We decided to add some Decking Calculators to EastTeak.com. They are Decking Calculators to help you convert square feet to linear feet, and find the number of hidden fasteners or screws needed for your decking. If you have any recommendations for additional calculators or tools you would like to see on our site please let…
The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) announced on July 28th 2014 the launch of its responsible trade initiative with Burma (Myanmar). The initiative will promote forest management reform in Burma and is made possible by a license recently issued to IWPA by the U.S. Treasury Department that enables trade and other commercial contacts between U.S.…
We decided to create a diagram to help show how you should install our Hardwood Tongue and Groove Porch Flooring along with stainless steel fasteners. This Diagram is applicable to all hardwood Porch flooring including Ipe, Cumaru, and Garapa. Please download our T&G Porch Flooring Install Diagram to see how porch flooring is installed. If you would…
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 is part 2 of 3 on Ipe Deck Questions. Part 1 is here: Ipe Decking Questions – What kind of Ipe decking should I get? (Part 1 of…
Ipe Decking or Garapa Decking, what is the right choice? It often comes up when designing and building a high end deck – what is the best type of wood to use? Ipe Decking vs Garapa Decking, which is the best wood choice? Since we carry both woods we can provide all of the facts on the…
We wanted to walk you through our process for creating Custom Mouldings. This process reflects how careful we are with your Hardwood Moulding’s creation. We are showing our South Carolina location but we have all of the same capabilities at our Washington State location as well. 1. First, we receive a moulding order from a customer…
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…
If you are wondering how to properly replace your teak decking, here is a interesting video which shows how someone did it step by step. Here are the steps he completed to replace a small teak area on his boat: Removed all old teak decking and caulking. Sanded the under surface and replace any hardware…
We found this video online from ronin51670 on Youtube outlining how to refinish a ship’s galley and replace the teak trim. Check out this great video that goes into good detail about the whole process. We aren’t sharing the first video of the series because it does not focus much on the actually teak installation. But, you…