Timber Guides and Resources
Practical timber specification guides from our team: hardwood basics, durability classes and BAL ratings, maintenance, provenance and the environmental case for wood.
Whether you're an architect specifying for a coastal project, a builder choosing species for a council job, or a homeowner planning a deck, these guides give you what you need to decide with confidence.
Guides
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Introduction to Timber: Hardwood vs Softwood and the Basics
Hardwood and softwood, sapwood and heartwood, moisture content, engineered products, sizes and how timber is graded.
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Understanding Timber Ratings
Durability class, F rating (stress grade), H rating (hazard level), BAL ratings, termite resistance and treatments, aligned to our poster.
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Timber Care and Maintenance Guide
Cleaning and oiling schedules for decking, cladding, fencing, jetties and boardwalks, with care tips by species.
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Sustainability and Provenance
How forest certification, standards, audits and legality due diligence work, and which provenance documents to ask for.
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The Environmental Case for Wood
How timber compares with concrete, steel and aluminium on renewability, carbon storage, processing energy and end of life.
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Our Policies: A Commitment to the Community
Our 30 business policies, from WHS and environmental management to modern slavery and Indigenous business engagement, available on request.
Free Australian Hardwoods poster
A one-page technical reference to common Australian and imported hardwoods.
For each species it lists scientific name, growing region, grain and colour, stress grade, durability class, hazard level, BAL rating, termite resistance, recommended treatments and typical uses, plus reference tables for stress grades, treatments and bushfire attack levels.
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