You always know you’ve arrived at a grand house when there’s a of set of double doors as the front door. You can use patio doors as your front door, but it depends on the size and style of your house – and your budget. A large imposing statement home would look great with double …
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There’s nothing worse than a tired looking old patio, all faded and discolored with green growth or black spots of lichen. It actively discourages you from using it. Natural stone patio slabs do fade in the sunlight, and poor drainage with constant shade can promote the growth of green algae and black lichen. You can …
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We had friends who installed a black slate patio and it looked amazing – for about a month until the kids and outdoor furniture legs scratched the hell out of it. It still looked good, but the scratches were frustrating. Slate patio slabs do scratch, and darker slates show them more visibly. To avoid scratching, …
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I shut one side of the double doors to my garden office one particularly hot summer, and it just bounced back at me. It had become warped in the sun and wouldn’t close. Depending on the materials they’re made of, patio doors can expand in the heat. Vinyl, fiberglass and wood patio doors can warp …
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So you’re thinking of laying a new concrete patio? Read on because this article could prolong its life. All concrete patios should be laid with a rebar or ‘reinforcing bar’ grid, to stop large cracks then areas of crumbling concrete forming over time. You will still get some small cracks with rebar, but these will …
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If you’re thinking of laying a new patio then this article should help ensure you get strong, level foundations for your pavers. You can use gravel as a paver base as it performs the same function as paver base itself. While paver base is coarser and locks together more tightly than gravel, they are both …
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There’s nothing more magical for the whole family than lighting up the trees in your garden. You can simply light trees in your yard by either using spotlighting, uplighting, silhouetting, downlighting or string lighting. You can use an existing outdoor electrical point, get a professional to wire one in for you – or use solar …
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