Decking and Timber Products in general

I have a really small garden which was patio and grass. However the grass was more mud because of two small kids and a climbing frame. It was constantly full of cat poo which is disgusting as well as unhygienic. So, last year, my dad offered to deck and patio the garden. Best thing ever. I walk straight out onto my decking from the back door - lovely and clean underfoot. It is raised as the garden is on a slope so I have two diddy little sets of stairs coming off it with ballustrades etc. I have a few pots and furniture on it and it looks lovely. The rest of the garden below is patioed over (safety bark around the climbing frame). Everyone was ...

If you have wooden fencing, a wooden shed,or other timber products, in your garden you need to protect them from the elements, and those garden creatures that might want to lunch on them. I don't like using creosote because of its harmful effect on soil, birds and insects. The last creosote substitute that I bought had the most awful smell and it played havoc with my asthma. This year I decided to try a new product. FenceCare by Wilko (available in Wilkinson's Stores), is available in a range of colours. You can choose from dark brown, golden brown, green and ocean blue. All tins are the same size, 5 litres, and cost £3.99. I decided ...

If you are sick of cutting the lawn I would suggest some garden decking. It is actually very easy to lay and there is help out there! Personally I went to Wickes DIY stores. They had an assistant who helped me plan everything out and took my measurements and we drew up a plan. It happenned that there was also a 'special offer' on their decking so it was rather cheap in the end! A couple of tips I would offer would be to get any help where offered. Secondly, make sure that you leave a gap of at least a foot between the decking and the ground - this will prevent any rot setting in. Lastly but most importantly make sure you use ...