Untreated outdoor wood can look great when first put up, but as the wood weathers, it can swell, warp, crack and lose its original colour. Agata Kaim from Dulux Trade Woodcare explains how to retain the natural beauty in bare wood.

Johnstone’s Decking Stain offers a high level of protection, helping to extend the maintenance lifecycle and preserve exterior wood. It provides three years’ all weather protection to new and previously stained decking and is wax enriched to give a one step water repellent finish.

DeckSure® was chosen to meet Café 19’s brief for an attractive, external decking area that would be ideal for both members and the general public and could also withstand the often high numbers of people who accessed the area.

Screwfix has taken to the great outdoors with a new range of outdoor buildings from Forest Gardens as well as Cuprinol Wood Treatments and Gardena watering systems and hand tools.