
Timber Species
The home of timber
A complete range of both Harwood and softwood timber species.
At Modinex we’re passionate about design, crafting timber to create the world’s most beautiful species while protecting and regenerating the forests that support us. Having a complete collection of timber species, we can our expert team can advise which is best for your project to deliver the correct design intent whilst meeting compliance standards.
Hardwoods

American Oak

French Oak

Blackbutt

Spotted Gum

Ironbark

Southern Spotted
SPECIES | BOTANICAL NAME | SPECIES CATEGORY | SUSTAINABLY CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE |
Suitable for External Use |
Dry Density (Seasoned) |
Janka Dry Hardness | Durability Above Ground Class | Indoor Group Fire Rating (AS 5637.1) |
Indoor Group Fire Rating (If Fireshield is applied) |
BAL Fire Rating (AS15030.8.2) |
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Western Red Cedar | Thuja plicata | Softwood | PEFC/ Global Green Tag | Yes | 350kg/m3 | 1.5kN | 2 | 3 | 1 | NA |
Western Red Cedar - Select Tight Knot | Thuja plicata | Softwood | PEFC | Yes | 350kg/m3 | 1.5kN | 2 | 3 | 1 | NA |
Hemlock | Tsuga heterophylla | Softwood | PEFC | Indoor or out of weather applications only | 500kg/m3 | 2.6-3.0kN | 4 | 3 | 1 | NA |
Hemlock - Thermally Modified | Tsuga heterophylla (Thermally Modified) | Softwood | PEFC | Yes | 560kg/m3 | 2.6-3.0kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | NA |
Yellow Cedar | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | Softwood | PEFC | Yes | 495kg/m3 | 2.58kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | NA |
American Oak | Quercus alba | Hardwood | PEFC | Indoor or out of weather applications only | 750kg/m3 | 6.0kN | 4 | 3 | 1 | BAL19 |
French Oak | Quercus Petraea | Hardwood | FSC | Indoor or out of weather applications only | 720kg/m2 | 6.5kN | 2 | 3 | 1 | BAL19 |
Blackbutt | Eucalytus pilularis | Hardwood | FSC | Yes | 900kg/m3 | 9.1kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | BAL29 |
Spotted Gum | Eucalyptus maculata | Hardwood | FSC | Yes | 970kg/m3 | 11.0kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | BAL29 |
Ironbark | Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Hardwood | FSC | Yes | 1050kg/m3 | 13.0kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | BAL29 |
Southern Spotted | Dipteryx odorata | Hardwood | PEFC | Yes | 1085mg/m3 | 14.8kN | 1 | 3 | 1 | BAL19 |