Australian Hardwood Timber Species

A species to suit any location.

Australian hardwood timber species. Solid australian timber floors exude natural beauty and can endure decades of use. Wood in australia 2005 mcgraw hill australia 2 as 5604 2005 timber natural durability ratings standards australia 2005 3. Yellowish golden brown in colour with an occasional tinge of olive green. Australian hardwood timber is both durable and gorgeous providing a home with an organic warmth softness and tactility that no other flooring material can match.

Boral decking is manufactured from australian hardwood species that have proven durability in australian conditions. On this page you can search hardwoods by botanical name common name or application. Woodsolutions provides details about the timber species and materials available for building in australia. This guide explores 10 native australian hardwood timber species including their colours textures.

Unlike many imported products boral decking has a quality assurance system that ensures strict tolerances and drying procedures to produce a high quality product. Australian hardwood species guide version june 2018 ver2 botanical name eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus. Learn about the following types of australian hardwood including the botanical name janka hardness rating density strength group fire indices and termite resistance of aussie timber used in hardwood timber flooring. Hardwoods angiosperms abachi triplochiton scleroxylon acacia acacia sp robinia pseudoacacia african padauk pterocarpus soyauxii afzelia doussi afzelia africana agba tola gossweilerodendron balsamiferum alder alnus black alder alnus glutinosa red alder alnus rubra ash fraxinus black ash fraxinus nigra blue ash fraxinus.

Pinhole borers and beetle marks may be evident in some timber. Woodsolutions provides details about the timber species and materials available for building in australia. Details for each species include. View specification data sheets for australian hardwood species used in floorboards.

Whether you want to specify hardwood for structural or external applications softwood for framing or locate an engineered wood product suitable for your specific project you ll find a wealth of information including appearance common applications durability strength. It is one of the few commercial hardwood species from wa and only a limited portion of the jarrah forest may be harvested annually.