Timber Advice & Project Stories
Practical guidance and real project notes from more than a decade of building decks, pergolas and outdoor timber structures in KZN.
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Parquet Flooring Installer Durban and Cape Town
Parquet flooring was very popular many years ago but a lot of it was covered up with carpets back in the 70’s. It seems crazy now that one could cover the parquet flooring with carpets, but that was the thing of the day and fashions come and go. I’ve recently refurbished several parquet floors by…
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Solid Wooden Flooring Installers Durban and Cape Town
There are two ways one can install a solid wooden floor. One is to apply the boards directly to the concrete substructure using adhesive and the other is to suspend the floor with joists or batons. This is sometimes referred to as a sprung or suspended floor. In the first method it is imperative that…
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Wooden Fencing in Durban
Wooden fencing can come in many different designs and they are limited only by ones imagination. All our timber is sourced from companies who adhere to renewable forestry practices. There are a few designs or types of wooden fencing that we install mentioned below. However we can custom design wooden fences for you using best…
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Outdoor Garden and Patio Furniture
Besides installing sundecks, wooden floors and wooden fencing we also produce a range of outdoor garden and patio furniture to compliment your outdoor wooden structures such as sun decks etc. We’ve focused on top quality wooden outdoor and patio furniture. We don’t do flat pack. If you’re after that Makro or Game is your best…
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Dustless Floor Sanding Durban and Cape Town
Hardwood floor sanding in Durban and Cape Town is normally done by making use of a specialised company such as The Wood Joint. Some wooden floor sanding companies hire them in when needed but if you are sanding floors regularly then you may want to consider buying one. There are, broadly speaking, two different types…
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Outdoor Garden and Patio Furniture – Lutyens Bench
The Lutyens Bench was designed by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, referred to as “the greatest British architect” and is known best for having an instrumental role in designing and building a section of the metropolis of Delhi, known as New Delhi. The Lutyens Bench contains a unique design on the back rest and the front…
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Outdoor Garden Furniture – Picnic Tables
Outdoor Garden Furniture such as picnic tables comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. There is the climb in models or the walk in models. Some have backrests and some don’t. Some are 4 seaters, some are 10 seaters and some are round or octagonal. The choice of design is endless really and limited…
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Outdoor Garden Patio Furniture – Adirondack Chairs
Outdoor Garden Patio Furniture just wouldn’t be complete without a set of Adirondack Chairs. The Adirondack Chairs has been around for many years but today’s Adirondack chairs were designed by Thomas Lee is 1903. While on vacation in Westport, New York in the Adirondack Mountains, he needed outdoor chairs for his summer holiday home. He…
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Stairs and Steps
Wooden stairs are often built in conjunction with sun decks for access to the garden or another area of the house. We build our stairs primarily from balau but pine is a less expensive option. There are two different types of stairs you can build. The standard stairway is about 900mm to 1m wide and…
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Jacuzzi Cladding
Jacuzzi cladding that comes standard with most Jacuzzi is often made from meranti which is not that suitable for constant weathering and wet conditions. Balau or Massaranduba cladding is a better alternative and will last many years in constant contact with water. Cladding can take many forms from vertical cladding to cover pumps and filters…