Porta

Porta is famous for being a trusted name in high-quality, specialty timber products, renowned for bringing natural warmth, character, and precision to both residential and commercial projects. The key ranges include:

Porta Contours

• Description: Architectural timber lining boards inspired by the Australian landscape, bringing warmth, texture, and movement to interior spaces.

• Features: Available in various textured designs (e.g., Cirque, Riverine, Strata), designed for easy installation with a concealed tongue and groove connection.

• Applications: Ideal for accent walls, cladding joinery, internal doors, and creating concealed doorways.

• Suitability for Curves: Suitable for gentle curves down to a $1000\text{mm}$ radius, with matching curved wall beads available for tighter curves down to $300\text{mm}$.

• Timber Species: Available in Engineered American Oak, Tasmanian Oak, Clear Pine, and Pre-Primed Pine.

Porta Dowels

• Description: Versatile round timber rods used for both purely functional and decorative purposes.

• Features: Available in a wide range of sizes and timber species. Due to natural properties, a small tolerance in diameter size is industry standard.

• Applications: Handrails, curtain rods, towel rails, support rods, shelving supports, peg boards, hobby/craft projects, and creating architectural design features.

• Timber Species: Includes Clear Pine, Tasmanian Oak, Eucalyptus Grandis, and Glacial Oak. Half Round Dowels are also available.

Porta Mouldings

• Description: A comprehensive collection of quality certified timber mouldings, spanning from classic to contemporary profile designs.

• Categories: The range covers functional products like General Purpose Mouldings (Edging, Quad, Scotia, Cover Strap) and Decorative Mouldings (Architrave & Skirting, Decorative Ceiling & Wall Trims, Picture Framing).

• Applications: Finishing projects around windows and doors, decorating ceilings and walls, and various joinery details.

• Timber Species: Available in multiple species, including Tasmanian Oak, Clear Pine, Primed FJ Pine, H3 Primed FJ Pine (for outdoor use), and Meranti.

Porta Handrail System

• Description: A stylish, durable, and versatile system for stairs and assisted living, combining timber with high-grade metal components.

• Features: Includes a contemporary solid round timber dowel (typically $43\text{mm}$) and stylish, satin-finish 316-grade stainless steel fittings (or matte black) compliant with the National Construction Code (NCC) for various residential and commercial applications.

• Profiles: Standard handrail profiles are available in Oval, Rectangle, and Round shapes (in Tasmanian Oak), in addition to the $43\text{mm}$ dowel system.

• Applications: Staircases, steps, rail access, and assisted living rails, suitable for both internal and external environments.

Porta DAR Timber

• Description: DAR, or "Dressed All Round" timber, refers to boards that have been machined/smoothed on all four sides to provide a uniform, flawless finish.

• Features: Serves as a fundamental building block for many projects, ready for use without further dressing.

• Profiles: Available in both Rectangle and Square profiles across various dimensions.

• Applications: Structural foundation for renovations, general carpentry, joinery, and creating feature walls or screening.

• Timber Species: Offered in a broad selection including Clear Pine, General Purpose Pine, Primed FJ Pine, H3 Primed FJ Pine, Tasmanian Oak, Meranti, and Mixed Hardwood

• Canterbury Timbers has wide range of Porta Products and one of the largest suppliers of Porta ranges. If we don't have it, Canterbury Timber can source it for you. Talk to our experts for DIY advice and construction project knowledge. Canterbury Timber offers competitive Trade Prices on Timber and Building Supplies.

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