Your once beautiful decking is now looking sad, tired and just a little bit grubby. You want to breathe new life into your garden haven, but where do you start and what should you use?
Did you know that your decking can also be an area that can do good for the environment!
Carefully planning the layout, look and structure of your deck will help to ensure it’s as durable and eye-catching as possible.
In the Isle of Man, FSC Ekki decking is being used to great effect in the restoration of one of the island’s most iconic landmarks: the Queen’s Pier. Located in Ramsey. The pier had fallen into disrepair and had been shut to the public for years.
When it comes to decking for a garden, a larger landscaping project or even a pier, there are a lot of options out there. Depending on both your budget and what you want the decking to look like, there are many options for you to choose from. Here we discuss the different types of wood that are best for decking to help you choose the correct wood for your next project.
Landscaping adds structure, character and texture to your garden or outside space. Here, we look at some of the ways that you can use timber for landscaping your garden, and also explain the benefits of doing so.
We explore some of the key options that are available when it comes to decking in this article, including softwood and hardwood timber decking, modified timber decking, plastic decking and composite WPC decking.
Although timber is a popular meterial in the UK for making canal fenders, lock gates and sea defences, we believe there is still plenty more room for timber to be used on waterways, helping to protect banks and the surrounding land from flooding in an environmentally friendly way. We outline how in this article.
The chances are that the timber decking in your back garden or yard, that you sit on and have barbecues on at the weekends, that your kids play on, that your pets lick food from, may well be a sponge full of chemicals. We explain why, and what the alternative is, in this article.
Hastings Pier wins coveted RIBA 2017 Stirling Prize. Ecochoice supplied all the planks to Hastings Pier or "The Plank" as it's locally known.