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 decking timber nz.
These fast growing species are less dense than the slow.
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.
This is a durable timber with a pale yellowish to creamy grey appearance.
Vitex decking 19mm thick should be installed at maximum 450mm joist centres.
It has been used extensively as exterior decking in new zealand for about 30 years.
All hardwood decking timber will weather to a silver grey if left to do so.
The timber of some decking woods like kwila will leach a dark coloured stain when wet.
Attractive light coloured timber which will quickly age to a driftwood grey if left to weather.
Decking add a beautiful social space to your house.
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.
Attractive light coloured timber which will quickly age to a driftwood grey if left to weather.
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.
View the different types of hardwood decking below.
Leathery odour and nice to the touch perfect for bare children s feet.
Vitex is a light to golden greyish brown with a smooth interwoven grain.
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.
Local timber the cheapest materials to build your deck from are new zealand grown and milled timbers which include pine and macrocarpa.
Hermpac s decking range is extensive and covers ideal solutions for commercial or residential applications.
Garapa decking vitex decking kwila decking and purple heart decking.
It is and eco friendly option that is selectively logged and certified by the solomon island forestry council.
Another popular hardwood decking choice is vitex decking.
It has been used extensively as exterior decking in new zealand for about 30 years.
Fine slightly lustrous texture with even grain.
For 32mm thick decking this can be increased up to 600mm joist centres.
Trees are felled and milled by local communities and villagers are where we at timspec source our vitex usually with portable mills.