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  • Wooden balau deck built in Hillcrest

    This wooden balau deck was built in Hillcrest. It was built on top of existing slasto. When building on top of a previously laid substrate one can build directly on top of it rather than removing the paving or slasto. It helps with water flow below the deck keeping it drier and thus preventing premature…

  • Balau Wooden Deck, Kloof Durban

      Here’s a straight forward wooden balau deck we built in Kloof, Durban in October 2018. There were a few angles that had to be cut precisely to finish it neatly but other than that the deck was straight forward to build. We used an H3 and H4 CCA Treated pine substructure. Because the pine…

  • Wooden Balau Decking Companies in Durban

      Here’s a wooden deck we at The Wood Joint built in Durban recently. The Wood Joint is a wooden decking company situated in Durban and servicing most of KZN. It was a low-level wooden deck basically at ground level joining the pool to the patio and semi surrounds. The site was situated in la…

  • Engineered Hardwood Flooring

    Hardwood flooring has become ever popular in many countries. In South Africa, home owners are opting for these in preference to the old style parquet and the laminated style of flooring. Hardwood floors go hand-in-hand with luxury, and offer timeless beauty and are low on maintenance. Home owners looking for a classic look might like…

  • 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 Deck and Stairs Built in Umhlanga, Durban

    Wooden Deck and Stairs Built in Umhlanga, Durban

    This wooden deck we built for a client in Umhlanga, Durban was a suspended wooden deck about 2.8m off the ground. The idea was to make use of the flat concrete roof as a deck because the views from up there are of Durban Anchorage where ships anchor before proceeding to Durban port.  The views…

  • Balau Timber Pool Deck, La Lucia, Durban

    Balau Timber Pool Deck, La Lucia, Durban

    Here’s a wooden pool deck we built in La Lucia, Durban recently. In the gallery above you can see pics of the old deck and then pics of the new deck. The old wooden pool deck had started to rot at critical points. The reason for rot in many wooden decks is that the screw…

  • Wooden Deck, Umhlanga, Durban

    Wooden Deck, Umhlanga, Durban

    Here’s a wooden decking project we completed in Hawaan Forest Estate, Umhlanga, Durban. There were two houses right next door to each other so it was a bit easier on the pocket when it came to travel to site. The whole job was quite big too, in excess of 200 square metres of coverage, so…

  • Wooden Balau Walkway Umhlanga, Durban

    Wooden Balau Walkway Umhlanga, Durban

    This wooden balau walkway, or bridge, leading to the beach, needed to be replaced as the old one, although it was nearly 20 years old, had started sinking on one side. It had been built on beach sand so the concrete that had been used to set the upright posts had sunk over time into…