https://www.builddirect.com/learning-center/flooring/kempas/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.1 https://www.builddirect.com/learning-center/flooring/kempas/comment-page-1/#comment-7564 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:37:51 +0000 //www.builddirect.com/learning-center/?p=849#comment-7564 I have just recently purchased some tongue and groove Kempas from an auction and I have been using it as a feature cieling on my back patio.As soon as the weather changed the characteristic of this wood changed.The patio is dry but the moisture in the air has distorted the flatness of the cieling to the point that I need to remove it all and use something less reactive to humidity change.Even some shelving which I had made for indoors has warped.I generally work with Jarrah,Marri and Blackbutt which I have no problem with.I would strongly recommend that any body intending to use kempas in West Australia look to another less reactive timber.

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