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  1. Your Timber Treatment Guide: Part 2

    Your Timber Treatment Guide: Part 2

    At JT Atkinson, we source the highest quality timber and treat it on site at our Stockton branch with high quality Tanalith. Our tanalised timber is available to buy online or in branch. In part one of this Treatment Guide, we discussed tanalised timber, it’s difference to Tanatone timber and the treatment specifications. Let’s delve deeper into the appearance and...
  2. The pros and cons of a wetroom

    The pros and cons of a wetroom

    The opulent design of the wetroom has seen a recent rise in popularity and demand is becoming ever greater but is the wet room as good as it looks? Continue reading →
  3. Protecting Wooden Garden Furniture: Varnish or Paint?

    Protecting Wooden Garden Furniture: Varnish or Paint?

    In the past, wooden garden furniture came in two colours - one was silvery grey as the wood weathered, and the other was brown if the wood had been creosoted. We no longer use creosote because it's environmentally harmful, and we no longer restrict our garden design to shades of brown and grey. A whole raft of great new products means that we can apply the same creativity to our garden furniture that we do to our houses. Continue reading →
  4. Planning Your Kitchen

    Planning Your Kitchen

    When you’re planning a new kitchen, you need it to be functional and practical and to make the best possible use of the space available. You’ll need to think carefully about your lifestyle and whether you need state-of-the-art innovation or heart-of-the-home cosiness. Do you want to create a space for entertaining or for the family to relax and kick back in? Will you have a utility room or do you need space for cleaning as well as cooking? Continue reading →
  5. A Step By Step Guide To Adding An Extension Onto Your Home

    A Step By Step Guide To Adding An Extension Onto Your Home

    For more and more of us, going up, digging down or building out is becoming the savvy way to own the ideal home. Improving rather than moving makes a lot of sense. You can improve your current home and add value for when you eventually choose to move on. Continue reading →
  6. How To Repoint Your Wall

    How To Repoint Your Wall

    Repointing a wall may seem like a complex task and something which you’d need to employ a builder for. However, although it’s a time-consuming job, with the right tools and a bit of knowledge it’s something that can easily be undertaken by a competent DIYer. Continue reading →
  7. Top Flood Defence Products

    Sadly, it’s become common knowledge that floods can cause major damage to homes across the country. Especially in light of the Boxing Day floods of 2015. Year after year, thousands of individual’s lives are turned upside down when torrential rain ruins household goods, electricals and décor.   Continue reading →
  8. 9 Ways to protect and fight against DAMP!

    9 Ways to protect and fight against DAMP!

    Damp is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many home owners. Damp can damage your home and also lead to health problems for its inhabitants. But it isn’t a single problem; dampness can arise from many sources, and it’s important to understand the different types if you want to protect your home effectively. Here are some tips...

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