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Warm and cosy garden office

Many people question, “Can a garden office be used all year round?” Well, the short answer is yes! However, the longer answer is more like, “yes you can, provided you have made it safe and comfortable to use no matter the weather.” We will be covering the following to help you make sure you do […]

brown composite wood fence

Composite wood fencing is becoming more and more popular. The main reason likely being due to the fact that they are fairly low maintenance. However, you should know that even composite wood will require a certain amount of care. In this post we will share our top tips and advice to help you to keep […]

Garden with various zones

Most of us enjoy spending time in our garden. As soon as the sun arrives, we are out there making the most of every second. Whether that’s to use it for stress relief, home exercise or even a place for the kids to run around and burn off some energy. Optimising your garden space through […]

Textrol being applied to a deck with a roller

Cleaning and finishing a deck doesn’t need to be a difficult and time consuming task. There are a wide variety of tools available to make the process as quick and easy as possible, for a wide range of budgets. Here we’ve listed out our top tools, so you can get on with making the most […]

Hand sanding down interior wall

A motto we like to live by is ‘preparation is key’. Behind every good paint job is good prep work. Today, we are going to share our 5 top tips on how to prep walls for painting. 1) Wallpaper removal If you first need to remove wallpaper before painting walls, there’s a few ways in […]

Rising damp

No doubt the majority of you know damp when you see it, but maybe you don’t know what the differences of damp are, nor how to specifically treat it There are 3 very common types of damp; condensation, rising and penetrating. As they all have different causes and therefore require different treatments, we are going […]