TEAK
Teak: Also known as the king of woods is a dense, close-grained type of hardwood that is sourced from the Tectona grandis tree,
it is originally golden in colour and has a smooth grain and texture. It’s high in natural oils and rubber, meaning it’s strong, durable, and virtually impervious to extreme weather conditions and rotting, even if left untreated.
The hardness of wood is determined using the Janka Wood Hardness Scale which measures the force needed to embed a 11.28mm / 0.444in steel ball into the wood. Teak appears on this scale with a Janka rating of 1000-1155, which is harder than white pine, chestnut, poplar, cedar and mahogany.
You can expect your teak furniture to last 50-70 years, perhaps even longer in the right environment and with proper care. Resistant to termite and insect attack.
Because of our unwavering focus on quality, we at 27th Architects extensively use Teak wood for our furniture.
When Arc. Linda was visiting her childhood home, she found the bed headboard that her mother got for her wedding still intact after 50 years was made of teak wood.
Because of its topnotch quality, teak wood is expensive and always on high demand amidst limited supply especially in Nigeria.
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