IPE ("ee'-pay") is a naturally durable hardwood that has been rated by the U.S. Forest Products Lab to have a durability rating of 25 years plus, making it one of the most durable timbers available.
- IPE is well suited for exterior residential and commercial applications, such as decks, docks
- IPE grows in South America, and is acquired from responsible sustainable forecasting operations.
- IPE is about twice as heavy as oak, and four to five times as heavy as cedar or redwood.
- IPE has a high natural resistance to wood boring insects and termites.
- IPE has the same fire rating as metal and concrete, that is a Class-A by the N.F.P.A Code and Class-1 by the U.B.C Code
- IPE is available in most common decking and dimensional lumber sizes such as: 2x2, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1x4, 1x6, 5/4x6, 5/4x8 in an S4S E4E material. Custom sizes and tongue & groove decking may be ordered.
CONTACT US : ipe-decking@exoticveneers.net
