BROWN TIMBERS
Brown timbers have a slightly darker hue when compared to blonde timbers. When looking to add warmth or depth to a room, brown timbers work great. Most brown timbers have strong grainlines and veins with a unique look that's perfect for flooring and other building applications.
Spotted Gum
Found in coastal areas from the NSW/Victorian border through to Maryborough in Queensland, this brown timber has a Janka Hardness Rating of 11. Extremely durable and perfect for high-traffic, high-use applications, Spotted Gum hardwoods have a mixture of 4 browns spotted or mottled patterns with a colour range from pale brown to soft creams and medium browns, with the Queensland version being darker browns and about 1% is red/brown. The grain is strong and bold that makes a statement in any application.
Brushbox
This brown timber can be found along the edges of the rainforest in NSW and Queensland. Another strong and durable hardwood, it has a Janka Hardness Rating of 9.5. Colouring for the wood ranges from light grey and pink to reddish-brown, with certain variants like the Sapwood having a lighter, paler colour palette. The grain is light, fine and even-textured, making it perfect for interlocking and pattern design applications.
Tallowwood
Found along the coast between the Hunter River in NSW up to Maryborough in Queensland, Tallwood is a golden brown timber with an olive undertone. Very high in natural oils make it very durable externally than other hardwoods don't offer. With a hardness rating of 8.6, it’s good for most interior applications. The Tallowwood species has a colour range from pale yellows and brown to darker yellows and brown with a slight hint of greens and whites throughout. Lacking gum veins and other unique markers, it has a waxy appearance.
Grey Ironbark
Looking for a stronger, more striking colour palette from the brown timber species? Then the Grey Ironbark species found in the Eastern and Northern NSW is perfect. With deeper hues and striking colours ranging from light browns to dark browns and reds, this unique brown timber is sure to turn heads. It has a fairly coarse texture with clean grain lines. The Grey Ironbark hardwood species works well in interlocking and patterning applications.
Grey Box
Found close to the Hawkesbury River in NSW to Maryborough, Carnarvon Ranges, and the Blackdown tablelands in Queensland, this brown timber has an ultra-high hardness rating of 15. It has a unique colour mixture of creams, greys and light browns with certain species like sapwoods having a slightly paler appearance. The texture is coarse yet even.