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13th October 2012, 02:17 PM #1
Timber species best suited for verandahs
Hi Folks,
Having to floor my front north facing verandah, I'm in a bit of a quandry as to which species would be most appropriate to cope with the prevelant weather conditions. I was thinking end matched tongue and grooved strip flooring in either Jarrah or Spotted gum with liberal application of tung oil to give it a naturally reddish tone.
Anyone have any other suggestions they may think would be better suited, without a need to stain the timber to acheive the reddish colour I'm looking for?
Would love to spend my money once only so any advice from far more learned people than I is greatly anticipated and appreciated
Regards
Joe
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13th October 2012, 03:49 PM #2
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13th October 2012, 08:06 PM #3
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Brush Box has been a favoured verandah timber due to its fine grain and thus not prone to splinters in the feet. Wears well, is low in tannins and is a good base for paints and stains. However, it is class 3 and can decay if not under cover.
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13th October 2012, 11:27 PM #4
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when fixing it leave 1.5mm gap between each baord as the flooring is KD to 9=12.5% MC outside will need to be around 14-16%
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14th October 2012, 09:49 AM #5
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Iron bark, Grey gum. Both class1 and red in colour. I'd be thinking twice about T&G boards for a deck.
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14th October 2012, 09:55 AM #6
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14th October 2012, 10:38 AM #7
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I too would hesitate in using t&g boards especially in melbourne and its climate, however i have replaced these decks before and used what the suppliers called "verandah grade jarrah" which was std grade flooring with a much higher moisture content than regular flooring
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14th October 2012, 10:50 AM #8
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14th October 2012, 11:02 AM #9
Class1, class2......class3 etc. See? so much to learn so little time to google. The reason I come to forums such as this and pose my questions is to get a range of ideas as varied as they may be and then determine if they are along the lines of my thoughts or whether I need to drastically rethink things.
Many thanks to all members who take the time to read and reply. Hopefully this thread helps others contemplating front verandahs also
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14th October 2012, 11:12 AM #10
1.5mm gap between boards? I thought the expansion gap of 10mm at either end of the floor run was to allow for expansion/ contraction of the timber. Don't know if I'm too keen to lay floorboards that aren't tight to begin with.
On a side note the shape of the deck is like a Capital "T" on its side clockwise with the bulk of the flooring to be no more than 2.2mtres across so 10 mm either side to allow for expansion would suffice I think. Anybody care to weigh in?
Regards
Joe
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14th October 2012, 11:35 AM #11
Is the verandah under cover?
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14th October 2012, 11:41 AM #12
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14th October 2012, 12:17 PM #13
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14th October 2012, 02:40 PM #14
Are the boards to be nailed down? If so, I don't see how an outer edge 10mm expansion gap can take up the expansion of any but the outside board.
Rusty
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14th October 2012, 02:52 PM #15