Decking Boards Ipê / Guayacan | 1800-2950x145x21 mm | smooth/planed

Ipé is one of the best woods for your terrace. Ipé is harder, more durable and more resistant than many other types of wood.

The ipé tree, also known as lapacho, grows in northern South America, mainly in the Brazilian Amazon. This tree likes to be struck by lightning as it is one of the tallest trees. It is between 20 and 40 m tall and can be up to 80 cm in diameter. The trunk is up to 20 m long and well formed. The bark is grey, thin, smooth and finely fissured. The extract from the intermediate bark is praised as a cure for cancer. Dear heartwood contains "lapachol", which is used to prevent tumours and relieve pain. Due to its high density, Ipé wood absorbs moisture only minimally and thus has a low swelling and shrinking behaviour. This type of wood is ideal for pool surrounds and for terraces in a pond area.

Ipé has a wide colour spectrum from yellow to green, light brown, brown to dark brown and black. The wood bleeds very little, i.e. very few coloured wood ingredients are washed out.

Grading and special features

Our Ipé decking boards are regraded and correspond to an excellent quality. However, the following wood-typical characteristics and peculiarities are not considered grounds for complaint: dry cracks, surface cracks, end cracks, knots, discolouration, alternating twist growth, resin galls, resin leakage and "pinholes" (frass channels caused by fresh wood insects, but without any influence on the durability or static properties).

Water or mould stains on the wood caused by storage or transport will disappear completely after a short time due to UV radiation or when the decking boards are oiled. Before installation, always store the decking boards in a well-ventilated, dry place stacked on squared timber but without a foil cover. Decking boards are not cut at right angles and to size on delivery and must always be cut neatly to the final size during installation.

Surface

We always recommend a smooth surface. Smoothly planed surfaces have advantages over finely grooved, coarsely grooved or grooved surfaces. A smooth surface is not more slippery, dries faster, is easier to clean, water can run off better and no moss forms or dirt accumulates in the grooves as with a grooved surface. With smooth surfaces, you can usually use both sides depending on your taste. Please note that one side is usually only levelled, i.e. partially not cleanly planed along the entire length. Smooth decking boards can always be sanded or sanded if necessary or desired. This way you can repair slight damages or renew the entire terrace if it has turned grey after a few years.

Assembly

The installation must be carried out professionally, i.e. maximum distance of the substructure approx. 45-50 cm, terrace must be well ventilated, prevention of waterlogging by constructive wood protection. Please use only fastening materials made of stainless steel (V2A or V4A) for installation. Simple fastening materials that are only galvanised react with the ingredients of the wood and lead to unsightly, usually dark discolouration. If the screws are visible, the holes must be pre-drilled to avoid cracks and splintering due to the tension in the wood. Treat the decking boards with an end-grain wood preservative at the ends to prevent drying-related cracks at the board ends.

Cleaning & Maintenance

Your decking is alive! Wood is a natural material and reacts to the influences of nature. Clean your decking boards once a year with an intensive cleaner and a brush to prevent the formation of moss and algae and to keep the surface a beautiful silver-grey. After the basic cleaning, we recommend treating your terrace with a special outdoor oil. You saturate the fibres with the oil and thus the moisture absorption in the wood is reduced. The wood swells and shrinks less. Regular oil treatment prevents the formation of cracks in the boards, which can occur with strong temperature fluctuations.