Brown Balau Decking Delivered to Shepherdsville, KY (Just Outside Louisville!)
Customers near Louisville, Kentucky love seeing exactly where their decking shipment is at every step of the journey. In this post, we’re featuring a recent delivery of Brown Balau 5/4×6 grooved decking with hidden fasteners that traveled from our Atlanta facility to a homeowner in Shepherdsville, just outside of Louisville. As with all of our LTL (common carrier) shipments, the materials were fully crated for protection and equipped with a GPS tracking device, allowing real-time updates throughout the trip. You’ll find a video walkthrough showing the full shipping route, photos of the crates and materials, and a closer look at why Brown Balau is a beautiful, durable Ipe alternative for premium hardwood decks.
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At Brazilian Wood Depot, we ship nationwide using common carrier, also known as LTL. For every LTL shipment, we fully crate our materials and include GPS tracking devices for added peace of mind. This allows customers to see exactly where their order is as it makes its way from our facility to its final destination.
For example, here’s a recently delivered order shipped to Shepherdsville, Kentucky, just outside of Louisville. The GPS tracking map shows each point along the journey. The shipment left our facility, moved through the ABF Freight Terminal near Lawrenceville, then headed north through Ohio, and finally down to Louisville before arriving in Shepherdsville. Customers can view this tracking data in real time, complete with timestamps at each location.
In addition to the GPS data, we provide photos of the actual crates and materials being shipped. For this order, that included Brown Balau 5/4 x 6 grooved decking boards. Our photos show how the crates look upon arrival, along with product images so customers know exactly what to expect. On mobile, the tracking view is simple and user-friendly, giving customers confidence that their order is on the way.
Below the tracking and photos, we also include a description of Brown Balau 5/4 x 6 decking along with a link to our Brown Balau decking page for more product information.
Thanks for watching, and we look forward to delivering more premium hardwood decking safely, securely, and on time.
Here’s the actual Brown Balau material staged in our shop before loading, plus a reference installation that uses this same grooved decking profile.
Our Brown Balau 5/4×6 decking comes pre-grooved for hidden fasteners, making installation cleaner, faster, and more secure.
What makes Brown Balau especially appealing is how remarkably similar it is to Ipe—the legendary gold standard in hardwood decking. Both species share a dense, heavy structure, natural resistance to decay, and a rich brown color tone that weathers gracefully to silver if left unfinished.
By pairing this premium hardwood with BWD Deck Clips—which include the stainless-steel fasteners—you get a complete system designed for long-term structural strength and refined beauty.
While hidden clip fastening isn’t always the method we recommend for every application, in the right conditions it works beautifully, giving homeowners near Louisville the seamless look they want.
For those seeking Ipe performance at an equally impressive value, Brown Balau is the smart choice.