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| CANADIAN OREGON | CYPRESS PINE |
| RADIATA PINE | HARDWOODS |
| CANADIAN OREGON | |
| This is the widely known name in "Australian" terms for a timber species grown throughout the North Western Area's of North America. Real name is "Douglas Fir". Within Australia it has had a common usage in housing and industrial building for both strength applications and visual requirements. Respected due to it strength and stability. Although considered a durable timber to be used outdoors Oregon is best used in protected applications as it is subject to rot if exposed prolonged time to weather. Over last few years there has been a rapid transformation away from Oregon, particularly for outdoors usage, in favor of the more durable and dressed F7 Rougher Headed Treated Pine. Oregon for internal linings and exposed beams still have a excellent place in the design options for exposed timber usage inside the home. As informative Link to seek more information is | |
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| CYPRESS PINE | |
| There are a number of timber species over the world carrying the name Cypress Pine. Here we deal with the species coming from Queensland, a native tree to Australia. Queensland's Cypress Pine has been used widely for a number of building uses due to it's versatility both in strength and durability. Rated a durability class 1 this timber is finding wider acceptance along the eastern seaboard of Australia for a variety of Products. Performance of Cypress can vary with timber subject to face checking particularly when drying and care should be exercised when nailing near the ends when splitting can occur frequently. Cypress is the timber of choice for Posts and stumps as is considered more stable than treated Pine in sections such as 90 x 90mm, 100 x 100mm etc. Main usage: Framing - Structural, Flooring and decking, External Posts and Fencing | |
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| RADIATA PINE | |
| Framing, Boards and Mouldings | |
| A timber species that is native to west coast America, (I believe originally from around the Los Angeles district) this timber has been widely planted throughout Australia, New Zealand plus many other southern hemisphere countries including South Africa and Chile to name a few. Used in a variety of applications both treated and un-treated. Benefit's to the timber producer's has been is it's fast growing and good yield characteristics. This timber is still being developed to be confidently used in all the applications the products are being produced for. We at The Project Centre only recommend "dry after treatment" Radiata Pine whether it be treated or untreated. This is because the timber is very subject to twisting and warping if it's not correctly dried. Increasing development had brought Radiata Pine along in leaps and bounds over last two decades with many quality producers producing products now specifically aimed for their end usage. This advancement has come from the trial and error of developing this relatively new plantation grown timber. Treated Pine: Although still an economical product in comparisons to native hardwoods and imported timbers, the trade mark "cheap treated pine" is being replaced by a more refined and far more trusted product but also more expensively priced labeled "dry after treatment F7". This change has come from consumer dissatisfaction with "wet treated pine" due to it's unreliability in many applications. How to tell if it's wet treated pine? - Commonly grades for wet treated pine are labeled garden grade, outdoor premium and generally all are sold as full size ie: 100 x 50mm rather than a dressed finish size of 90 x 45mm. Almost always no wet treated pine is structurally graded so should not be used for project where timber require a structural grade. The dry product with is strength rating increased to F7 and above has improved the product both visually " less knots and general defects" plus being "dry" reducing the incidence for twisting and warping.This change has now provided the market with a more predictable out come for when the timber is used. All timber will have strength branding on each piece, therefore if timber is just a dressed piece don't assume its been tested for its strength. When considering structural application always consider a "dry" option as it will deliver greater long term benefits that are not always apparent to the visual eye. Wet timber such as sleepers and fencing timber still provide a valuable place in the market. Main rules are that these timbers need to be installed quickly to ensure twist and warping is reduced. Treated Pine Sleepers (H4 meaning its been treated for inground usage) are making major inroads for garden bordering and sleeper retaining wall replacing traditional Hardwood options such as Red Gum and Jarrah. Note: When using Treated Pine for retaining walls check with your Building Surveyor first to ensure correct sizes and spacing's etc are used. Care for the product externally for weathering from sun, wind & rain is still a must so painting or staining is highly recommended. Dry timber can be painted or staining immediately. We were impressed at the following links which demonstrates the many products and their usage for this timber. | |
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| Australian Hardwoods: Australia has had a long history and advantage with some of the best natural hardwoods in the world. With the transition to sustainable logging this is ensuring that the industry remains responsible and viable. Selecting Australian hardwoods as your timber of choice does ensure that timber is coming from managed forests that have a long term reforestation view and therefore responsible renewable outlook. With hardwoods supply variation can be expected as to availability due to supply and demand dependant upon time of requirement . With strong export interest, Australian consumers are having to pay market level for quality Hardwood timbers however hardwoods still form a valuable option for a large range of projects. The product range from kiln dried dimension sawn timber for the
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| Imported Hardwoods There are a number of imported Hardwood timber that come to Australia. Sadly most carry the concept of being expensive and for that reason are mainly used in decorative usage area's. Main ones that are wide spread are in the external usage areas such as decking, cladding and flooring area's where performance still a main criteria of the purchase decision. From South east Asia - most are aimed and structural being Beams in F17 or decking and flooring timbers
From America White and Red oak - mainly for Cabinet usage such as kitchens and wall linings. Brazilian Mahogany - again for above usage and furniture (note: some plantation mahogany from Oceania and Indonesia also finds its way to Australia however with such species there performance as against there original native species need to be considered.) Thinking for building a project please visit these other links on our web site DIY Pergolas & Verandahs Building a Deck Plans & Permits Government & Local Councils Links | |
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