Comparisons and prices

Pressure-treated pine against naturally durable robinia: service life in the ground (10 vs up to 30 years), chemicals, end of life, cost per year. An honest comparison.

EN 350 durability, stake service life, density, hardness, tannins, price: an honest comparison of robinia and sweet chestnut outdoors.

Ipe class 1 vs robinia class 1-2: durability, price, CITES, the EUDR and transport – an honest comparison of tropical and European robinia decking.

Service life, heat in the sun, scratches, end of life and price: an honest comparison of WPC composite decking and solid use class 4 robinia.

Why robinia costs what it does: 25-30 years of growth, strict sorting, sapwood removal, a quarter of the tree sold – compared with pine, ipe and WPC.

EN 350 durability, service life in the ground, sapwood, tannins, price: an honest comparison of robinia and oak outdoors.

Acetylated wood (Accoya), thermally modified timber or robinia: how they work, EN 350 and EN 335 classes, strength, price and uses compared.