Brits have been told to do one garden job this week as winter truly arrives in the UK. The country has seen a significant temperature drop this week, with many areas falling well below freezing. Most people are well aware of how to keep their homes warm and healthy during a cold snap, but some don’t pay much attention to their gardens. While we spend a lot of time in our gardens over summer, they can be forgotten about a lot over the winter months.
When it comes to garden sheds, a strong structure should survive well in the winter months. But there is more than just the structural integrity of the little outdoor building to worry about. The outside of your shed also needs protection over the winter months. Experts have revealed why your shed is at risk over the winter months and what you can do to protect it, including the application of one thing.
To protect the outside of your shed in winter, you can apply it with wood preservative. The experts at Shed Store revealed that there are a few steps involved in this.
Firstly, you should allow your shed to dry first. This means that you need to get the job done before or after rain arrives in your region of the UK. The Met Office predicts wet and wintry conditions this weekend and into next week, as well as low temperatures right across the country.
A wood preserve helps your shed stay safe from mould, rot, algae and attacks from insects. Issues such as mould and rot can be more common in winter as conditions tend to be wetter.
Wood preserver can be purchased for anywhere between £25 and £40 in the UK, available in home supply stores and via online retailers. You can use a brush or a roller to apply it, and it even comes in a spray version in some shops.
When you are applying it, you need to make sure that it properly penetrates the wood for maximum protection.
Some Brits will experience snow showers today (Thursday, November 20), while snow will spread to other parts of the country in the coming days. According to recent weather maps, snow could stretch from the northern tip of Scotland all the way down to cities like Brighton on the southern coast of England.
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