Site Protection
Heavy-duty tarpaulins and other sacrificial coverings used to keep an open extension shell weathertight and to protect finished joinery and floors during the messy second-fix trades.
Concrete Curing Blankets: Frost Protection for Fresh Pours, and How to Check Your Groundworker Uses Them
The UK guide to concrete curing blankets. Why fresh concrete must not freeze, the 5 degree rule, insulated blanket vs hessian and polythene, and what to check on a cold-weather pour.
Dust Sheets: Cotton vs Polythene vs Poly-Backed, and How to Pick the Right One for Each Job
The UK guide to decorator's dust sheets. Why plain cotton bleeds emulsion through onto your carpet, why polythene is dangerous on stairs, the fire risk retailers do not mention, and what to actually buy at every price point.
Hardboard Floor Protection: Sheet Sizes, How to Lay and Tape It, and When Not to Use It
The UK guide to hardboard floor protection. Sheet sizes, how to lay and tape it without lifting the finish, the wet-screed moisture trap, and Correx vs film vs ram board.
Heavy-Duty Tarpaulin: GSM Ratings, What to Buy, and What Tarp Won't Do
The UK guide to heavy-duty tarpaulins for construction sites. GSM ratings explained, the Wickes 125 gsm trap, when to use battened membrane instead, and current prices from £8 to £55+.
Line Marking Spray Paint: Setting Out Trenches, Drains and Services on the Ground
UK guide to line marking spray paint for setting out: the inverted-can design, colour codes for buried services, marking after a CAT scan, and what to buy.