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Decking calculator Deck sizes in, board count out — with the edge boards and the spare included. Fencing calculator Put the run in and get panels, posts, caps, bases and skirts counted for you. Garden room calculator Pick a size and a finish and see an indicative price for the complete material package. Screen picker Sixteen patterns, three materials, four sizes — pick a screen and add it to your quote. Slatted cladding calculator Put your wall sizes in and get the panel count, then add the whole lot to your quote. Free take-off service Send the drawing and we will schedule the materials for you. No obligation, usually back the same day.
Interiors & acoustics Do acoustic panels actually work? What they fix, and what they do not Acoustic panels absorb echo inside a room. They do not stop sound getting through a wall. Those are two different problems with two different fixes, and buying the wrong one is the most expensive… 4 min read
Garden & outdoor Composite fencing: what is actually in a panel, and what you have to order with it The panel is the cheap bit and the obvious bit. What makes a composite fence stand up straight for twenty… 3 min read Garden & outdoor How much composite decking do I need? Boards, edges and the bits people forget Area divided by board coverage, rounded up, plus the edge boards and the spare. The maths takes two minutes. What… 4 min read Cladding Composite or timber cladding? What each one asks of you Timber cladding is cheaper to buy and more expensive to keep. Composite is the other way round. What actually decides… 4 min read Roofing How many roofing sheets do I need? A step-by-step take-off How to work out sheet quantities, sheet lengths, laps, flashings and fixings for a profiled metal roof — with a… 5 min read Roofing Galvanised, polyester or plastisol? Choosing a finish that lasts Galvanised, polyester and plastisol are the same steel with three different coatings. Which one to put on a shed, a… 5 min read Roofing Box profile or corrugated? How to choose a roofing sheet Box profile spans further and usually makes for a cheaper roof once you count the purlins. Corrugated is what you… 5 min read
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