Wood Decking

There are a great deal of wood decking options.  Besides your Basic pressure Treated wood. You have a countless number of Exotic Hardwoods to use for wood decking.  These hardwoods aren't as pricey as one might think, some of them may actually be beneficial to the Rainforest.  Buying exotic hardwoods from a reputable and environmentally friendly supplier will actually help preserve the rainforest.  Thousands of acres a year can be saved from being burnt to the ground for agriculture cash cropping and cattle grazing and keep it from being plowed for farming or cattle grazing. So using wood decking can help the environment as long as you research your supplier.

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Pressure Treated Decking

Pressure Treated decking is the most economical choice for Decking. It is resistant to Rot and Insects.  This Decking will last a long time, if it is properly maintained.  It is not the nicest looking choice, just the cheapest.  With the knew chemicals in the ACQ it is recommended that you use Stainless steel fasteners.  They claim that galvanized steel will be sufficient, but we recommend stainless because the chemicals that they use in the new ACQ.

A Word About ACQ

Due to a recent change from (CCA) or chromated copper arsenate to the new (ACQ) or Aalkaline copper quat.  The New pressure treated lumber is highly corrosive to steel and aluminum This a major change, since we can no longer use aluminum flashing.  It is also recommended to do without galvanized steel.  Which means we should only use Copper or Stainless Steel.  I have seen first hand how quickly the new ACQ can eat its way through a sheet of PVC coated aluminum. The new ACQ  is 5 times more likely to corrode and destroy common steel, according to the American Wood Preserves Association (AWPA) test results.  To me the new ACQ seems more toxic, if it is eating through steel and aluminum, there was never any problems like this with the CCA. 

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Mahogany

Mahogany decking has a generally straight grain and is usually free of voids and pockets. Mahogany has a reddish brown color it will weather to a nice natural looking grey color if left unfinished.  Mahogany has excellent workability, and is very durable and slow to rot.

lPE

Ipe Is Extremely beautiful and durable it ranges from light to dark brown and the grain has a remarkable contrast with lighter and darker colored streaks.  Ipe is 3 times as hard as Oak and so heavy and dense that it sink in water.  Ipe denseness is what makes it one of the longest lasting woods out there. Perfect for a beautiful Custom Ipe Deck. Ipe Decking is often referred to as Ironwood due to it's hardness. The Atlantic city Boardwalk was made using Ipe, Ipe has definitely proved durable there,  It's a shame it wasn't maintained and oiled it would have made for a remarkable site. Ipe decking is difficult to work with because it is so hard.  It wears out blades and bits very quickly, Like other hardwoods it is often used with EB-TY clips or other invisible fastening systems.

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Teak

TigerWood

Purple Heart

Meranti Red Balau Decking