Wood Privacy Screens

Outdoor wood privacy screens are an excellent way to enhance privacy and create a stylish boundary in an outdoor living space. When it comes to constructing a wood privacy wall, using wood rips and 1x2s can be a smart choice. This design approach utilizes narrow boards, which helps to minimize wood waste during production and …

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What Does Ipe Stand For?

Ipe Tree

Ipe is not an abbreviation. Rather, it’s the common name of Tabebuia serratifolia, a tropical hardwood lumber specie. The correct pronunciation is “EE-pay”. Other common names for ipe include Brazilian walnut and ironwood. The ipe tree is native to South America. However, it also grows throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, southern Florida, and other tropical regions. …

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Ipe vs. Teak

Most people are familiar with Teak wood, it’s been well known to last outdoors without many of the common issues of softwoods. Since Teak is so well known for it’s exterior durability it has been widely used for outdoor furniture and boat building. This has driven up the demand for Teak which then increases the …

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Best Wood for Outdoor Kitchens

Best Wood for Outdoor Kitchens

Building an outdoor kitchen is a major investment. You want to make sure you are using materials that are going to hold up to the outdoor environment as well as the abuse of kitchen wear and tear. You are probably looking at spending thousands of dollars on top of the line stainless steel appliances for …

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