Category: Bälau

  • Upper Highway Timber Balustrades

    Well-designed timber balustrades are a defining feature of quality outdoor living in the Upper Highway area. They provide safety, structure, and a natural finish that elevates decks, patios, and entertainment spaces. At The Wood Joint, our approach combines premium timber, precision workmanship, and professional installation to deliver long-lasting results. Our latest project highlights this commitment…

  • Used Balau Balustrade Material – Durban

    Second hand or Used Balau Balustrade Material available for re-sale in Durban. This balau balustrade has been removed from a site and replaced with another balustrade.  The balau wood is still very good as can be seen from the piece that has been machined.  It is still in the panels you see in the pics…

  • Wooden Balau Pergola Built in Plantations – Durban

    Wooden Balau Pergola Built in Plantations – Durban

    This wooden balau pergola was built at Plantations in August 2016. We had custom-made galvanised steel base plates made up in order to secure the uprights to the existing paving. Because the uprights had to be installed on the edge of the paving we couldn’t dig and bury the post so we installed them into…

  • Balau Cladding on Ceiling – Umhlanga, Durban

    Balau Cladding on Ceiling – Umhlanga, Durban

    Here’s some balau cladding work we did on the ceiling in the reception of a new office building in Umhlanga Rocks. We used 19 x 30mm strips of balau which we ripped from a standard 19 x 68mm balau deck board. We started off with a treated pine frame or structure on to which we…

  • Wooden Bridges and Walkways

    Wooden Bridges and Walkways

    Wooden bridges and walkways are popular in gardens that have small streams or where the garden necessitates a walkway in order to get from one place to another. Instead of allowing a path to form from wear on the grass you can install a 1m or so wide walkway which is level and flat allowing…

  • Wooden Pergolas

    Wooden Pergolas

    A wooden pergola is a structure above that is designed using timber beams, purlins and slats. It is largely decorative as it does not prevent rain and provides limited shade depending on how many slats are installed. They are sometimes referred to as Sun Screens and can be built in such a way as to…

  • Wooden Balau Deck, Plantations, Hillcrest Durban

    Wooden Balau Deck, Plantations, Hillcrest Durban

    We built this wooden balau deck in Plantations Estate in Hillcrest Durban recently for a client. We needed to excavate a few hundred mm down in order to give us enough space in which to install our timber substructure. It is quite important to remove enough soil when building low-level wooden decks on top of…