Balau Hardwood Decking Boards

Balau decking is chosen for its rich hue and minimal knotting.

Balau hardwood decking boards.

Keep pilot holes 3 4 away from the end of boards to prevent splitting. Yellow balau pronounced bal ow bangkirai is a very durable hardwood and one of the most popular species in the uk for hardwood decking. This wood can stand up to heavy use allowing it to survive the years of trampling it will receive as part of your deck. Our balau stocks are normally tft tropical forest trust certified the boards are of malaysian origin and are a yellowish brown colour with a moderately fine grain.

Balau decking boards native to asia balau hardwood decking remains one of the most popular choices of decking material in the uk. Balua hardwood great for cladding decking flooring fencing. We offer a wide range of hardwood decking boards including ipe balau cumaru and of course oak. Yellow balau decking boards should be securely fixed down where they cross every joist either with spax stainless steel decking screws.

Yellow balau boards should be trimmed both ends to squared up and remove the wax ends. Balau also known as bangkirai is a durable hardwood and popular for machining decking boards. Unlike standard softwood decking hardwood decking will provide decades of service with little maintenance. Yellow balau hardwood decking 21x145mm castle one face reeded one face.

There are some negatives associated with the use of balau decking however. Please find below our description of this specie in an attempt to give as much detail of this timber to help both the trade person and ley person make an informed choice. Red balau is much less dense than ipe and cumaru but we still recommend pre drilling all screw holes. With a mixture of warm colours of golden browns light browns and pale reddish brown yellow balau offers a unique colour range which will sit beautifully within a natural.

Failure to do so will result in deck boards cupping cracking or buckling. It s a hard heavy and strong timber that is well suited to deck construction. It also offers a contemporary high end appearance with outstanding grain detail. For ground level decks maintain 12 18 of clearance under the deck for proper ventilation.

A durable timber for exterior cladding buy direct from the sawmill snd suppliers co2 balau imported hardwood. Striking in colour balau decking has an array of browns reds and oranges to deliver a stunning looking deck. For further information please see the how to fit yellow balau hardwood decking video on the home page of our website.