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  • Wooden deck in Massaranduba, Hillcrest, Durban

    Wooden deck in Massaranduba, Hillcrest, Durban

    This deck was built with Massaranduba. Although Massaranduba is about 30% more per square metre than balau the client insisted on it as it is a much harder and denser wood than balau. As such it will last longer. It has a slight reddish tinge to it. This deck is to be left unsealed so…

  • Wooden Decking in Durban – What Timber to Use

    Wooden Decking in Durban – What Timber to Use

    Wooden decking in Durban, or any other area in South Africa is a valuable, inexpensive way of creating extra outdoor space. The climate in South Africa lends itself to outdoor living and as such a wooden deck in Durban is almost essential. There are many articles on this blog on how to build a wooden…

  • Wooden Flooring Durban

    Wooden Flooring Durban

    Many years ago, as late as 1625, most European houses did not have a wooden floor. Instead they had a beaten earth floor which of course created problems with water and dust, as you can imagine. Wooden floors were reserved for wealthier people and in those days consisted of joists with planks of elm or…

  • DIY Timber Decking in Durban

    DIY Timber Decking in Durban

    Although we are professional installers of timber decks in Durban, we also offer a DIY service whereby we will supply the materials required to build your own wooden deck. We will also provide a brief outline of what is required and how to go about installing it. As an introduction to this service I will…

  • Hardwood Flooring Companies in Durban

    Hardwood Flooring Companies in Durban

    Hardwood flooring is becoming very popular again in modern-day home building. There is a separate article on this blog about the history of hardwood floors so I won’t write much about that here. This article is intended to share some info I have gained about hardwood floors and how to ensure that you make the…

  • Timber Decking Companies Durban

    Timber Decking Companies Durban

      We are a timber decking company based in Durban and specialise in the construction of timber sun deck, pergolas, walkways, stairs etc. We use primarily H3 and H4 CCA treated pine as our substructure and balau deck boards. Our balustrades and stairs are all made from balau unless otherwise specifically designed in pine. The…

  • Wooden Decking Durban

    Wooden Decking Durban

    We built this wooden deck in Pinetown, Durban over a well so could not rest any joists on the well lid itself. Normally we would have raised the height of the deck enough to use 50 x 228 as joists. A 50 x 228 piece of wood can be spanned about 3m without any support…

  • Wooden Decking Companies in Durban

    Wooden Decking Companies in Durban

    There are many wooden decking companies in Durban that one can choose from when planning to install a wooden deck. Some are reputable companies and some are not, as in any industry. Besides comparing price one should always compare services to make sure you are comparing like quotes. Some wooden decking companies in Durban for…

  • 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…

  • Wooden Deck Built in Hillcrest, Durban

    Wooden Deck Built in Hillcrest, Durban

    Here’s video of a wooden deck we built recently in Hillcrest, Durban showing the different stages of the build. Give us a call for a quote on your wooden sun deck, wooden pergolas, walkways, bridges, floors or fences on 082 496 5444 or use the contact us form below.