SARASOTA, Fla.-- AdvantageLumber.com announced that they have launched a giveaway of over $4,000 worth of Ipe wood decking and accessories. The giveaway includes enough decking material to build a 300 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In recent developments within the exotic wood market, Ipe Woods USA, a business-to-consumer of Ipe wood based in the United States, has raised concerns over the changes impacting ...

Last question for the day – my expediter/engineer told me that ipe wood decks are not actually up to fire code in NYC, and that a sharp inspector may fail you if the deck does not have a perimeter of ...

What is it? Also called Brazilian walnut, ipe (pronounced ee-pay) wood is typically found in South America and some parts of Central America. It is one of the densest hardwoods available, three times ...

VENICE — When choosing a wood to repair the Venice Municipal Fishing Pier, after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma, Venice city officials chose to use Brazilian walnut, or Ipe wood. Dense and strong, ...

Demand for wood from ipê trees in the Amazon Basin could lead to their extinction if better international trade regulations aren’t implemented soon, according to a new report from Forest Trends. Ipê ...

When Stephen Nelson and his partner, Brian Yoshida, bought their Oakland midcentury house more than 12 years ago, they acquired a hillside property with four aging redwood decks and a large oak tree ...

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Ishmael Tirado watches as his fellow construction workers rebuild the Steeplechase Pier, a central feature of New York’s iconic Coney Island boardwalk. Planks of tropical ipê wood that were torn ...