Inspiration & Advice
Are you looking for useful do-it-yourself advice? Do you want to know how to clean your artificial grass, or need some ideas for a garden transformation? At Howarth, we have plenty of how-to guides, product selections, and inspired themes to help you towards making your home or next garden project a success!
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Timber industry faces shortages in 2021
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has highlighted concerning outcomes of the 2021 Timber supply chain, as the industry faces timber shortages.
Mainly brought on by the ongoing pandemic, the volatile market, and the high global demand for timber and related products.
In recent years, the UK has been privileged to have access to plentiful stock of materials with extremely short lead times, particularly in 2019 due to significant stock piling ahead of Brexit. In October 2020 the TTF repo
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3rd Dec 2021
How to build a raised deck
A step by step guide on how to build your own raised decking area.
Raised decking doesn't have to be attached to your house; it can be used as a centrepiece in your garden such as around a tree, as a shaded area, or to provide a suitable position for a hot tub. Raised decking provides an attractive external entertaining space.
Step 1- Planning and Preparing your decking area
1. Leaves, rocks, and other debris should be removed from the chosen location for yo
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2nd Dec 2021
Understanding Use Class UC4
Consumer and contract law require that any product offered for sale must be fit for its intended use and a wood product impregnated with preservative is no exception.
The minimum standards for the treatment of wood are set out in British Standard BS 8417 and the WPA Code of Practice - Industrial Wood Preservation (January 2021).
In these standards the level of treatment is tailored to the application ‘Use Class’ of a wood product as defined in BS EN 335 (Durability of wood and woo
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23rd Jun 2021