Grandchester Design Timbers

Grandchester Designs suppliers, timber selection, eco solutions and furniture care

All year round we do our utmost to have the best timber range possible for your selection

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Caring for your furniture

Timber constantly working over time to accommodate the outside surroundings. Forever absorbing moisture and drying out, this can cause shrinkage and movement slightly. A major part that can contribute to this are heaters and air conditioners, they pretty much are the worst thing for your timber furniture.

Try to avoid direct use of heaters and air conditioners on your furniture.

 Do NOT use silicone based cleaning products on your furniture.

The best way to clean your furniture is with clean damp cloth. You may use furniture polish, though again stay away from silicone based products.

Plyon Coatings

The finishes on our furniture are very important to us and we are proud to use Pylon Coatings.

Pylon Coatings is an Australian owned and operated family business, established in Sydney in 1950. Pylon Coatings is a progressive and innovative manufacturing company that specialises in superior quality timber coatings for the industry.

Since 1950, Pylon Coatings has achieved growth through a fundamental understanding of the industry, professional staff and successful integration of formulation technology. Pylon’s primary objectives are to provide quality products, technical support, outstanding service and to maintain a competitive edge. Pylon Coatings is a certified quality assured (ISO 9001:2008) company that ensures a high level of consistency throughout the manufacturing process.

The research and development team take advantage of the most recent developments with raw materials to formulate innovative products to suit the market. Recent success has been achieved by formulating various coatings using the latest technology that includes low volatile organic compound (VOC) raw materials, durable finishes, smooth silky “off the gun” finishes, and a vast and accurate colour service.

Pylon Coatings is proud to supply Grandchester Designs  with our quality timber coating range.

Trend Timbers

Trend TimberWe pride ourselves on making furniture which lasts a lifetime, therefore it is very important to us to receive correctly dried timber for furniture use. One of our suppliers of timber for our furniture is Trend Timbers.

Trend Timbers have a large variety of timbers to choose from. Ranging from Australian Hardwoods and Imported Exotic timbers also Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) timber, which can be viewed in their showroom in Mulgrave NSW.

Furniture: A Green Solution

Carbon sequestration — the process of absorbing carbon into living things so that it stays out of the atmosphere — is one powerful tool against global warming.

Carbon sequestration is the process by which CO2 is transformed into above- and belowground biomass and stored as carbon. During photosynthesis, atmospheric CO2 enters the leaf through stomata, combines with water, and is converted into cellulose, sugars, and other materials in a chemical reaction catalyzed by sunlight. Most of these materials become fixed as wood, although some are respired back as CO2 or used to make leaves that are eventually shed by the tree.

 

Once trees die or are cut down, they begin to decompose and return stored carbon to the atmosphere. The rate of decomposition differs greatly based on the fate of the wood. Wood that is chipped and applied as mulch decomposes relatively quickly, while wood salvaged for use in wood products like household furniture can survive 100 years or more, before gradually decomposing. Therefore some farmed timbers and timber that can only be used once nature has played its part and naturally felled the tree are a brilliant GREEN option by storing unwanted carbon locked within its cells .

Please inquire about our ECO friendly products and finishes .

Grandchester Designs

Timbers, Australian and World Wide

Carbon sequestration — the process of absorbing carbon into living things so that it stays out of the atmosphere — is one powerful tool against global warming.

Carbon sequestration is the process by which CO2 is transformed into above- and belowground biomass and stored as carbon. During photosynthesis, atmospheric CO2 enters the leaf through stomata, combines with water, and is converted into cellulose, sugars, and other materials in a chemical reaction catalyzed by sunlight. Most of these materials become fixed as wood, although some are respired back as CO2 or used to make leaves that are eventually shed by the tree.

 

Once trees die or are cut down, they begin to decompose and return stored carbon to the atmosphere. The rate of decomposition differs greatly based on the fate of the wood. Wood that is chipped and applied as mulch decomposes relatively quickly, while wood salvaged for use in wood products like household furniture can survive 100 years or more, before gradually decomposing. Therefore some farmed timbers and timber that can only be used once nature has played its part and naturally felled the tree are a brilliant GREEN option by storing unwanted carbon locked within its cells .

Please inquire about our ECO friendly products and finishes .

Grandchester Designs

These are our most commonly used timbers, below are some more and most other timbers can be found or reaserched for you by our expert staff

Natural Timbers
    •  Blue Gum

 

    • StringyBark

 

    • Redgum

 

    • Jarrah

 

    • Beech

 

    • Southern Myrtle

 

    • Kwila

 

    • Spottedgum

 

    • Blackbutt

 

Natural Timbers
    •  Blue Gum

 

    • StringyBark

 

    • Redgum

 

    • Jarrah

 

    • Beech

 

    • Southern Myrtle

 

    • Kwila

 

    • Spottedgum

 

    • Blackbutt

 

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Common Name

Australian red cedar
West indian cedar
Queensland walnut
Rose walnut
Northern silky oak
Red tulip oak
Black bean
Red sirus
Silver ash
Hickory ash
Raintree
Queensland maple
Silkwood maple
Camphor laurel
Northern mahogany
Nth. black wattle
Blackwood
Rose alder
Rose gum
Forest red gum
Red stringy bark
Cooktown ironwood
Calophyllum
White beech
Kwila
Kauri pine
Radiata pine
Mango
Mangrove roots
Burl wood
Hairy oak
Queensland Sandalwood
Western Australia Sandalwood

Botanical Name

Toona australis
Cedrela mexicana
Endiandra palmerstonii
Endiandra cowleyana
Cardwellia sublimis
Argyrodendron peralatum
Castanospermum australe
Albizia toona
Flindersia bourjotiana
Flindersia ifflaiana
Samanea saman
Flindersia brayleyana
Flindersia pimenteliana
Cinnamomum camphora
Geissois biagiana
Acacia aulacocarpa
Acacia melanoxylon
Caldcluvia australiensis
Eucalyptus grandis
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Eucalyptus tetrodonta
Erythrophleum chlorostachy
Calophyllum spp
Gmelina leichardtii
Intsia bijuga
Agathis microstachya
Pinus radiata
Mangifera indica
No botanical data
No botanical data
Casuarina inophloia
Santalum lanceolatum
Santalum spicatum
Common Name
Botanical Name
Australian red cedar Toona Australis
West Indian Cedar Cedrela Mexicana
Queensland Walnut Endiandra palmerstonii
Rose walnut Endiandra cowleyana
Northern silky oak Cardwellia sublimis
Red tulip oak Argyrodendron peralatum
Black bean Castanospermum australe
Red sirus Albizia toona
Silver ash Flindersia bourjotiana
Raintree Samanea saman
Queensland maple Flindersia brayleyana
Silkwood maple Flindersia pimenteliana
Camphor laurel Cinnamomum camphora
Northern mahogany Geissois biagiana
Nth. black wattle Acacia aulacocarpa
Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon
Rose alder Caldcluvia australiensis
Rose gum Eucalyptus grandis
Eucalyptus grandis Eucalyptus tereticornis
Red stringy bark Eucalyptus tetrodonta
Cooktown ironwood Erythrophleum chlorostachy
Calophyllum Calophyllum spp
White beech Intsia bijuga
Kauri pine Agathis microstachya
Radiata pine Pinus radiata
Mango Mangifera indica
Mangrove roots No botanical data
Burl wood No botanical data
Hairy oak Casuarina inophloia
Queensland Sandalwood Santalum lanceolatum
Western Australia Sandalwood Santalum spicatum