softwoods
DIY PERGOLA
Adelaide

Offers the great colour and performance of treated pine decking without defects (knots) or green-tinged CCA treatment to discolour it. Density rating of 550, a toughness rating of L and a durability class of 1. Colour varies from a Pale Straw to Yellow. As a Softwoods product, it performs exceptionally well and is our highest selling decking product and it’s also very economical. It takes stain exceptionally well, is hard-wearing and durable.

Kapur is also imported hardwood decking, originating from Indonesia. It is a DAR decking board, with all four corners slightly pencil round. Kapur has a density rating of 750, a toughness rating of M, a durability class of 2 for above ground use and colour of WPR, which is usually a light reddish-brown colour which is a little pale. Kapur is a great value decking board that performs well and has a great grain and colour.

Ironbark is an Australian Eucalypt hardwood, selectively forested from NSW and QLD. Ironbark produces exceptionally hard-wearing decking boards. The boards are a DAR product and have a density rating of 1100, a toughness rating of H, a durability class of 1. They vary in colour with a rating of WRB and usually have the appearance of light grey, red or a dark brown.

Spotted Gum is a selectively forested Australian hardwood from NSW and QLD. Spotted Gum decking is produced with a DAR finish. It is also very hard-wearing with a density rating of 1100, a toughness rating of H and a durability class of 1 for above ground use. Spotted Gum boards are brown, and can range from light to dark in colour. They have a distinctive wavy pattern in the grain of the timber.

Tallow wood is another variety of selectively forested Australian Eucalypt hardwood from South East Queensland. Tallow wood is also produced as a DAR board and has a density rating of 1000, a toughness rating of M and a durability class of 1. Tallow wood is generally a light coloured yellow-brown.

Blackbutt is another selectively forested Australian Eucalypt hardwood. It is also sourced from NSW and QLD and is produced as a DAR decking board. Blackbutt has a density rating of 900, a toughness rating of M, a durability class of 1 for above ground use and is a blonde or pale coloured hardwood.

Jarrah is also a selectively forested Australian Eucalypt hardwood. It is produced as a DAR decking board and is sourced from WA, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Jarrah decking has a density rating of 800, a toughness of L and a durability rating of 2. It’s usually a vibrantly coloured red/brown decking board and makes for a very nice looking deck.

Merbau is an imported hardwood decking variety, originating from Indonesia. It is also a DAR decking board (which occasionally has a reeded surface on one face) and is available in 90mm wide boards as well as 140mm wide. Merbau is an exceptionally well-performing decking board with a density rating of 850, a toughness rating of M and a durability class of 1 in above-ground use. It is a deep red-brown colour and is subject to some initial tannin bleed when first unpacked.

River Reds are yet another variety of Australian hardwood Eucalypt. Selectively logged from WA, NSW and QLD they are produced as a DAR decking board. River Reds have a density rating of 900, a toughness rating of L and are durability class 2. They have a great range of deep to light red and brown shades and provide great contrast and variability in a deck.