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Teak Quality Inspections Purchasing your own container of teak overseas and online to save money is becoming easier to do. Receiving that container and not seeing the quality you expected is common and comes with little or no recourse. Teak has its own unique grading rules and each business that provides teak for export has their own slant on what is acceptable, especially when it cannot be returned. You will find that most exporters sell FEQ or AAA teak. That designation is seldom adhered to as stringently as the purchaser would like to believe. Island Teak is available to provide onsite quality control inspection of your teak shipment prior to your final payment. Requirements: 1) Written permission from your seller to inspect each piece of teak in the shipment. 2) Copy of the contract which specifies quality and dimensions. 3) Assured time for inspection. The following specific defects and the allowable (or not) percentages should be included in the purchase agreement regardless of the stated grade classification. 1) bee holes 2) curly grain 3) knots 4) black streak 5) white streak 6) cracks The following dimensions, characteristics and allowable variances should also be specified on the purchase agreement: 1) average lengths 2) average widths 9) thickness 10) vertical grain 11) straight grain 12) flat sawn 13) mixed sawn 14) free of heart center 15) moisture content |
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Contact: Ken Chaytor | tel. # 250 240-4865 | email: islandteak@shaw.ca |
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