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Why Merbau?
Merbau (also known as Kwila) decking makes up nearly 50% of all decking timber used in Australia. This makes Merbau by far the largest single decking timber used in the Australian market (hardwood or softwood).
All development work done on the KlevaKlip "Merbau clip" was done so using 90mm Kiln Dried "DNA Merbau", supplied by SImmonds Lumber Group.
Simmonds Lumber are by far Australia's largest supplier of Merbau decking, so there is a very good chance that your local timber retailer is already a supplier of Simmonds Merbau.
Why "DNA" Merbau?
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are two specific reasons as to why KlevaKlip specifies the use of "DNA" Merbau:
Environment -
DNA Merbau is "traceable and sustainable", meaning that the trees used for supplying this Merbau are cut from sustainable
forest sources.
To learn more about DNA Merbau, click
http://www.simmondslumber.com.au/sims_wp/Pages/simmonds/DNALumber.aspx
Quality - The KlevaKlip system relies on a "fixed pitch" principle. This means that it is very important that the boards used are as consistent as possible in size and quality. KlevaKlip testing has found Simmonds DNA Merbau to consistently be made to the tightest tolerance (90mm) and best overall quality in the marketplace.
Does the Merbau clip fit other timbers?
The Merbau clip has been designed to fit 90mm Kiln Dried Merbau/Kwila shrinkage rates and density. Other types of hardwoods (eg: Yellow Balau, Kapur, Ironbark etc) have not been tested by KlevaKlip and may prove unsuitable for use with this clip. KlevaKlip makes no
representations that its "Merbau clip" will work with other types of timbers.
The Merbau clip has been designed to fit 90mm Kiln Dried Merbau/Kwila. The clip will perform to its optimum for Merbau that is sized between 89.5 and 90.5mm. Merbau consistently sized outside this range may prove unsuitable for use with this clip, as will Merbau that has not been Klin Dried.
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