To delay the silvering process that strong sunlight causes in any hardwood choose a decking oil.
Balau hardwood decking treatment.
Our balau decking products.
We recommend pre drill and.
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.
Tips for treating a balau deck.
For more information see our full range of hardwood decking products.
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Osmo treatment accessories.
To achieve an enhanced yet natural appearance on hardwood decking decking oil may be applied.
Remember balau does not accept treatment well and.
This wood can stand up to heavy use allowing it to survive the years of trampling it will receive as part of your deck.
Yellow balau hardwood decking 21x145mm castle one face reeded one face.
Balau does not accept treatment too well.
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 balau hardwood decking 19 x 90mm reeded one face smooth one face.
As it is balau it is fine to leave it untreated for a fairly long time.
Treatex bangkirai oil was created for exotic timbers like balau cumaru ipe.
By don macalister nov 29 2013.
Balau decking is chosen for its rich hue and minimal knotting.
Whilst balau is an extremely stable hardwood we recommend that you leave a 6mm gap between each board.
Yellow balau has an array of golden brown colours finished with a smooth contemporary profile and is available in long lengths ensuring a fantastic look to any garden project.
Please do not fit yellow balau decking with any camo fix style system or any side fix system that restricts the boards ability to expand or contract in anyway.
It is as you say designed to fade and most people put up with the slightly grey finish that results however we dont believe this is best for the timber and always treat ours with oil varnish should never be used on balau the oil we use is here but lay it on with a brush and brush it in well.
Hard wearing at approximately 980 kg per m3 yellow balau decking is very dense.
Boards can be finished with a decking oil or treatment such as easy deck protect.
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There are some negatives associated with the use of balau decking however.