Comparisons and prices

Pressure-treated pine against naturally durable robinia: service life in the ground (10 vs 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.