We would like for your Kayu™ hardwood installation to go as smoothly as possible with the finished product appearance and performance maximized for your enjoyment. Hire a professional installer with experience using exotic hardwoods. If you’d like to take on the project yourself, here are some tips based on years of Kayu™ Canada experience.
Kayu™ Canada Inc sources products that are meticulously selected, prepared and milled under the utmost of quality control. This is a natural product and is subject to many variables including colour, density & characteristics. While we strive to take the greatest care when selecting, shipping & storing our product some watermarks, sticker stains etc may occur. These can be removed during the initial cleaning, prepping & installation of the product. These are not defects.
Some expansion, contraction, cracking and cupping may occur after installation and are a natural occurrence. These products are natural wood and are subject to variations in colour, grain, density, weight and performance.
End to end expansion and contraction is negligible with Kayu™ hardwoods.
Use Kayu™ approved stainless steel or ACQ coated screws to install your deck. Other screws are not recommended as they may react with the hardwood. You can either face screw your deck boards or use a hidden fastener system. Kayu™ Canada recommends the following products for a successful installation:
All these products, including stainless steel screws are available from Kayu™ Canada for your convenience. Watch the three videos to familiarize yourself with the three installation methods. Visit our accessories page for more information about these products.
If you wish to use the 5/4 x 6″ decking close to the ground or low ventilation areas (rooftops), install a hardwood strip on top of the joists, fastening hardwood to hardwood will prevent any cupping that could occur in a low ventilation, high moisture environment.
Maintaining your hardwood deck is important to keep it protected and looking like new. Read Kayu™ maintenance tips here.
Kayu™ Canada Inc. Dark Red Meranti and Red Balau Batu tongue & groove material can be installed horizontally and vertically. Kayu™ Canada’s 1 x 4 tongue & groove, V-Groove, is our most popular product used for siding. We also do custom milling siding such as shiplap, and bevel siding profile upon request.
Horizontal application: Start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downward. Siding up to 6” wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe-nailed through the base of each tongue. Nails must penetrate 1 ¼” into solid wood framing.
Vertical application: Start at one corner with grooved edge toward adjacent wall. Use a level, or plumb line, to ensure that the first board is installed plumb. The grooved edge of the first board may have to be trimmed to ensure a flush fit. Siding is nailed to horizontal blocking and, or furring strips, at 24” on center. As with horizontal installations, pieces up to 6” can be blind nailed and wider pieces should be face nailed.
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