Sapele Windows And Doors

The quartersawn sapele has preference in flooring due to being more stable than flatsawn.
Sapele windows and doors. Sapele doors and windows sapele is a hardwood and is one of europe s most desired woods for handcrafted window frames and doors. African mahogany sapele are also used for making windows and doors. Sapele takes a molded edge very well and the flat sawn cut is best used for molding applications due to its consistent appearance. Utile is used in europe primarily for windows and doors.
Sapele is the most common premium hardwood used in external window and door products. The timber is sourced from west africa and the cameroon and is classified as durable with a class 3 to 4 durability rating. For more information about kat wooden doors and windows. For example it is harder than red oak and more durable than mahogany.
There are manufacturers here who also prefer it for that use. An amazing feature of sapele is that the grain is interlocked and changes direction in frequent irregular intervals. When kat hand craft bespoke doors using engineered sapele we are often asked to enhance its natural dark reddish brown colour by applying 3 coats of a teknos microporous natural finish.