Mahogany Decking Highlights
Why Choose Genuine Mahogany?
Once used by royals for furniture and countries for strong shipbuilding, Mahogany wood is renown as not just a beautiful wood but a reliable one. It is along these same reasons that people turn to Mahogany decking – they wish to have a beautiful deck with a long lifespan.
What Species of Mahogany?
Big Leaf Mahogany: Swientenia Macrophylla, harvested from well managed SUSTAINABLE forest in Fiji.
Is Genuine Mahogany Decking Reliable and Established?
- Janka Hardness: 800 lbf
- Modulus of Rupture: 11,710 lbf/in2
- Elastic Modulus: 1,458,000 lbf/in2
- Crushing Strength: 6,760 lbf/in2
- Shrinkage: Radial: 2.9%, Tangential: 4.3%, Volumetric: 7.5%, T/R Ratio: 1.5
- CLASS 2 DURABILITY RATING, resistant to rot and decay for 20+years.
- CLASS A: fire rating.
- CONSISTENT SUPPLY of material year round.
Mahogany has been used for over 500 years in the construction of ships, musical instruments, furniture and wharf’s. There have been numerous uses and technologies developed because of the unusual attributes of Genuine Mahogany.
What Widths and Lengths are Available?
- 5/4×6 (1″x 5.5″) x 8′-19′:S4S-Eased Edge
- 2×6 (1.75″x 5.5″) x 6′-16′:S4S-Square Edge
- 4×4 (3.5″x3.5″) x 6′-12′:S4S-Eased Edge
- 1×10 (1″x9.5″) x 6′-19′: Rough
What are the Benefits?
- BEAUTIFUL and DURABLE with UNMATCHED STABILITY!
- CONVENTIONAL INSTALLATION, Mahogany decking is incredibly flat and stable and installed by face screwing.
- CLASS 2 DURABILITY rating, resistant to rot and decay for 20+years!
- CLASS A Fire rating.
- Harvested from sustainable Fijian plantation forests – not rain forests!
- HALF THE WEIGHT of Ipe.
- Easy on tooling, saw blades and drill bits.
- Ages gorgeously to a silver color, matching homes or maintain tropical tones with clear penetrating oils.