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“The cumarú is absolutely beautiful when
it’s installed. As it weathers it starts to
turn a silver/grey, which also looks great.”
JIM HENRY
were spec’d for one in 10 projects; now it’s seven in 10.
“We buy all our lumber through Chuck Dean at Dean
Hardwoods. We keep them informed as projects appear on
our radar screen, and they go out of their way to make sure
we have what we need. We love working with the cumarú
we get from them because the yields are so high, 95 to 97
percent. We only have to order plus three percent, whereas
with pine we have to order an extra 10 percent.
“We like working with Sound Marine,” says Henry. “They
provide a very nice prefab product and installation goes
smoothly. They’ve got a lot of efficiency based on the
equipment they use, so you save on labor. The bottom line is,
the quality of their services is very high.
“The cumarú is absolutely beautiful when it’s installed.
As it weathers it starts to turn a silver/grey, which also
looks great. And you don’t get the splintering or cupping
you get with other species. Everybody involved liked it so
much, we decided to use cumarú for decking at our new
Shoals Club.”
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