A NeoTimber® guide to where and when planning permission is required for building a new composite deck. The question of whether you need planning permission or not looms heavily on any outdoor project. With decking, many homeowners and businesses alike will risk prospective applications, but these can be rejected if they breach [...]
Introducing NeoTimber's top tips on hiring a composite decking installer to work on your project. Embarking upon a new project can be daunting, especially if you’re not particularly handy when it comes to DIY. This being the case, you may feel inclined to recruit a professional contractor. Unfortunately, many of us [...]
Here’s some handy tips to installing low cost composite decking to renovate your garden, and to keep you DIY project on budget. We all like to cut down expenses where we can, and building low cost composite decking into your outdoor space is a fantastic way to make the most out of [...]
Here's a handy guide to reducing and preventing standing water on NeoTimber® composite decking... Standing water on decking, if left unchecked, can have a detrimental effect on the surface and structure of your boards. Moisture will seep into the wood and cause them to warp, bend, and rot - especially in [...]
We’ve compiled some top tips for leftover composite decking ideas, in case you want to use your cut-offs pieces, so nothing goes to waste. After you’ve finished installing your decking, you may have some surplus pieces of composite deck boards and cut-offs. As an eco-conscious manufacturer and supplier, we will of course [...]
A NeoTimber® guide on decking plant ideas and how best to incorporate plants on decking. Your decking is a transition between your indoor and outdoor space. One of the best ways to ease this transition is to include plants on your decking, helping it to blend seamlessly into your garden. Designed effectively, [...]
Let's explore why NeoTimber® composite materials make the perfect public space decking solution. Whether you’re a developer, designer or architect, the inclusion of public space decking surrounding your resort, retail outlet or municipal building in your design gives a focal point for people to naturally interact. Design a space which is [...]
A NeoTimber® guide to specifying office composite decking. The modern office looks different to what it did twenty, thirty years ago. Gone are the dark, endless corridors, replaced instead by light, airy units with natural light and fresh decor. The outside environment has changed too. No more cold, drafty smoking shelter, [...]
Mould on your composite decking? Here's how to treat it! For anyone who has ever owned timber decking, the first sight of mould is a worrying sign. Mould can grow, eating away at and destroying timber at an alarming rate. Mould is a naturally occurring organic growth which develops in damp [...]
A NeoTimber® deck replacement versus decking repair – let's look at the facts and the options. Decking is a popular way to create a dining and living space in your garden. Favoured over patios for its sheer convenience, many homeowners installed decking in the last 10-15 years as a cheap and [...]
