Tajibo Wood Floors
Explore our Tajibo floors, also known as Ipe. Renowned for its density, durability and hardness, it's one of the strongest woods available, making it ideal for high-traffic areas. Varying from reddish to chocolate brown and featuring contrasting brown or black stripes, the grain is usually straight, adding to its visual appeal.
Everything people ask about tajibo floors
Ted Todd's Tajibo wood flooring comes in the form of Birnham, a satin lacquered floor with a micro bevel profile. Part of our Specialist Woods collection, Birnham has golden hues that contrast with darker brown colours and swirling grain patterns within the wood, adding warmth and natural character to a space. Available in plank and herringbone formats, these 19mm thick South American boards are versatile in application. Planks are available in lengths of up to 1.4m, giving scope for a range of interior designs.
Tajibo is known for its natural range of colours, from greenish and golden browns through to intense black highlights. No two boards or blocks are ever quite the same, and the grain pattern shows this variation clearly across the floor. The wood is dense and hard wearing. Combined with an engineered construction and a thick wear layer, Tajibo flooring is built to withstand heavy traffic in commercial projects as well as everyday use at home.
Alongside its natural colour variation, Tajibo stands out for its solidity, a result of the timber being slow grown and air dried during processing. This makes it dense, heavy and hard wearing. Tajibo is a predominantly straight grained wood with calmer, more muted tones than some other exotic species, giving it an understated, settled character. Floors like this provide a link back to nature, a quality that remains a consistent draw in interior design.
We only recommend that a professional installer or competent tradesperson installs any Ted Todd flooring. Correct subfloor preparation, the right installation method and careful finishing all make a difference to the result. Download our wood flooring installation guide for more information.
Yes. Tajibo is a dense, slow grown, air dried hardwood, which makes it notably hard wearing. Birnham is engineered at 19mm thick with a 6mm wear layer, suiting both busy commercial spaces and everyday use at home.
Yes. Like many exotic hardwoods, Tajibo lightens and shifts in tone gradually as it reacts to light and its environment, so the floor continues to develop character over the years rather than staying static.
Birnham, Ted Todd's Tajibo wood floor, is engineered at 19mm thick with a 6mm wear layer, and planks are available in lengths of up to 1.4m.
Tajibo flooring should only be installed by a professional installer or competent tradesperson. Correct subfloor preparation and installation method make a significant difference to the finished result, and our wood flooring installation guide covers the process in full.