Tidewater Lumber & Moulding Inc

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IPE is a hardwood and we mean hard! IPE has a Janka Hardness rating of 3,680 Lbs. Compare that to pressure treated Yellow Pine at 1,100 Lbs. And Western Red Cedar at 900 Lbs. IPE is estimated by the U.S. Forest Laboratory to last 25 years or more. Some research has shown that IPE can last 15 years of ground contact with no Termite infestation. IPE has a fire Rating of Class A, which is the same as Concrete and Steel. There are virtually no knots or defects in the Decking Boards. If you oil it once a Year, it will help to maintain its rich color. If you choose not to oil it, IPE will Weather to a Beautiful Silver Gray, much like Teak Furniture.

Tidewater Lumber and Moulding, Inc. has been selling Cypress (Taxodium Distichum) for over 25 Years. Our office was built in 1981 and we used #2 Cypress siding installed Horizontally. We buy Cypress from the best Saw Mills on the East Coast and make sure that it is thoroughly Kiln Dried.

Tidewater and Lumber and Moulding Inc. specializes in Manufacturing only the Highest Quality Architectural Mouldings. We stock nearly 1,000 different profiles for you to chose from, but if you cannot find what you require we can custom grind your Profile with our own in house Knife Grinding Department. We have the capacity to manufacture Moulding sizes up to 11 and we stock over 25 different Species of Lumber to produce your Moulding.