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| Thread ID: 108232 | 2010-03-20 02:15:00 | Any builders out there ? (thoughts on decking timber) | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
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| 868594 | 2010-03-21 08:42:00 | Yeah the balau has some borer holes in when purchased. When I asked the timber merchant about them he told me as soon as the tree is felled in the tropics some worm attacks it straight away. Went to a timber yard today (in auckland) and he told me Balau and Jarrah are hard to get. HE suggested vitex and then stain it to a colour I like. Sounds like a good economic solution ? |
globe (11482) | ||
| 868595 | 2010-03-21 18:11:00 | Vitex might be the go, dont use pine its only ok for coffins. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 868596 | 2010-03-21 18:21:00 | Do pine coffins have a lifetime guarantee? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 868597 | 2010-03-21 19:58:00 | Vitex might be the go, dont use pine its only ok for coffins. Bollox Pine decks can last 20 years with a bit of care and attention just like the hardwood's |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 868598 | 2010-03-21 20:05:00 | Gum. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 868599 | 2010-03-21 20:29:00 | "Bollox Pine" lasts for Aeons. Not as good as Huon Pine though. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 868600 | 2010-03-21 20:38:00 | Bollox Pine decks can last 20 years with a bit of care and attention just like the hardwood's Not sure on Bollox pine but pinus radiata pine crap deck wood. My hardwood deck is 18 years old and its still mint wont get that with radiata. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 868601 | 2010-03-21 20:42:00 | Not sure on Bollox pine but pinus radiata pine crap deck wood. My hardwood deck is 18 years old and its still mint wont get that with radiata. Bollox - I have had a pine deck for over 25 years and it is still fine. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 868602 | 2010-03-22 01:45:00 | Mind you Kwila will also rot eventually if it remains wet. Timber merchants indicate a life span for both timbers of about 20 years, unless preservative, and fungus inhibiting treatments are applied. They are OK if free-draining. We have extensive Kwila decking laid down more than 20 years ago and apart from one piece that has about 2cm of rot at the end (was under a pot plantand always damp) and minor erosion in some top rail joints on deck railings caused by Slater infestations, it is all sound. I also built a pergola of untreated macrocarpa 20 years ago and it is still rot free. I have H5 tanalised pine posts that have more decay! Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 868603 | 2010-03-22 02:32:00 | I also built a pergola of untreated macrocarpa 20 years ago and it is still rot free. I have H5 tanalised pine posts that have more decay! I think the life of tanalised timber depends more on who treated it than the "H" grade. |
PaulD (232) | ||
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