Wood for drainingboard?

John.Stitch · 7 Jan 2005

Can anyone advise which wood would be best for a draining board that I want to make.
It will be positioned above a floor mounted Combi boiler, and will link the Belfast sink unit and a std kitchen surface.
It seems the best thing to do as I do not have a draining board on the Belfast sink unit and the boiler needs a surface on top of it to cover it up.

chappers · 9 Jan 2005

Any wood should be ok provided it is properly protected and maintained but of the easy to source woods I would use Maple or Beech or even better still Elm its what lock gates used to be made of.

John.Stitch · 9 Jan 2005

Thanks. I'll have a look for some you suggest

Jasonb · 10 Jan 2005

Teak or Iroko will be less affected by water but still require oiling.

Jason

chappers · 10 Jan 2005

true but I try to avoid tropical hardwoods, though I heard somwhere that a forest somewhere had been granted license to import teak into Europe under the sustainability program.

WoodYouLike · 10 Jan 2005

With tropical wood, always look for the FSC logo: Forest Stewardship Council.
This means that the product comes from well managed forests independently certified on accordance with the rules of th FSC.

BaggaZee · 23 Jan 2005

Jasonb said:
Teak or Iroko will be less affected by water but still require oiling.
Jason

I bought some teak garden furniture and they told me NOT to oil it as this would trap moisture in the wood and lead to rot. Leave it untreated and it will weather to a very pale finish. It's been a year now & so far, so good. Would this not also be the case for this application?

Jasonb · 23 Jan 2005

Most people don't want a grey wooden worktop so they oil them. With the amount of water & UV light outdoor furniture is subject to, keeping it oiled & looking like new is a loosing battle, best to let it weather naturally.

Jason