Timber Species
We offer a wide range of quality timber species. Each has its own unique features. We can help advise you on what species may best fit your requirements. We welcome customers visiting our timber yard and invite you to view the different timber species we have on hand.
Learn more about the qualities of individual species by clicking on those listed below. These are our most popular timbers but we also source other species when available including Matai and Totara.
Pine (Pinus Radiata)
Rimu
NZ Oregon
Pine (Pinus Radiata)
Pine is possibly one of the most versatile timbers in the world, with the correct grade selection, treatment, and drying it performs extremely well in every end use application.
Colour: Heartwood is an even to light chestnut brown and the sapwood is creamy white with predominant growth rings.
Grain:
Uses: Considered a “general purpose” timber, it is widely used for heavy duty construction, building, furniture, joinery, mouldings, packaging, weatherboard, sarking, decking, fencing, and landscaping.
Durability: Once chemically treated pine shows exceptional durability. The treatment levels vary according to your uses:
H1 - for internal use
H3 - for wood that is exposed to the weather and in ground contact
H4 - for non structural use where wood is exposed to the weather and also has ground contact
H5 - for wood that is exposed to the weather, in ground and in fresh water contact, and in high load bearing applications.
H6 - for timber that will be permanently immersed in salt water.
Working Properties: Pine machines very well and sands to a smooth finish. It retains stains and treatments well and has excellent nail holding ability.
Drying: Easy to kiln dry. Is stable when dried to 12% MC.
Grades: Grades range from clears to merch as it is used for joinery as well as boxing and construction.
Rimu
Native to New Zealand, Rimu is one of the most beautiful and sought after timbers in the world. Once used for framing this beautiful timber is now too highly prized for its decorative value to be used for structural purposes.
Colour: Heartwood is reddish brown to yellow with irregular streaks. Sapwood is a uniform pale brown.
Grain: Dense grain with striking streaks of colour.
Uses: Flooring ,decorative paneling, architectural beams, furniture manufacture , door frames, architraves, mouldings and joinery.
Flooring: Beautiful warm colour and polished finish creates a stunning feature in any home.
Durability: Extreme durability when used for the interior, has life span of 15 yrs if left in the ground.
Working Properties:Machines and polishes well, even texture and stable.
Drying: Dries easily but heartwood needs extended period of drying.
Grades: DA Heart –clean heartwood, DA Colour – mixture of heartwood and sap, DA Sap – clean sapwood, Dressing B –knotty character grade contains heartwood and sap with natural defects.
NZ Oregon
New Zealand Oregon is an exotic species that came from the USA. It is also known as Douglas Fir.
Colour: Heartwood is a pale pinkish brown and the sapwood is almost white.
Grain:
Uses: Light timber framing, exposed post, beam construction, fencing and pergolas, gates.
Durability: Very durable above the ground, does not need to be treated. Moderately durable in the ground.
Working Properties: A major advantage over Radiata is that the wood density and strength does not decrease near the pith, and therefore framing timber can be sawn from much smaller logs including thinnings.
Drying: Has a low moisture content and dries with little distortion.
Grades: The timber is graded into Plane and Gauged and Rough Sawn Grades also known as structural and appearance grades.
|
