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Ipe is also fire rated. Most people don't know about this. Ipe and Penofin penetrating oil is the way to go. My own deck and many of my clients have had many trouble free years. it survived a sandbox sitting on the decking with two little kids. After all, I built the deck for them.
I have been using Ipe for a long time, way before it got popular with deck builders. I believe Ipe is a type of Teak but harvested and yes, it is super hard. I breathed a little of that sawdust over the years. That why I am so damn dumb. Important thing is cross ventilation.
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