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Garden Offices - Work Space Or Play Room?
Garden offices are specially designed as a place to work from a person's garden. More and more home workers are choosing a dedicated work space in their garden to lessen the hassle of the daily drive to and from work. Timber built offices are continuing to grow in popularity because the style of building available is considerable, with custom-built garden offices a definite reality at very little extra cost compared to a standard model.
Some look a little more than a garden shed whilst others are extremely contemporary in style featuring lots of glass, folding doors etc. However, some of the most popular garden offices are the more traditional timber buildings that have the aesthetics of a summer-house with the functionality of a home office.
If you intend on using your garden office through the winter then make sure it is lined and insulated. Insulation will help regulate the temperature of the building while double glazed doors and windows will also make a big difference. The traditional appearance of timber garden offices will enhance your garden, will not upset the neighbours and can easily provide the required dedicated workspace. Traditional good looks combined with the use of super-thick, natural looking, modern timber cladding will ensure you stay warm, dry and cozy during the colder months and cooler during the summer.
Ready-to-ship timber buildings are pre-fabricated structures that are primarily made from timber frames for ease of assembly. Glass panels for windows, door frames and additional features are pre-constructed at the manufacturing plant ready to be delivered to your door.
As with other timber buildings, wooden garden offices need to be placed onto a concrete slab or brick plinth to ensure the sturdiness of the structure itself. Some people have opted for a flattened earth area to place their garden office, only to regret it later when the moisture sets in and ruins their beautiful home office... (not recommended!)
Thermally sound garden offices will add value to your home, encourage a relaxed lifestyle and become a feature which attracts buyers when it's time to sell. In the meantime you're free to use the structure to its full potential: guest room, additional study, hobby room, art studio, man cave or teen den, the choice is entirely yours.
For work or for play, a beautiful extra space in your garden will fulfill all of your needs. Whether you build your new work space alone or with an expert's help, in no time at all, you too will be enjoying your new garden room.
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4 Easy Ways to Fertilize Your Lawn
Fertilizing is an important step towards a green and healthy lawn. Here are four simple ways to do it.
By Hand
If you have a very small lawn, this is the most cost saving method. However, it is actually quite difficult to apply dry fertilizer evenly with your hands. However, this method will still works if you have no other choice.
Make sure you wear gloves when applying the fertilizers. Walk backwards across the lawn as you throw the fertilizers onto the lawn in a sweeping fashion.
Use handheld hose-end applicator
This method is suitable for liquid based or water-soluble fertilizer. You need to purchase water-soluble fertilizer or fertilizer that is already in liquid form. Follow the instructions on the package label before applying the fertilizer.
It is difficult to apply water-soluble fertilizer evenly by hand. Furthermore, this method is not time-efficient if you have a relatively large lawn. However, this method is quite cheap and still works fine if your lawn is small.
Use a drop spreader
A drop spreader is a wheeled tool with an open-air container that allows a steady stream of fertilizer to drop to the ground as it is rolled. It is familiar sight in many home as it is cheap and relatively easy to use. It can fertilize your lawn quite evenly. However, a drop spreader can be difficult to maneuver in tight spots or in an area with lots of shrubs and trees. It is also not very time-efficient if you have a very large lawn.
Use a broadcast spreader
A broadcast spreader can throw fertilizer over a wider area and are particularly useful in large lawn. This type of spreader comes in two version - handheld or wheeled. Naturally, handheld version is meant for smaller areas while the wheeled version is popular for large lawn.
Broadcast spreader can be a little tricky to use in the beginning, as you need to maintain a steady walking speed during the fertilizing process. This is to ensure an even distribution of the fertilizers. Some broadcast spreaders come with side deflectors, which allow you get close to side-walks, beds or driveways without spreading material on these adjacent concrete areas.
Before using broadcast spreader, you have to find out how wide a band the spreader covered. Usually the instruction manual of the spread will have this information. In case this information is not available, you can simply add some fertilizers into the spread and run it over a short stretch of the lawn to find out.
Regardless of which method you choose, you should have a plan for fertilizing your lawn so that you will not forget. In the case of spreader, you may need to spend some time familiarizing and practicing yourself with it. Putting in a little extra effort today will ensure your lawn stay green and healthy for a long time.