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Furniture Restoration
Besides our timber construction activities we also attend to furniture restoration, both indoor and outdoor, refurbishment and techniquing. We sand and seal a fair amount of outdoor furniture in various species of timber from balau to pine. The same rules apply here to oils vs. coatings. Oils are better in the long run as they…
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Wooden Parquet Floor Sanding and Sealing
We were called to quote on sanding and sealing the wooden Swiss parquet floors in an old house in Hillcrest. From the pics alongside you can see that these rooms are the typical large ones found in older houses. The Swiss parquet floors have probably been there well on 40 years or probably even since…
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Sealing a Wooden Sundeck by The Wood Joint – Durban
Sealing a wooden sundeck can be a time-consuming task. One needs to ensure that the sealer gets in between the gap on the deckboards so as to seal both edges of each deckboard. Balustrades can also be very time-consuming as there are many corners and tight gaps to get in to. We use Timberlife Satin…
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Reducing rot in wooden sun decks
This article will focus solely on reducing rot in wooden sun decks rather than a specific article on a job we have completed. One of the first questions that are asked when planning to build a wooden deck is that of maintenance. Being wood, the deck will always be susceptible to rot and insect infestation,…
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Deck Maintenance and Deck Sealing
