The decking comes in a number of species and colours that can be maintained to retain their colours or left to weather and silver off naturally.
Vitex timber decking nz.
This is a durable timber with a pale yellowish to creamy grey appearance.
Hardwood decking is sourced from responsibly managed forests around the world.
Vitex decking 19mm thick should be installed at maximum 450mm joist centres.
Vitex is a light to golden greyish brown with a smooth interwoven grain.
Given that radiata pine joists are softwood and vitex is a strong hardwood the joists should be clean and sound and the screws should penetrate at least 40mm into the joists to achieve good holding.
Vitex vitex cofassus is a solomon islands tropical hardwood used for decking in nz.
Vitex vitex cofassus is a solomon islands tropical hardwood used for decking in nz.
It has been used extensively as exterior decking in new zealand for about 30 years.
For 32mm thick decking this can be increased up to 600mm joist centres.
Our decking hardwoods range in colour from pale cream vitex and yellow cedar honey brown to medium brown garapa and tonka through to dark red brown massa jarrah and kwila.
Whether treading the boards of durable greenheart or purpleheart or admiring the silvered colour of a stable vitex deck around the residential home be they a slick narrow profile watershed or random width we ve got decking.
It has been used extensively as exterior decking in new zealand for about 30 years.
Some of the benefits of vitex as a decking timber are.
Trees are felled and milled by local communities and villagers are where we at timspec source our vitex usually with portable mills.
Attractive light coloured timber which will quickly age to a driftwood grey if left to weather.
Fine slightly lustrous texture with even grain.
It is and eco friendly option that is selectively logged and certified by the solomon island forestry council.
View the different types of hardwood decking below.
Leathery odour and nice to the touch perfect for bare children s feet.
Decking add a beautiful social space to your house.
Another popular hardwood decking choice is vitex decking.
Vitex is a creamy grey to light greenish coloured durable timber from the solomon islands that bleeds less than kwila.
The most popular decking timber we supply is vitex which is a natural hardwood imported from the solomon islands.
Attractive light coloured timber which will quickly age to a driftwood grey if left to weather.
Garapa decking vitex decking kwila decking and purple heart decking.
