We use Saligna (Euculyptus) Glue Laminated beams as the substructure of the building. The same wood is used as the top layer of our flooring, giving the floor a strong hardwearing surface to sustain the regular wear of it.

Pine is used for all remaining timber in the building. All wood is sourced in South Africa and is is FSC certified.

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Ultracare Gold - UV and water treatment for all external wood

CTX - anti-fungicidal and anti-insecticidal treatment on all external wood

Furnocoat - internal wood treatment

Tuff Deck - Internal floor treatment

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Please refer to our maintenance manual for more information. 

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All BOXA units are incredibly resistant to weather and we pride ourselves with them being termite resistant. 

The external walls are laminated with a 9mm Nutec Fibre Cement sheet, which not only gives the building a plaster look and finish but also acts as a weather barrier for the timber. Not only this, we provide a Nutec skirt which acts as a drip tray, protecting the substructure and floors from any rain. 

All external timber is treated in a Timberlife product called Ultracare Gold which protects the wood from UV and water. 

With correct maintenance as per our maintenance manual, there are no concerns that your BOXA build will surpass 100+ years.

Although the buildings are made of timber, to date none of our clients have had an issue with termites. There are the following reasons for this:

1. We treat our buildings with CTX, “organic solvent-based solution containing specifically blended insecticidal and fungicidal active ingredients that provides a colourless surface treatment for protection of seasoned timber against wood borer and termite attack as well as discolouring fungi and mould growth.”
2. The buildings are off the ground, so not only can you visually inspect underneath to prevent termite mounds, but also this acts as a barrier for the termites getting to the wood. 
3. No timber touches the ground, termites would have to climb a metal substructure which is uncommon to get to the timber.

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