Is Vitex a hardwood?
Vitex is a durable hardwood with a pale yellowish to creamy-grey appearance. The texture is fine and slightly lustrous with an even grain. Vitex has minimal bleeding of tannins, meaning it is less likely to stain concrete and other hard surfaces when compared to other hardwood products like Kwila.
What is Vitex timber?
Vitex is a durable hardwood with a pale yellowish to creamy-grey appearance. Texture is fine and slightly lustrous with an even grain. When freshly cut the timber has a leathery odour and the timber is greasy to the touch. Vitex is sourced from low-impact, village-based operations in the Solomon Islands.
What is Tonka decking?
Other Common Names: Tonka, Cumaru, Brazilian Teak. Yellow-white sapwood and olive-brown heartwood, with fine texture and medium lustre. Very good dimensional stability and highly resistant to shock. Ideal for structural timber and flooring.
What is Vitex decking made of?
Vitex (Vitex cofassus) is a Solomon Islands tropical hardwood used for decking in NZ. Attractive light-coloured timber which will quickly age to a driftwood grey if left to weather. It has been used extensively as exterior decking in New Zealand for about 30 years.
What is the best timber for outdoor use?
What are the best types of timber for garden furniture?
- Teak. Everybody knows about teak, possibly the ideal wood for outdoor furniture.
- European Oak. There’s a reason why oak is a perennially-popular choice for the woodworkers, particularly those involved in outdoor projects.
- Western Red Cedar / Siberian Larch.
- Iroko.
What is the best decking timber to use?
The 7 best timbers for decking
- Treated pine. Nothing beats the look of natural timber.
- Jarrah. Some homeowners won’t settle for anything less than jarrah.
- Blackbutt. Blackbutt is another highly fire resistant timber.
- Spotted Gum.
- Merbau.
- Stringybark.
- Ironbark.
What tree does Vitex timber come from?
Should I oil my Vitex deck?
A. Vitex is a timber that is difficult to achieve penetration of stain products. Suggest you use Resene Wood Oil Stain for this application. I would not use the Resene Furniture and Decking Oil for this application; the main reason is that the product ends up giving a yellow colour to the decking.
What kind of wood is Vitex made out of?
Vitex is a durable hardwood with a pale yellowish to creamy-grey appearance. Texture is fine and slightly lustrous with an even grain. When freshly cut the timber has a leathery odour and the timber is greasy to the touch. Vitex is sourced from low-impact, village-based operations in the Solomon Islands.
Where does timspec get their Vitex wood from?
Trees are felled and milled by local communities and villagers are where we at Timspec source our Vitex, usually with portable mills. This approach massively reduces the impact to the forest and more money is returned to the local community.
What should the gaps be between Vitex wood decking?
Vitex hardwood decking should be spaced with 4mm min. gaps between decking boards. This will allow for some expansion & contraction as the decking boards acclimatize as well as allowing for drainage of surface water and good air circulation. Note: These are recommendations only.
What kind of Vitex does JSC timber use?
JSC Timber carries large stocks of Vitex in common decking sizes including standard and Drydek profiles with a focus on the highest quality and consistency in our finish meaning less time spent on site for cutting & installation.