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  1. March 18, 2024

    Spring is still around the corner (but getting closer)

    Well, time to look at another five fantastic garden products heading our way.

    The first item is Hutton's DP1 Planter. This 1 metre long planter can be moved around the garden until a favourable position is identified.  

    The Raised Vegetable Planter is next, ideal for keeping garlic, sage, mint and other herbs near to your back door.  (RVP shown above)  Provides more height and requires less bending and nurturing than a raised bed. Keep the vegetable planter near the back door and you can monitor progress. 

    Next is the unusual shaped LHP - Large

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  2. March 15, 2024

    Spring is around the corner

    Well, apparently Spring is “just” around the corner, and for good measure it is almost Easter. At Southern Timber we believe there is no point waiting for a heatwave in late June when everybody has stripped the shelves bare.  We have put together our top 10 products for the spring, summer and autumn. Incoming deliveries should be starting from Monday 25th. March 2024.   In no particular order:

    Starting with the Children’s Round Picnic Table – seats about 4-6 youngsters, but don’t let the adults on!  The Wye Rectangular Picnic Table  measures in at about 1.8 metres  long and seats up to 6 adults. This Wye Picnic Bench, or Picnic Table, has been a top-seller for years.  

    Another top seller has been the

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  3. March 08, 2024

    What is Millboard Decking made from?

    I have just been looking at some of the new Millboard Cladding and Decking products.  One of the questions we frequently get asked is, ‘what is Millboard Decking made from?’ That prompted me to revamp an article written several years ago. 

    It might surprise you to know that our Millboard deckboards contain no timber or plastic. Millboard decking is made from a revolutionary Polyurethane resin, reinforced with mineral stone, and surfaced with a unique Lastane® coating.

    Conventional composite boards typically contain wood fibre, flours, rice husks and plastics, but we opt to use stronger, more advanced materials that won’t rot, split or host algae. But what is Polyurethane? It’s a material that is supple like rubber but rigid and hard-wearing like a plastic, and won’t warp over time like a rubber would. Being seamless a

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  4. February 27, 2024

    Waney Edge Douglas Fir Cabin Conversion

    A Good Customer of Southern Timber - John Pook from DDE Electrical Engineering came to Aaron Millman from Southern Timber wanting to winterproof a log cabin he had back at home. Aaron went up to have a look at the best options for cladding the cabin. It was then later agreed that some douglas fir waney edge would be most cost effective and look amazing with the area where it was located.

     

    John then placed his order with Southern Timber and within a few weeks it had arrived. Over the course of 5 weekends total John, Aaron and other friends completed the cladding on the cabin. The cabin is much warmer and looks fantastic thanks to the materials and expert help / advice from Southern Timber.

     

    Here at Southern Timber, we are able to supply a vast species of timber in Decking, Cladding and even fencing applications via special order.

    If you have an enquiry, please email it to [email protected]

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  5. February 20, 2024

    Putting colour into the garden

    Putting some Osmo colour into your garden

    What could be better than relaxing in your own garden on a summer’s day. A little colour in the right place will freshen up your outdoors even more - touch up the colours of a fence, old garden shed or renovating a gate. With the right products from Osmo, your garden will be rejuvenated and you will have more time to enjoy your garden.

    Making light work of it

    One of the beauties of Osmo is that almost all Osmo coatings and finishes can be applied directly without any sanding – no priming either, just two thin coats of Osmo Country Colour can perform miracles. This is also the case when Osmo products were used for the previous coating.

    An opaque finish

    For coatings from other manufacturers, Osmo recommends sanding down the surface before adding any Osmo products. When re-applying it is best to use a roller on smooth surfaces and

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  6. February 01, 2024

    Character Oak Flooring

    Our Character Oak Flooring boards are tongue and groove along the long edges.  We call them "Character" but they are probaby a higher grade.  These solid Oak boards are linked to a specific production ensuring consistency of product. It has a lower moisture content compared to many boards; kiln dried to 8-10 % to which gives a greater stability to the boards. This supply also generates a good range of lengths, at the time of writing we have 3.05 to 4.29 metre lenths available in stock. 

    This oak grade typica;lly displays a variety of figuring which gives  colour, small splits, large and small knots. Consequently we recommend allowing for 15% wastage.  Osmo Polyx Hardwax Oil is available in clear finishes (matt, satin, satin-matt, natural and gloss) along with a range of Osmo Colour

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  7. January 12, 2024

    15 Year Treated-Right Performance Warranty

    Awaiting Update 12th January 2024

    A combination of using latest generation Tanalith E wood preservative, careful pre-treatment timber preparations, the use of high quality pine timbers and approved treatment procedures allow us to offer a 15 Year TREATED-RIGHT Performance Warranty.

    This warranty is available on Hutton Garden Products and also on the Severn Valley range of decking and cladding products.

    The 15 Year TREATED-RIGHT Performance Warranty covers the failure of these products from wood decay and insect attack giving you total confidence in their long term performance.

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  8. December 18, 2023

    Rowlinson and Forest Deliveries

    Rowlinson and Forest Garden Ptoducts are noiw open again, new orders were online when we re-opended on Tuesday 2nd of January. These should be processed fairly quickly and stock will begin flowing.  Orders for compost bins and raised beds are always popular at this time of year

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  9. October 31, 2023

    Timber Post Sizes, Gates and Hanging sets

    Stocked sizes and bespoke gates

    Diamond braced field gates are normally stocked in sizes from 3′ pedestrian gates up to 12’ vehicle sized gates.  They can also be made to order, to the nearest inch, up to a maximum size of 15’.  Pricing is kept simple, an 11’ 4” gate would be charged at the same rate as a 12’ gate. 

     

    Gate Size/Type                            Minimum Post Size                               Gate Hanging Set

    3’ Diagonal Braced               125mm x 125mm @ 2.4 metres               300mm (12”) A

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  10. October 04, 2023

    SterlingOSB Zero

    We stock, and sell, OSB sheet material - 9mm OSB, 11mm OSB, 18mm OSB and 18mm OSB T&G. It is fantastic product which has been enhanced even further. OSB has been renamed SterlinOSB Zero and the main change is the removal of Formaldahyde. 

    Hopefully most of your questions are answered below - if not then please contact us at

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