Garapa Hardwood Decking Nz

Garapa is a light yellow to honey brown colour and its interlocked grain has a fine texture.

Garapa hardwood decking nz.

It has a high silica content and is scratch resistant. The decking comes in a number of species and colours that can be maintained to retain their colours or left to weather and silver off naturally. All the best wood for decking. Attractive golden coloured timber which will age to driftwood grey if left to weather.

Hardwood decking timber supplies. Garapa apuleia leiocarpa is a south american tropical hardwood used for decking in nz. Garapa is easy to work with and has good strength durability and stability. The timber is lustrous and does not bleed.

Onestopdeckshop in christchurch sells a large range of imported hardwood decking timbers as well as locally grown pine macrocarpa chemical free decking timber and wood plastic composite wpc decking. View the different types of hardwood decking below. Local timber the cheapest materials to build your deck from are new zealand grown and milled timbers which include pine and macrocarpa. Imported hardwood decking timbers local nz timbers composite decking.

Garapa decking vitex decking kwila decking and. Garapa decking 19mm thick should be installed at maximum 450mm joist centres. For outdoor living at it s best you can t beat hardwood decking. Kwila vitex jarrah garapa massa saligna teak purpleheart and tonka decking wood suppliers nz wide.

Hardwood decking is sourced from responsibly managed forests around the world. Timber decking is popular and arguably a quintessential part of residential new zealand architecture. These fast growing species are less dense than the slow. Locally grown pine and macrocarpa and tropical hardwoods are generally the top choices for timber decking with pine and macrocarpa the most cost effective option.

Given that radiata pine joists are softwood and garapa is a strong hardwood the joists should be clean and sound and the screws should penetrate at least 40mm into the joists to achieve good holding. We supply a range of timber species kwila ipe garapa jatoba purpleheart wallaba selected for their ability to withstand the nz climate while retaining their natural good looks. We stock a range of standard timber decking profiles as below but we can also produce custom sizes and profile as we as. It is a very durable timber that resists rot decay and fire.

For 32mm thick decking this can be increased up to 600mm joist centres.