With such a wide variety of wood care products; from strippers to cleaners and finishings to paints, we’re confident Owatrol will have the perfect product for your next project.
Case Studies are one of our favourite things to write about here on the Owatrol Direct blog. We think there is no better way to show off the possibilities when using Owatrol products than to show you things that people have done already! This week we’re demonstrating one of our lesser-known products called D1 Pro […]
Following the success of both our Wood Care Guide and our Fencing Guide we have written a comprehensive Decking Guide. This takes you through step by step from choosing the type of deck you are looking for to complete your project, to preparing your deck for finishing and even maintaining it for years to come. […]
This week’s post focuses on the maintenance work which needs to be carried out on your garden deck to keep it looking at its best. If you’ve followed our previous advice and used a good quality decking protection product then your maintenance should only be minimal. We’ll discuss the maintenance needed for the main types […]
At this point we are assuming that your deck is ready and raring for it’s choice of finish. If your deck has not been prepared for finishing then you probably haven’t read our previous posts on how to do this. You need to prepare your deck well for its new finish in order for the […]
From this point on we are presuming that you have followed our guidance in the previous post on treating your deck when it is new. Assuming that your deck has now either weathered with Seasonite for its first 6-12 months or that it has been untreated until now you should follow our simple steps to having […]
In this week’s post in our decking we are looking into the different ways to protect your decking whether it’s new or weathered and whatever finish you are looking for. Protecting a brand new deck In almost all situations we would always recommend treating a brand new deck with a specific new wood protection such […]
This is the first in a series of posts we will be running over the next few weeks to help with the minefield that is choosing, installing and maintaining a garden deck. In this post, we will be giving a brief rundown of the main types of decking available as well as some of the […]
This week’s case study is a deck with a view! It’s definitely worth putting a bit of time and money in to revive and protect it for years to come. This deck is built using IPE decking which is an extremely hard wood. This makes it more difficult for protective treatments to impregnate the wood. […]
Owatrol have partnered with Duffield Timber to provide excellent cladding pre-treated with SI-106, an Owatrol product designed specifically for industrial application providing excellent UV protection. Who are Duffield Timber? Duffield Timber are a 3rd generation family-run timber merchant business based in Yorkshire reflecting the same values and emphasis on quality customer service as we pride […]
We get a lot of enquiries from customers asking what they need to do to their deck in order for it to be ready to paint or treat with their choice of finish so we thought we’d give some guidance as it’s not a one solution fits all sort of question! The preparation you need […]
