Ipe pronounced ee pay is a dark beautiful brown hard wood.
Exterior porch flooring ideas.
Additional wood porch flooring options.
Rugged and durable these porch floors do not degrade from normal weathering and they are resistant to the ravages of rot mold and insects allowing you to skip the application of a.
Building the floor using pebbles takes work but the result is always undoubtedly beautiful.
Redwood porch flooring.
Composite decks like vinyl floors bring you realistic wood looks without any of the hassle.
This one stems from the garden pathway into a round clearing where two different shades of gray create various shapes including hearts chevron and a circle marking the very center.
Best flooring materials for a screened porch.
This is an exotic wood porch flooring choice that features a lovely red tinted hue.
It is the first thing your visitors see when they approach your front door and the last thing they see when leaving.
The porch floor below is made of ipe tongue and groove.
Easier to cut than pine redwood will slice down with clean straight cuts for sharp intersections.
A well maintained ipe floor will last 50 years outside and even longer inside.
Maybe some out of date folks are still turning their nose up at it but others are embracing composite decking as the outdoor flooring of the future.
Below you ll see another example of a travertine floor.
The right porch flooring makes a great first impression.
The open porch floor below uses ipe decking.