![]() Where possible, Dunster House are committed to procuring wood products that have been certified against credible, internationally recognised standards for good forest management, to ensure that material originates from well managed forests. We are committed to avoiding sourcing from unknown or unsustainable sources. Contact our customer service team via email at House commit to continuously improve the sustainability level of our sourcing, by favouring stricter more credible certification and verification standards, and sourcing requirements. Do not hesitate to contact us at any stage of putting your product together and we can provide you with all the assistance you may need. If you do take on the challenge to put your garden building together, we are always here to help. Therefore, you may want to consider getting in touch with a local carpenter or handyman to install it for you. We totally understand that DIY is not for everyone and it can be very overwhelming to start building your own garden product. Also, if you prefer video tutorials, we do have a selection of videos on YouTube which will support you in building your product. You do not have to be an expert at DIY to build a Dunster House garden building, as we do provide you with comprehensive pictorial instructions. All our garden buildings have been designed on the basis that any competent DIY customer will have no problem installing a product themselves in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, we do not offer installation currently. Still not sure? If you are still in doubt, we highly recommend getting in contact with your local authority before making a final purchase. - If there is a possibility that over 50% of your garden would be taken up by outbuildings.Ĭlick here for more information on Garden Building Planning Permission in the UK.- If you live in a designated area such as areas of outstanding natural beauty, national parks, world heritage sites and conservation areas.- If you live in a listed or graded building.- If you intend on putting an outbuilding in front of the main elevation of your property (as it was originally built or as it was on 1st July 1948) will require Planning Permission.- If the garden building exceeds over 2.5m tall - the majority of Dunster House buildings do not exceed this.However, there are a few other factors to consider: As all properties are different in size, shape and style we can only advise based on how we have designed our products, not on your property. ![]() It is also less dense meaning it is not as susceptible to mould and rot.ĭue to the unique design of a Dunster House product, in the vast majority of cases our garden buildings can be installed without the need for planning permission. Considered more stable, less knotty and resinous than pine, spruce will also produce a lot less sap. Being a whitewood, it doesn’t discolour anywhere near as much as pine so it is also much more aesthetically pleasing for a garden structure. Spruce is much more resilient to warps and splits compared to its cheaper alternative pine. Our wooden gazebos really are built to last therefore we use only the highest quality, slow-grown spruce. This means it has a tighter grain, and each ring helps prevent cracks and shakes appearing in the densely packed timber. We all know the old adage of counting the rings to see how old a tree is, well our timber grows slower and takes longer to get to size meaning it has more rings in it. We responsibly source all our timber, where it grows slowly in the cold northern regions. This stability means that the spruce walls of our garden buildings minimise gaps appearing as the timber changes along with the weather. Spruce is considered more stable as it expands and contracts less than pine. Why do we use slow grown spruce rather than the much cheaper knotty pine alternatives? Unlike our competitors, we only use high-quality spruce timber in our garden gazebos rather than cheap pine or mixed timber.
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