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Canadian Oak Sleepers – buyers guide

It is very important to understand a few things about Oak Sleepers before making a purchase. There are a lots of inferior products available on the market that will not result is a satisfactory end product. In this article I want to go over a few considerations you should make when purchasing Green Oak Sleepers for […]

New Porcelain tile ranges now available

Here at Natural Stone and Timber we always try to offer our trade customer and their clients the best possible range of internal and external products, so if your doing a small extension, garden patio or a large scale development, we want our customers to be able to visit us and find everything they need […]

Lime Leaching a Guide For Professionals

The phenomena of lime leaching is a process where excess water is allowed to flow though cementitious materials, usually mortar, this water dissolves the calcium hydroxide (free lime) present in the mortar and deposits this material on the finished surface of the object being constructed, quite often the brick face.  This is not to be confused with […]

Efflorescence a guide for professionals

Indoors COMMON PROBLEMS WITH EFFLORESCENCE Introduction As landscape professionals, we’ve all seen efflorescence many times before and understand that it’s only a temporary inconvenience, but to the inexperienced home owner that has just made a big investment into the patio paving slabs, the appearance of unsightly white patches on their beautiful newly laid patio can […]

Removing Grout Haze from Porcelain Paving

Outdoors PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDANCE LOCATION Location It is especially important to select the correct product for your location, for sunny south facing areas you can use any of our paving range, you will just need to follow some simple maintenance routines to keep your paving looking perfect for many years to come. In shady/North facing […]

How Porcelain Paving is Manufactured

BACKGROUND  External grade Porcelain Paving Slabs have been gaining popularity throughout the European market over the last decade, with porcelain become the paving of choice throughout the whole continent. The increase in popularity of porcelain paving has over recent years reach the UK market. Over the last twenty years our domestic market has been completely […]