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[nathanjake]

Hi, I saw this advertisement about IPE and I do not know what is better for decking. any help?

 

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We here at Wholesale Lumber Solutions http://www.justdecking.com

would like to offer you a product that may be a perfect match for your deck, dock and lumber needs

 

The product I am speaking of is called IPE. A trade name for a durable hardwood produced by large hardwood trees. This product is also referred to as Ironwood because it is a very heavy dense hardwood.

 

The IPE product is quickly becoming the number one hardwood choice of builders across the nation, because of its surprising durability and performance in the harshest outdoor environments. Nearly as heavy and hard as Iron

 

 

 

http://www.justdecking.com/ipe.html

 

http://www.justdecking.com/cedar.html

 

http://www.justdecking.com/redwood.html

 

http://www.justdecking.com/products.html

 

http://www.justdecking.com/fortress/index.html

 

http://www.justdecking.com/trex/

 

http://www.justdecking.com/choice/

 

http://www.justdecking.com/weather/

[William Alexander]

nathanjake

 

Iron wood is good stuff, 2-3x better than treated and probably that many times better from the owners standpoint. Draw backs are purely from the carpentry side. Very hard and dense, traSHES good carbide blades (takes the "edge off" in 1/2 a day), drive a nail - good luck (predrill), even predrilling and counter sinking for screws takes longer. Labor costs for a good job should be 2-2.5x more than a treated deck, depending upon the complexity. Very expensive material requires good job = higher labor costs. In the end though, it is a beatiful looking wood surface, that weathers deck use with out a great deal of work to mantian.

 

Some of the composites available such as "TREX" are a very good product also. More expensive again but the price (is probably set by) being offset by long term maintenance costs. Of course there are a new set of problems for these materials.

 

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