Tag: wood lumber

With so many options for your backyard, Popular Mechanics helps break down the five basic types of decking you can use for your backyard oasis.  Oakley Lumber offers building material, building supplies and many of the products highlighted in the article below at our lumber yards in Nashville, TN.  Check out our products page  or contact us in Nashville, TN, to learn more about how our Nashville lumber company can help you choose to best products for your backyard!

Trex is a popular composite lumber that’s typically used in decking. As a composite lumber, Trex is comprised of 95% recycled materials including recycled wood, sawdust, and plastic film. Together, these materials form a plastic-wood composite that’s stronger and denser than natural wood decking.

From providing the framework of a home to a variety of furniture needs, lumber has a vast number of uses. Additionally, depending on the purpose it will serve, lumber will be processed in different ways before it is sold. Before shaped, whittled, or sanded, lumber will be cut to a certain dimension and placed through the drying stage.

Rosewood is a tropical-native species of tree that is mainly found in areas such as Africa, and Central and South America. Specifically, Rosewood is used to make hardwood specialty items such as luxury furniture, paneling, and musical instruments. This is a species of wood that is highly coveted by the upper class due to its beautiful rich colors of dark chocolate, red-brown, and even a purple-brown.

The clean, natural look that wooden decks provide in Nashville, TN is unbeatable and give any home the perfect amount of added aesthetics. However, since they are located outside, there are many environmental factors that your deck needs to be protected against. A common, but often forgotten factor are fallen leaves and pine needles.