Ipe Decking or Garapa Decking what is the right choice?

Ipe Decking or Garapa Decking what is the right choice?

Ipe Decking or Garapa Decking, what is the right choice? It often comes up when designing and building a high end deck – what is the best type of wood to use? Ipe Decking vs Garapa Decking, which is the best wood choice? Since we carry both woods we can...
What about Mahogany Decking?

What about Mahogany Decking?

While you’re researching hardwood decking and porches you may hear people talk about “Mahogany” decking. On a older homes it may actually be genuine mahogany but these days that is very hard to come by in the quantity needed for home decking. So in...
T&G Porch Flooring Install Diagram

T&G Porch Flooring Install Diagram

We decided to create a diagram to help show how you should install our Hardwood Tongue and Groove Porch Flooring along with stainless steel fasteners. This Diagram is applicable to all hardwood Porch flooring including Ipe, Cumaru, and Garapa. Please download our...
Building an Ipe Deck in Seattle

Building an Ipe Deck in Seattle

Sometimes you Google your own company and find a gem! We found this great Ipe deck build chronicle put together by Lauren and Kyle Zerbey from 2011. It chronicles their own Ipe deck build and all the steps they went through. Here is a little bio about the couple: We...
Custom Ipe Dock on Sullivan’s Island, SC

Custom Ipe Dock on Sullivan’s Island, SC

We wanted to share a Custom Ipe dock, floating dock, custom ceiling built by Blutide Marine Construction, based out of Charleston, SC. This dock is on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. It includes stainless steel cable railing systems to for a clean modern look...