Camaru is an exotic hardwood species native to South America also known as Brazilian Teak and Southern Chestnut. It is extremely dense and deep in color. Camaru has a yellow brown color that varies from a light yellow to mahogany red. It will darken slightly with exposure to light over a few months.

Durable

Camaru is about five times harder than pine, cedar or redwood and is generally considered one of the most durable of deck hardwoods. Its life expectancy in a deck is about 25 years, but survival to as long as 50 years have been reported in tropical dry forests like Playa del Carmen. Sealing is optional and can extend its life.

Weathering

The wood naturally weathers to a silver-gray much the same color as weathered Eastern Red Cedar. It can be stained and fading can be halted at any tie with a UV resistant sealer such as Penofin.

Fire Resistant

Cumaru wood is incredibly fire resistant, having a Class A rating (the same as steel and concrete). With the steel, concrete, and Camaru construction of Ikal Living, fire safety was a big design goal.

Renewable

Harvested from managed forest projects, it is considered a renewable and sustainable "Green" material. Denser and harder to work that the softwoods, it is considerably more expensive to buy and slightly more expensive to install.

Hardness Scale

The following is an excerpt from the Janka Hardness Scale with Camaru as one of the hardest woods:

Ikal Living

Ikal Living makes use of Camaru in the interior wood accents and all decking and roof materials utilizing stainless steel hardware to install it. The quality and richness of finish is beyond comparison.

Camaru wood defines the spacious outdoor living areas at Ikal Living and expresses our "green" philosophy. We invite you to come see us on your next visit to Playa del Carmen.