TIMBERS

Meranti is a tropical hardwood usually found in South East Asia. The heartwood colour is medium to dark red brown with conspicuous white dammar or resin streaks. The sapwood of Meranti wood however is lighter in colour. The grain is interlocked and wavy giving Meranti a coarse texture. Meranti varies in durability but offers good strength and hardness overall, providing additional resistance to decay and insect attack.

Meranti is categorised as a hardwood, it is suitable for both exterior and interior joinery. The nature of the Meranti timber means it is commonly used in shopfitting, flooring and doors. For exterior use, such as cladding, the wood should first be treated. It has many of the same uses as light red meranti plywood for which it can be rotary cut or sliced for decorative veneers.