Zivatara Impex can source and supply Pinewood lumber and Laminated veneer lumber (LVL).
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is a product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material. LVL offers several advantages over typical milled lumber: Made in a factory under controlled specifications, it is stronger, straighter, and more uniform.
Types of Pinewood
Grades :
Grades are categorised into five main streams. Clears, Boards, Structural, Cuttings and Industrial. In most instances timber is graded and supplied to agreed standards, ie NZ3601:1988. A more detailed description and pictures samples of our more common grades produced are listed below.
Clear category :
No.1 Clear - Clear both faces and edges, may contain an occasional very small blemish or a natural coloured epicormic.
Suitable for mouldings, turnery and furniture especially where long length clear wood is required.
No.2 Clear - Clear 1 face and 1 edge. The second edge may contain a characteristic of no more than 1/3rd of the thickness measured from the back face. Small blemishes on the clear faces as in No.1 Clear are permitted.
Suitable for where a clear face and edge is required, eg laminated table tops furniture and panelling.
Board category :
Furniture/Dressing - Small tight knot, pith free grade.
Suitable for natural, stained or paint finish.
Standard/Merchantable - A utility knotty grade containing pith and larger characteristics than is allowed in Furniture grade.
Suitable for budget furniture, panelling, shelving and fencing.
Structural Category :
Frame 1 - (NZS3631:1988), No.1 framing grade which have been visually graded.
Suitable for use where non verified applications apply.
Cutting Category :
No.2 Cuts - (NZS3631:1988), each piece yields minimum 70% recovery of 600mm or longer clear cuttings.
Suitable for furniture components and finger jointing.
Industrial Category :
Industrial - Is also known as Box grade and Packaging grade. Contains pith and other defects. Pieces should hold together under normal handling.
Suitable for pallets, crates and construction form work.
