In our encyclopedia of wood species you will find technical data and descriptions of the most important types of wood. The menu navigation takes you to the encyclopedia entry for the respective species.
The overview table allows you to directly compare important key figures of the individual woods such as durability or warping risk. Some types of wood have poor durability and are therefore not suitable for decking. Other woods have a very good resistance class, but can warp considerably. If you click on the name of the wood, you will be taken to the detailed article in our wood species encyclopedia.
ABACHI
| Color: light yellow |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Africa |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: up to 3 years |
| + good durability - strong warpage |
AFZELIA
| Color: light brown to reddish |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Africa |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: more than 25 years |
| + low warpage + very good durability |
AKAZIE
| Color: yellowish olive |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: USA, Southeast Europe |
| Dimensional stability: poor to moderate |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + good durability - strong warpage |
BAMBOO
| Color: light yellow |
| Species: Grass |
| Origin: Asia |
| Dimensional stability: n.a. |
| Service life: 10-15 years |
| + moderate shelf life - no clear species |
BANGKIRAI
| Color: brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Asia |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + cheap hardwood - heavy bleeding |
CUMARU
| Color: red-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: over 25 years |
| + good dimensional stability + very good durability |
DOUGLASY
| Color: pink-brown |
| Species: Softwood |
| Origin: North America |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 5-15 years |
| + very low price - poor technical values |
EUCALYPTUS
| Color: pink-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Australia, India, Brazil, China |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 5 to 15 years |
| - inaccurate species - moderate warpage |
FICHTE
| Color: yellow-brown |
| Species: Softwood |
| Origin: Europe, Russia |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 3-5 years |
| - poor durability - moderate warpage |
GARAPA
| Color: yellow-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: over 25 years |
| + Very good durability + Good dimensional stability |
IPE LAPACHO
| Color: greenish brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: over 25 years |
| + good dimensional stability + very good durability |
IROKO
| Color:yellow-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Africa |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + good durability - moderate warpage |
JATOBA
| Color: red-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + good durability - moderate warpage |
PIEFER
| Color: light yellow |
| Species: Softwood |
| Origin: Europe, Russia |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 3 to 8 years |
| - poor durability - moderate warpage |
LARCH
| Color: light pink |
| Species: Softwood |
| Origin: Europe |
| Dimensional stability: moderate |
| Service life: 5-10 years |
| - low durability - moderate warpage |
MASSARANDUBA
| Color: red-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: moderate to good |
| Service life: over 25 years |
| + Very good durability + Moderate dimensional stability |
ROBINIE
| Color: yellowish olive |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: North America |
| Dimensional stability: poor to moderate |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + good durability - strong warpage |
SIBERIAN LARCH
| Color: yellow |
| Species: Softwood |
| Origin: Russia |
| Dimensional stability: moderate to good |
| Service life: 5-15 years |
| + favorable price - moderate durability |
SIPO
| Color: red-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Africa |
| Dimensional stability: poor |
| Service life: 15-25 years |
| + good durability - strong warpage |
TATAJUBA
| Color: red-brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: South America |
| Dimensional stability: good |
| Service life: approx. 25 years |
| + good durability - good dimensional stability |
TEAK
| Color: golden brown |
| Species: Hardwood |
| Origin: Asia, South America |
| Dimensional stability: very good |
| Service life: over 25 years |
| + Very good durability + Very good dimensional stability |
