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.
Yellow hardwood decking.
Yellow balau is golden yellow and slightly reddish brown in colour.
This yellow balau decking is kiln dried and it is ready to use they are grooved on one side and smooth on the.
It s a hard heavy and strong timber that is well suited to deck construction.
Yellow balau decking boards should be securely fixed down where they cross every joist either with spax stainless steel decking screws.
For further information please see the how to fit yellow balau hardwood decking video on the home page of our website.
Our balau decking products.
Yellow balau boards should be trimmed both ends to squared up and remove the wax ends.
Yellow balau pronounced bal ow bangkirai is a very durable hardwood and one of the most popular species in the uk for hardwood decking.
Typically made from the likes of teak ipe iroko and cumaro it s a completely natural product that is the result of years and years of growth.
Silva timber is a leading supplier of speciality timber decking products in the uk with a range of hardwood softwood and composite decking boards suitable for all requirements.
Yellow balau is a very durable hardwood well suited to deck construction.
Yellow balau bankirai is a durable hardwood from southeast asia and with a mix of warm colours from golden browns light browns to reddish tones it makes it one of the most popular choices for decking in the uk.
Hardwood decking is a hugely popular choice made by people across the board for decks big and small with budgets big and small.
In stock 10 000 metres ready for immediate dispatch.
Fluted castellated reversible decking dtd6.
The heartwood of the timber comes up a light yellowish brown colour very similar to that of tallowwood and silvertop ash.
This type of tropical hardwood is naturally resistant to weathering insect attack fungal infestation and decay even if left untreated.
Select from species such as western red cedar siberian larch yellow balau bangkirai and thermowood as well as neolife and easydeck wood composite decking.
Yellow stringybark is the common name for three different eucalypt species which all have a thick fibrous bark that were once used as early european settlers for roof and wall thatching.