Balau Hardwood Screens

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Balau hardwood screens. It should be moderately priced despite the fact that it is imported. Co2 balau imported hardwood is a straight grained timber with very few knots a dense heavy wood with good durability and resistant to insects. Balau decking gives rich colours great strength beautiful light yellow tan imported hardwood timber deck. Balau deck boards normally come in two different sizes being 19 x 68mm and 19 x 90mm.

Very durable and immune from insect or fungal attack. The main workability issue is due to the presence of resin pockets which means resin can build up on cutting equipment. Balau is not listed in the cites appendices but many species in the shorea genus are on the iucn red list. Balau is widely harvested and widely available worldwide.

It is very dense with high bending and crushing strengths. There are some negatives associated with the use of balau decking however. The brick wall does not offer enough privacy so the wall was in essence extended with a screen on top of it. Durability class 2.

The wooden screen needed to. This wooden balau screen was installed at a property in victoria club estate in pietermaritzburg. Balau decking colour range. 1 x 4 batu red balau actual size 0 75 x 3 5 1 x 6 batu red balau actual size 0 75 x 5 5 in stock.

19mm is sufficient thickness for screens and then one can mix the width by using a 68mm board and then a 90mm board. Please see our accessories page. For the customer who wants a hardwood deck but is building on a budget economy decking sacrifices nothing in quality only thickness. As with all timber left untreated it will weather to product deep brown.

Although balau is a high density hardwood it is relatively easy to work. This hard and heavy timber comes from malaysia. Hardness dry 9 0. Yellow brown tan brown.

Any machining and surface preparation should be done immediately before gluing. This wood can stand up to heavy use allowing it to survive the years of trampling it will receive as part of your deck. The wood is moderately difficult to work with machines as the interlocked grains and toughness has a blunting effect on tools. The majority of shorea species are listed as being critically endangered.

The purpose of the screen is to offer some privacy between the neighbours. It is best to pre dill for screwing and gluing results are variable. Balau decking is chosen for its rich hue and minimal knotting. Our yellow balau not to be confused with red balau is a heavy hardwood with a yellow brown and purplish brown colour with red undertones.

One can also rip a 68mm in half leaving 30mm and use that as well to create a visually appealing screen with differing widths of boards. If balau is being nailed the timber should be pre drilled. A ideal timber for fencing products.