"Chris Crandall" wrote in message ...
| Derek ) wrote:
|
| : I watched a program of "This Old House" and they were using some sort of
| : Brazilian hardwood to manufacture a patio deck. It had a beautiful dark
| : colour and apparently did not require much in the way of preservatives.
|
| Perhaps this was "Ipe".



Yup, you are correct.

I did a search and found the exact info I was referring to.

The show was "This Old House" with Norm Abram and the episode was "The Nantucket House" in which
they installed an 'Ipe' deck ( amongst other things).


LINKS

This Old House "The Nantucket House"
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tvpr...198625,00.html

Information on Ipe wood
http://www.edeck.com/IPE_HOME.HTM

Cheers
Derek