The people behind TimberDetails
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Rosalind Kerr Lead writer
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks plasterboard and framing item by item.
- Window profile options: questions and pitfalls
- How grout sealing is done: is the investment justified
- Upstands and splashes: questions and pitfalls
- Three ways tiles are made: questions and pitfalls
- VOC in wall paint: the detail checklist
- How far to unify style: priorities at three stages
- The first thing you see at the door: questions and pitfalls
- Curtain fullness multiples: solutions by condition
Rupert Sloane Contributing editor
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. he writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Insulated versus laminated glass: solutions by condition
- Plasterboard and framing: boundaries before methods
- Flooring over underfloor heating: priorities at three stages
- The three families of timber flooring: is the investment justified
- Wallpaper versus wall cloth: is the investment justified
- Splitting the furnishing budget: settled in one read
- The order things arrive in: priorities at three stages
- Choosing blackout levels: solutions by condition
Maeve Donnelly Staff writer
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. she starts with standards, then style.
- Choosing sealant: a grounded explanation
- Using acoustic insulation: is the investment justified
- Edge-banding quality: solutions by condition
- Solid versus engineered: from zero to fluent
- Quartz versus solid surface: questions and pitfalls
- Seasonal swaps: is the investment justified
- Sofa size against the room: solutions by condition
- Hanging height for art: solutions by condition
Desmond Hale Regular contributor
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Skirting materials: the detail checklist
- Slip ratings for tiles: settled in one read
- Checking deliveries on site: don't get carried by claims
- Decoding board emission grades: the detail checklist
- Choosing worktop thickness: boundaries before methods
- The discipline of subtraction: settled in one read
- Furnishing a child's room: settled in one read
- The rule for rug dimensions: don't get carried by claims