Balau Wood Decking Cape Town
This hard and heavy timber comes from Malaysia. It is very dense with high bending and crushing strengths. Very durable and immune from insect or fungal attack.
Balau decking is highly recognisable. A rich, dark red colour, this truly is a hardwood decking option that oozes class. This decking solution is perfect if you want a deck that gets better as time goes by. Starting out rich and dark, it loses none of its charm, but takes on a silvery hue as the years pass.
Balau is a very good, hardy and durable wood to use in outdoor wooden decks and other outdoor projects. It contains toxins that limit insects eating it and it is high in resins and oils which naturally repels water and limits rot.
BOTANICAL NAME | Shorea spp. |
OTHER NAMES | Bangkirai |
MAIN COLOR GROUP | Light Brown |
GRAIN PATTERN | Even |
WORKABILITY | Medium |
AVG DRY WEIGHT – LB/FT3 | 53 |
AVG DRY WEIGHT – KG/M3 | 850 |
JANKA HARDNESS – LBF | 1600 |
JANKA HARDNESS – N | 7120 |