areas? Our blog takes you through your options.

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  2. How to Fix a Fence Post in Concrete: Tips for Concreting in Fence Posts [UPDATED]

    Concrete Fence Post and Gravel Boards in a run of Wooden fencing Panels

    Giving your fence additional strength by concreting in fence posts will ensure everything stays in place all year. So, get ready to lay a strong, long-lasting foundation for your fence by following our steps outlining how to fix a fence post in concrete.

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  3. Top 4 Decorative Garden Fence Panels

    Top 4 Decorative Garden Fence Panels
    p>Decorative garden fence panels are enjoying a huge surge in popularity of late. Stylish, high-quality, and eye-catching, it’s no surprise many are opting for these contemporary designs over traditional overlap or featheredge
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  4. Concrete vs Wood Fence Posts - Our Garden Expert's View

    Concrete vs Wood Fence Posts - Our Garden Expert's View

    Concrete Fence Posts or Wood Fence Posts? It's a Dilemma 

    Imagine being an outcast on a desert island. All you can take are eight songs, a book and a luxury.

    Now the songs part is easy, the book simple, but the luxury?

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  5. How to straighten bowed deck boards

    This problem is easily corrected with a little know-how!

    • Firstly, use one nail at each end of the decking to to secure it to the end joists.
    • If the deck board bows towards the last board laid and fastened, carefully force a chisel
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  6. Garden Decking - How to Build a Decking Sub-Frame

    Garden Decking - How to Build a Decking Sub-Frame

    Before laying decking boards, it is important to get the decking sub-frame exactly right to ensure that you will have a firm and easy-to-maintain deck.

    Here are a few simple steps to take, in order to make sure that your garden decking is structurally

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  7. Deck board installation advice

    Before you lay the decking, we would recommend that any remaining work to the sub-structure, such as applying protective finish, is completed before starting to lay the deck boards. Take a look at our

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  8. Deck care and maintenance

    In time wood that is left untreated becomes that familiar silvery-grey colour with a rough, bark-like surface, as the grain gradually opens and lets in moisture. But be warned, wait this long and it may be almost impossible to reverse!

    Instead,

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  9. Decking construction technique

    All decks involve some basic construction techniques to ensure that the finished project will provide many years of service.

    Constructing decking

    Fixings

    Weather resistant screws and galvanised nails and bolts should be used

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  10. Fixing balustrades and rails

    Any deck can benefit from railings. The boundaries and the visual lines that the balustrades create adds a sense of enclosure, privacy and safety.

    Most building regulations require that any decks that are built 30'' or higher have railings that

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