Teak Wood Doors and Windows

Like I mentioned in my earlier blog post, we have decided to use teak wood for doors and windows. Now, as with everything else related to house construction – there are a million combinations, equally high number of vendors, no standards, no fixed prices, no quality seals nothing. So, we started our hunt for finding a reliable supplier for seasoned teak wood. After a couple of days of research and visiting a few mills on Mysore Road, we booked an order with Karnataka State Forest Industries Corp in Timber Yard Layout. They have a huge mill and seasoning section in their Mysore Road unit. The consultant engg. Mr. Hegde was very helpful. He explained the entire process of how wood is brought there, cut, seasoned and then used by the in-house carpenters.
KSFIC is run by the Govt of Karnataka. So, we are sure they will not rip us off in terms of teak wood quality. We placed an order for all doors, windows to be made using ‘Burma’ teak which is supposed to be the best quality teak for residential use. For some of the windows (in bathrooms and in garage), we ordered ‘Honne’ wood. Honne wood costs half of Burma teak.

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