Decking is a popular choice in gardens and is often an easier alternative to paving (it is definitely lighter). It can work for anything - from garden patios through to external restaurant areas and even beach-front piers.
Choosing the best fixings for your timber cladding depends on the profile, style and the orientation of your cladding boards.
Here at EcoChoice, we know the importance of protecting your external timber from weathering. Over time, all external wood will start to show the effects of being exposed to the elements.
If wood is outside, exposed to the wind, rain, and sun, its aging, or weathering, will inevitably start to happen. Understanding how timber weathers will help you select the right wood and the right maintenance schedule, for your external timber installations.
Timber is one of the oldest and most versatile building materials we have. Used to create everything from shelters and bridges to grand manor houses, new builds and eco-homes, timber can be used to build almost anything.
One of the best ways to protect land and property from the rising waters is timber flood defences. Effective and environmentally friendly, timber can be used to help hold back swollen rivers and raging torrents, protecting homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the process.
Over the past few years, timber has become an increasingly popular cladding choice for both commercial and residential properties. Beautiful, affordable and environmentally friendly, timber offers a range of advantages over other materials. Adding timber cladding to your next build could help to give it the high end, bespoke finish you’ve been looking for.
Raised beds are a fantastic way to grow a variety of plants. From fruit and veg to flowers and shrubs, raised beds to make great homes for plants of all shapes and sizes.
Find out how timber acts as a natural carbon sink - storing the CO2 that’s taken from the air by the trees that are harvested and used to create timber.
Ekki is a naturally durable timber that’s amongst the hardest species on the planet. Subsequently it is the ideal material for use across a multitude of applications looking for a very long service life durability.
With so many wood species to choose from, selecting the right timber type isn’t easy. Below we share the benefits of using Oak as well as reveal why all Oak is not created equal.
In this blog post, we’re taking a closer look at another advantage that makes timber cladding the first choice across many building projects – its easy maintenance.