Timbers

We can manufacture windows from just about any timber that is available to us. The most common timber we use is pine due to it's cost effectiveness. Softwood isn't as durable as hardwood but with modern timber window design and treatments, a softwood window could last just as long as a hardwood window. Hardwoods are often preferable to pine due to there beautiful appearance and durability. The hardwoods we use are listed below. All the codes for use in the quote request form are shown in red.

Idigbo (ID)

This is a light coloured hardwood ranging from yellow to light brown, perfect to accept most stain colours. The graining is fairly regular and the timber accepts most treatments well. This is a soft to medium hardwood, moderately durable, with a typical density of 560kg/m³ when kiln dried. Idigbo seasons well, with little distortion and splitting, and shrinkage is small. This is an excellent for a lighter coloured finish without the expense of Oak.

Sapele (SPE)

This is a mahogany hardwood which is usually deep reddish brown. Sapele is characterised by a marked and regular stripe, particularly pronounced on quarter-sawn surfaces. Occasionally, mottle figure is present. It is fairly close textured and the grain is interlocked. Its density is about 640 kg/m³ when kiln dried. Sapele will take most stains and polishes well. It is a good hardwearing hardwood and is fairly oily which makes it very good for external joinery. Most hardwood joinery we make is made in this species.

Iroko (IR)

Iroko’s colour is usually golden-brown, but as pictured to the left can vary quite dramatically. Most is like the bottom shade of the picture. The grain is usually interlocked and the texture is rather coarse but even, and the wood weighs on average 660 kg/m³ when dried. This timber is very durable and is quite oily. This makes it superb for all exterior joinery. With its oily properties, generally the timber will only accept stains, but can be painted with specialist primers. When selecting the timbers during manufacture we would try to minimise colour variance, but there will undoubtedly be some.

Oak (O)

Oak is normally an attractive light brown colour and is a fairly constant shade. The graining is usually regular and quite distinctive. The density is usually 720kg/m³ when kiln dried. The timber is very durable, distinctive and will accept stains and oils very well.

Please Note: All hardwoods will have varying degrees of colour variance which can be noticed where timbers meet each other. Through a process of selection this effect is reduced but it cannot be totally eradicated. Ron Currie & Sons Ltd does not guarantee colour matching. The most noticeable variance is with Iroko as pictured above. Colour variance can also be reduced through the use of dyes and stains.