Making spotted gum a popular choice as an outdoor decking timber.
Spotted gum decking texture.
Spotted gum the attractive and durable hardwood is an ideal timber decking.
136 x 32 standard better super deck spotted gum r l.
The life of a beautiful spotted gum deck is greater than 40 years in an external environment due to it being a high durable native timber.
Spotted gum decking comes from a popular australian hardwood that grows mainly on australia s east coast generally harvested from new south wales and queensland.
The modulus of elasticity of other aussie timbers is too poor.
In addition to both qld red and grey ironbark we carry north coast blackbutt timber flooring two options that bring stunning style into your home or office.
Many people favour spotted gum because of this wavy grain which can produce an.
Qld spotted gum is a rich individual timber desired by architects and designers the world over particularly for its striking backsawn grain structure attractive fiddleback and vibrant colour.
140 x 45 h3 std deckwood spotted gum sawn face.
With trees that can grow up to 70 m in height but generally average around 45 m spotted gum timber can be harvested from four different native australian tree species.
Price 12 62 per metre.
Spotted gum is an australian native hardwood species of timber grown on the east coast of nsw and qld.
As for laminated bows you ll find a lot of timbers are either too brittle or too greasy so they will either snap or you can t get good adhesion even with the best epoxys.
It is known for its strength durability density and beautiful contrast in colours from pale brown dark chocolate deep red brown to light brown all in one length of decking.
Spotted gum is also a very attractive timber with moderately course texture and a typically wavy grain.
Price 26 51 per metre.
Spotted gum is strong and durable timber with good amount of natural oils.
Spotted gum is about the only australian timber you can use to make a decent self bow.
Spotted gum has greater colour variations than blackbutt ranging from a pale brown to chocolate brown.
It has a fine even texture and usually features an interlocked grain with some surface checking.
The heartwood ranges from a pale brown to dark chocolate brown to deep red brown while the sapwood is white to light brown in colour.
Spotted gum is a dense timber that shrinks very little compared with other timbers.
This species has a natural resistance to termites and is absorbent to paint stain and polish.
It has a durability rating of 2 which makes it a good timber for decking.
Spotted gum dressed all round spotted gum decking.
It has low tannin content so doesn t bleed like some native timbers do.
The combination of grain texture colour variation and degree of gum vein visibility in each timber decking and flooring product varies giving each floorboard its own unique charm.
