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^ Notes
- Accoya is sold unsurfaced. Therefore it must get shipped to a moulding shop, handled and surfaced and shipped to the site.
- Nova Wood is rated at 12" O/C for joists.
- Red Balau must be treated on all 4 faces with a product similar to Ipê oil or Cutek "clear" prior to install. It is also recommended to apply the same product to the top deck face every 1-2 years depending on exposure. Without the oil treatment the wood is prone to having the micro cracks develop into the structural cracks in as few as 1-2 years — climate dependent.
- Ipê harvesting results in the loss of rainforest habitat. It has also resulted in a decline in quality due to over-harvest, second growth and lesser quality logs, resulting in cupped, curved and different density and colour gradation in deck boards, making it slower to install and with higher waste and/or returns. Many Ipê deck boards require the use of a "hardwood wrench" to torque them into position and align with their contiguous mates.
- Kebony warranty is 30 years, exclusive to original purchaser.
- Accoya warranty is exclusive to original purchaser, 50 years above ground, with maintenance.
- Special infrastructure is required as Kebony's long life-cycle will outlast typical PT framing by as much as 40 years. Best infrastructure material is Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) Micronized Copper Azole (MCA) pressure-treated to ground contact standard (UC4.2), which North on Sixty does carry.
- Kebony must be affixed using stainless steel fasteners only, or our Step-Clip system.
- Although Kebony 22x142mm is rated for commercial foot traffic at 24” O/C, we recommend 16” O/C to provide the highest quality “feel” underfoot.
- Predrill only recommended for last 6” of boards.
- Labour prices have been pushed up and unstable since March 2020. Our install cost was based on professional labour pre-pandemic.
Updated Mar 2023. North on Sixty cannot guarantee accuracy but every effort has been made to provide realistic and up-to-date information.