Merbau 38×38 DAR

Merbau 38 × 38 mm DAR: kiln-dried, Select Grade hardwood, dressed all round and used for screens, fences and light framing. Class 1 durable above ground, termite resistant and accepted for bushfire areas up to BAL-29.

• Lengths: 1 m to 4.2 m, sold per length
• Timber: Merbau (Intsia bijuga and I. palembanica) from Southeast Asia and the Pacific; orange-brown, darkening with age; about 830–860 kg/m³, Janka hardness 8.5 kN
• Durability: Class 1 above ground, which the Queensland Government rates at more than 40 years’ expected life; the heartwood is termite resistant
• Bushfire: Merbau is on the AS 3959 list of bushfire-resisting timbers, accepted up to BAL-29
• Stability: kiln-dried, and low-movement for a hardwood, so it holds its line in screens and battens
• Fixing: pre-drill — WoodSolutions notes Merbau tends to split unless pre-bored — and keep fixings at least 12 mm from edges and ends. Use stainless steel within 1 km of the coast or 1 m of a pool
• Tannin: new Merbau bleeds tannin that stains concrete, paving and render. Seal every face and cut end, and to finish it straight away, draw the tannin out first with Intergrain UltraPrep Tannin & Oil Remover
• Finishing: coat every face and cut end before fixing, then recoat at least once a year, or leave it bare to weather silver-grey. Oils we stock: CUTEK CD50, Intergrain Universal Timber Oil or Sceney’s Timber Decking Oil
• Other screen sizes: 42 × 19, 42 × 42 and 70 × 19
• At Greenhill: stocked at 170 Settlement Road, Thomastown, with pickup or delivery across Melbourne and regional Victoria. See all our dressed Merbau.

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