Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to start preparing for the festive season. Indoor decorations may be limited by your home’s Christmas decorating, but you can do something completely different on your terrace or decking. You need to think about how you will use your outdoor space to make this festive
Looking for new garden design ideas? When designing a small garden? The smallest of gardens, tiny terraces and even petite patios may require a little more thought than larger spaces, but even the tiniest plot can be transformed into an elegant outdoor retreat with a bit of originality. The biggest advantage of a small garden
Choosing your decking colour is always important to ensure your decking matches your home’s existing exterior palette and compliments your interior palette as well. Done well, house and decking colour combinations can help to enhance your outdoor space to complement your home and add visual interest. However choosing the wrong colour or material could turn
The origins of Aluminium Aluminium is probably the most versatile material with a wide range of applications but where does aluminium actually come from? Aluminium is the third most abundant element in the Earth’s crust at 8.23% by mass, falling behind oxygenand silicon. It is the most abundant metal. It is somewhat surprising then that aluminium was
Composite building materials have been used from the earliest times, from wood which is a naturally occurring composite of lignin and cellulose, through straw reinforced clay bricks to reinforced concrete. In the 20th century, a new breed of composite materials was developed using polymer matrices with high performance reinforcement fibres. The effect and uncompromising properties
AMC board is an innovative type of building material that is made from a mixture of magnesium oxide, magnesium sulphate and fibreglass. It is known for its strength, durability and fire resistance, as well as its resistance to moisture. It can be used as an alternative to traditional drywall or gypsum board. Teckwood’s AMC based
Are you looking for Garden Decking Ideas? Your garden decking should be an outside haven that extends from your living space no matter its size or style. Successful garden decking ideas will transform your garden into somewhere for socialising, relaxing and enjoying nature. Your garden decking could be a practical alfresco dining area, a stylish
Teckwood’s composite decking is extremely robust, long lasting and durable. However there are a few issues that we occasionally get asked about so we would like to cover some of the questions that are frequently asked to help you keep your composite decking looking like new for longer. The most common question is – How
Composite decking is now the natural choice for a beautiful long lasting low maintenance outdoor living space, however did you know that Teckwood’s composite decking has a wider variety of applications outside residential homes such as Commercial Composite Decking Applications? Composite decking from Teckwood gives you a real workable alternative to timber which makes good
What is cladding? The definition of cladding indicates that it is a layer of material that is placed on a built structure or on any surface, we should think of cladding as being a building’s second skin. Fundamentally, it is a layer on top of exposed parts of a building (walls or roofs) that helps protect