East Teak has one of the largest stock inventories of teak and other exotic hardwoods on the ground in the United States, with locations in Donalds, SC, and Sultan, WA. Our decades-old relationships with saw mills in Asia, Africa and South America make it possible to timely deliver the highest quality and volume at a…
We have put together a series called Ipe Questions based on the usual questions we get from customers as they work through their purchase process with us. This will be part 1 of 4 on Ipe Deck Questions. These are the questions that our salesman, George Guy, said are the most common when starting the…
We wanted to share a Custom Ipe dock, floating dock, custom ceiling built by Blutide Marine Construction, based out of Charleston, SC. This dock is on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. It includes stainless steel cable railing systems to for a clean modern look with low maintenance. The Dock Shelter includes a Ipe Custom Ceiling with…
We were Googling East Teak and found this great Ipe Deck Build chronicle put together by Lauren and Kyle Zerbey from 2011. It chronicles their own Ipe Deck Build and all the steps they went through. Here is a little Bio about the couple: We met as first year architecture students in 2000 and became an official…
Comparing Decking Materials: Ipe, Teak, Cumaru, Garapa, Massaranduba, Treated, Cedar, Redwood, and Composites. We know that there is a lot of information out there to digest when it comes to understanding which type of wood is best for your project. We wanted to provide a comparison of the specs and colors of the woods that…
A very interesting build video we found while searching Youtube. It shows the process for building a Ipe Wood and Metal Pipe table. The table was really nice and modern looking when it was finished. This shows that when you think of Ipe, you can also think of furniture and even DIY furniture. With Ipe’s…
What is Ipe Wood? Ipe (spelled ipe and pronounced “ee-pay”), also called Brazilian walnut, is a beautiful exotic wood from South America. Ipe wood structures are hard, strong, and naturally resistant to rot, abrasion, weather, and insects. It is almost twice as dense as most woods and up to five times harder. It is medium…
Ipe vs Cedar deck: Which is a better wood for decking? It often comes up when designing and building a high end deck – what is the best type of wood to use? Ipe vs Cedar, which is the best wood choice? While we are obviously huge fans of Ipe Decking, we wanted to provide all…
Ipe Wood Deck Design This video provides a detailed explanation of how to design a flush mounted Ipe deck. It provides a very clean and beautiful addition to the home shown. We can help you with the installation hardware, Ipe wood, and any other supplies related to this type of installation. This installation shown requires…
Architect Arellano Christofides, used natural Ipe flooring supplied by East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc. for this newly constructed home in Redmond, WA. The flooring was designed to showcase the varying wood tones and varying color differences seen throughout the Ipe wood species.