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13 years ago

Love this look! Could you please let me know what type of wood this is and how does it weather here in the Dallas area? Thank you!

Modern Pool in Bluffview ( Dallas, TX) · More Info

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Patrick L. Boyd-Loyd
13 years ago
It is Ipe wood - and it weathers beautifully - greys out like Teak.
Needs minimal maintenance and we dont recommend oiling and NO STAINING it

Please see the Houzz page for David Rolston Landscape Architects for more on this project ( Wildwood) and others we've done

Thanks for contacting.
Carol Horton thanked Patrick L. Boyd-Loyd

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