Engineered laminated timber — beware of short term protection that leads to longer term pain.

With surfaces you touch a lot, sensory feel can not only make the surface feel better but also look better.

‘Compostable’ means material that can be similarly broken down but — critically — into species that are useful and beneficial to compost.

Could multiple applications of less durable wood stains outperform a more durable paint system in terms of carbon footprint?

What causes some paints to disbond under hydrostatic pressure? It generally comes down to the ‘wet adhesion’ of the paint layer to the damp, concrete substrate.

A look at two major tactics for reducing dirt pick-up — making the surface either super-hydrophilic or super-hydrophobic.

It can be difficult to give coating advice on new products arriving into NZ's climate — here's a look at how strandwoven bamboo decking is made and some of the challenges of the coating process. 

A look at how charred timber aesthetics have been created over time.