Merbau FJL GL17 140x42

Merbau FJL GL17 140 × 42 mm: finger-jointed laminated Merbau graded GL17, so it carries a structural rating that solid dressed Merbau doesn’t, while keeping the same colour and durability.

• Lengths: 4.2 m and 5.4 m
• What it’s for: pergola and verandah beams, posts and exposed framing where the timber is both the structure and the finish
• Why finger-jointed: laminating short lengths gives a straighter, more stable beam than a single solid section of the same size
• 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
• Not for in-ground use: Merbau is only Class 3 in-ground, so keep posts off the soil with galvanised stirrups rather than setting them in concrete
• 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
• Solid Merbau instead: 140 × 42 mm dressed Merbau in the same size, appearance grade rather than structural
• At Greenhill: stocked at 170 Settlement Road, Thomastown, with pickup or delivery across Melbourne and regional Victoria. See all our dressed Merbau.

Compare every size, length and price in our Merbau timber range.

Reddish-brown, merbau has become a famous hardwood utilized through builders and householders Australia-wide for use in outdoor deck and pergola construction. When you want a hardwood for your mission that is dependable, durable, and versatile, it is difficult to go incorrect with Kwila. It is a highly durable exterior plantation timber grown in Indonesia.

We have Merbau Dar timber in the dressed finish, smooth on both sides and it is kiln-dried to the machine, making a stable product. It can be used as balusters, handrails, feature beams, fencing, gates, pergolas, exterior furniture, screenings, veranda, Merbau Dar timber needs oil to preserve color and prevent cracking.

Pick up from 170 Settlement Road, Thomastown. Stocked lines are usually ready the same day. Delivery across Melbourne and regional Victoria is quoted on the order; call (03) 9465 9875 for a price on your suburb.

All prices include GST. Flooring is priced per square metre, decking and dressed timber per lineal metre, framing and posts per length. Trade accounts get trade pricing on the site and at the counter: apply here.

Bring your room or deck sizes in, or call (03) 9465 9875, and we will work out boards, lengths, fixings and oil, with about 10% allowed for cuts.