Red Balau Mahogany (Batu) 1x6 WP4 paneling — edge-and-center-bead tongue-and-groove, kiln-dried. Covers 5-1/8". Dense tropical hardwood for ceilings and walls. Priced by length.
1x6 WP4 ECB WP4 covers 5.125″ per lineal foot · 0.5 BF per lineal foot.
Price per board
Length
Board
$/LF
$/MBF
8'
$23.52
$2.94
$5,880
10'
$29.40
$2.94
$5,880
12'
$39.48
$3.29
$6,580
14'
$48.58
$3.47
$6,940
16'
$58.88
$3.68
$7,360
Length
8'
10'
12'
14'
16'
Board
$23.52
$29.40
$39.48
$48.58
$58.88
$/LF
$2.94
$2.94
$3.29
$3.47
$3.68
$/MBF
$5,880
$5,880
$6,580
$6,940
$7,360
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Milled to order
Run in our own mill for your order.
Your exact tally
Pick the count for every length. Send us your plans and we’ll build the tally for you.
White-glove delivery
Within 100 miles of Ghent, guaranteed: our own truck, unloaded by Moffett forklift or by hand. 100–400 miles: hotshot trucks from carriers we’ve used for years. No tractor-trailer in your driveway.
Talk to a real person
Lumber people, not a call center. (518) 828-5684Mon–Fri 7:00–4:30 · Sat 8:00–12:00
Family-owned since 1946, now in its 4th generation, in Columbia County, NY.
Jason Meltz (right) with Andrew Jackson of Old Mill Carpentry on a Doju hardwood decking project.
“Ghent’s edge is deep technical product knowledge and a true partnership with both suppliers and customers. We deliver the highest-quality specialty lumber, timbers, flooring, siding, and custom millwork at the most competitive prices—and we’ll help guide you from design to delivery.”
Batu / Red Balau hardwood — sold throughout the decking trade as Mahogany — has become one of the most popular exterior decking woods on the market today. Nova imports and distributes our Batu / Red Balau decking throughout the U.S. and Canada through a network of leading distributors and retailers. Nova's Batu / Red Balau is graded and inspected at the source by our own personnel ensuring that our material is of the highest quality.
Color
Russet red brown to medium brown
Grain
Straight grain
Texture
Medium to fine
Durability
Excellent. Nova offers a 25 year warranty on Meranti Batu against rot and decay in temperate climates.
Working
One of the easiest to work relative to typical high density tropical decking hardwoods. Meranti Batu is much easier to install than Ipe or Cumaru.
Drying
Batu / Red Balau dries rapidly with little decay
Common uses
Batu / Red Balau is idea for exterior decking, millwork, railing, porch flooring, siding, soffit, wainscotting.
Great product I’ve done 3 decks with this and one tongue and groove ceiling it’s a beautiful product
Eric O., SwiftElk · Cairo, NY
★★★★★
Happiness is a Red Balau Deck
Jason and his team were super helpful with advice on how to install my deck using the QuickClip hidden fasteners. We did have to screw and plug most of the end joints to keep the boards straight.
Steve G. · Portland, OR
★★★★★
We installed and finished our 2x12 and 2x6 Batu dock trim boards last October using ExoShield Walnut. After seven months, the material still looks perfect. Wow! This stuff really does last. All my previous experience has been with Penofin's Hardwood Formula. This finish blows it away. Thank you!
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