Deck Boards Blog » Ipe Decking http://deck-boards.com/blog Deck boards info for Home Owners and Contractors Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 San Francisco Decking Supplier http://deck-boards.com/blog/decking-materials/san-francisco-decking-supplier http://deck-boards.com/blog/decking-materials/san-francisco-decking-supplier#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:16:20 +0000 Don the Deck Board Expert http://deck-boards.com/blog/?p=43 San Francisco evidently loves ipe. Sales of decking to the SF Bay area have always been strong but it seems that since there has been a restructuring of the export laws in Brazil and ipe decking is flowing, legally and in a controlled manner, that sales to the San Francisco area have gone through the roof.

Many tropical woods are being shipped to the San Francisco area according to my friends at Deck San Francisco, but the most popular in the area is easily, ipe decking. There’s lots of reason too.

In general tropical decking is less expensive than premium fake wood decking material like composite decking, vinyl decking etc. On top of that the tropical hardwoods look better and outperform composites decking (by a huge margin!) in all areas including strength, longevity, environmental issues, mold resistance, rot resistance and even wood boring/eating insect resistance. Of all the tropical hardwoods, ipe decking is the King of all decking.

So if you own a home or you’re a deck builder (psst. they WILL sell wholesale decking in deck builder, industrial or lumber yard type quantities) you owe it yourself to check out the amazing offerings this site has. they even list their prices right on their web site.

Still not convinced that ipe is the king of decking? Then learn more about ipe decking.

]]> http://deck-boards.com/blog/decking-materials/san-francisco-decking-supplier/feed 0 Ipe Decking Pictures http://deck-boards.com/blog/ipe-decking/ipe-decking-pictures http://deck-boards.com/blog/ipe-decking/ipe-decking-pictures#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:04:17 +0000 Don the Deck Board Expert http://deck-boards.com/blog/?p=31 Just a quick note to announce a new page on deck-boards.com I’ve recently published a photo gallery showcasing some ipe decks. If you’ve been reading here before, you probably have realized that ipe decking material is my choice for best decking material. Homeowners are always happy when you use ipe on their deck. Homeowners like it when you get it right the first time. They also like the fact that ipe decking material is so eco-friendly. Commercial clients are more practical. They usually don’t care if it’s eco-friendly or not. Businesses like the fact the deck boards don’t have to be replaced for at least 40 years.

Anyway, here’s some pictures that show just how beautiful ipe decking is (another thing businesses and homeowners love):
Ipe Decking Pictures

]]> http://deck-boards.com/blog/ipe-decking/ipe-decking-pictures/feed 0 The Ontario Wave Deck http://deck-boards.com/blog/deck-boards/the-ontario-wave-deck http://deck-boards.com/blog/deck-boards/the-ontario-wave-deck#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:43:16 +0000 Don the Deck Board Expert http://deck-boards.com/blog/?p=23 Well Ontario sure built a huge ipe deck! Actually we’ve seen boardwalks and and such that had much more board feet of decking material before, but this one is certainly interesting. It’s “wave shaped” (see video below). It’s meant to be interesting and draw people to downtown. Here’s a quick video tour:

It make sense that they would use ipe deck boards. they have to be sturdy, for durability it always makes sense to use ipe deck boards as they will easily last over 40 years with any maintainence, and damn do those deck boards look great with the sun shining on them like that!. did you notice the ipe wood benches the deck builder created to go with this deck?

Here’s a video showing how much the kids love it:

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