Demand test. We have not imported this material yet — no stock, no completed projects. Every image is labelled with what it is.
chinapm · bali How it works
Decorative ceiling beams · Bali · Group order

Looks like
126 kilograms.
Weighs eight.

Polyurethane beams moulded from real timber. Made in China, brought to Bali as one shared container order — inspected before it ships.

Supplier photograph — actual product
01 — What it is

A hollow shell, moulded from a real plank

The grain, the knots and the saw marks belong to an actual piece of timber — the mould was taken from one. It fixes to the ceiling as decoration.

It is not structural. It carries nothing but itself — and we will say so to anyone who asks.

200 mm 150 HOLLOW WALL [TBC]

Section as we would order it. Wall thickness confirmed against supplier quotations, not assumed.

In the factory. The pale interior is unpainted — a site cut shows this colour at the end.
Packed today: film and bundles, no cartons. We have asked what changes for a sea container.

Manufacturers’ photographs of their product — not our stock, and not a project we have delivered. We have delivered none. Our own photographs replace these when samples arrive.

Catalogue

Made, packed, installed

Every beam photograph we hold from the four shortlisted factories — the range they mould, how it leaves the works, and how it reads on a finished ceiling.

01What they make
Four grain moulds · one factory
Code 2710 · natural / pear / elm
Driftwood · code TT-05A
Walnut · deep grain
Weathered grey
In the works · hollow section
02How it is packed
Film-wrapped · nested
On the cartons · before loading
Ready to move · one person each
03How it looks installed
Kitchen · beams and corbels
Coffered ceiling
Vaulted · open span

Manufacturers’ photographs and their own codes, from four factories on our shortlist. Installed shots are their projects, not ours — we have delivered none. A sealed reference sample fixes colour and texture before any order is placed.

02 — Properties

Four things that are true

01One person lifts it

A solid 4 m beam is a crew of three or four, often a hoist. This one is not.

02Every piece matches

One batch, one mould, one colour. Reorder in six months — it still matches.

03Termites do not eat it

Closed-cell polyurethane. No rot, no warping, no water absorption.

04Up in days

Cut with an ordinary saw, fixed by one person. No structural work to carry it.

Ulin, solid 4 m
126 kg
Bengkirai, solid 4 m
108 kg
Box beam, site-built
30–40 kg
This beam
one person
Manufacturer’s installation — their project, not ours
03 — Fit

Where it belongs — and where it does not

BestInteriors & covered spaces

Restaurants, villa living areas, terraces under a roof. This is what the product is for.

With careExposed to direct sun

Uncoated polyurethane yellows under UV — and Bali sun is year-round. Only with a UV-rated finish and a test report. We ask every supplier; we publish what they provide.

NeverAs a structural member

It holds no load. If the beam has to support something, this is not the product.

A covered interior — the position this product is made for. Manufacturer’s photograph, not our project.
04 — Compared with real timber

Where real wood wins, and where it does not

Every supplier page on this island wins at everything. This one does not. Compared at the same visual section, 200 × 150 mm.

MaterialPer metre4 m beam
Bengkirai / merbau, ordinary~$16.60108 kg
Bengkirai, selected~$24.90108 kg
Ulin, ordinary~$35.70126 kg
Ulin, grade A~$54.80126 kg
Box beam, built on site~$6.90 + labour30–40 kg
This beam, landed Balion quotationone person

Published Indonesian trade prices, 2026 — indicative, not quotations. Our price is absent because we do not yet hold supplier quotations, and we will not invent one.

“Ulin has a century of proven service in this climate. This beam has none.

That is the honest position. What can be checked: it does not feed termites, absorb water, rot or warp. How the finish looks after ten Bali years — unknown, until someone has been here ten years. We would rather say that now than after you have paid us.

Moulded polyurethane, close up. Manufacturer’s photograph.

If you cannot tell what it is from this distance — that is the point.

Where each side wins — the short list +

Wood wins on price at the low end. Ordinary bengkirai costs less per metre than we will. A site-built box beam costs less again — the cheapest way to get the look, and we will not pretend otherwise.

Wood wins on authenticity. Reclaimed ulin and teak carry real nail holes and patina. Ours is a moulded pattern that repeats down a long run if you look for it.

We win on weight — by a factor of ten to twenty. It matters when the ceiling was never built to carry 126 kg, when the roof is bamboo or light frame, when the lane will not take a truck, and when installation time is money.

We win on predictability and pests. A batch is a batch; reclaimed timber is whatever the yard received. Ulin resists termites — cheaper species do not, and most budgets do not stretch to ulin.

Full species table & what installation actually costs +
TimberClassPer metre4 mTermitesLife under roof
Ulin — grade Aawet I · kuat I~$54.80126 kgImmuneDecades
Ulin — ordinaryawet I · kuat I~$35.70126 kgImmuneDecades
Merbauawet I–II~$16.60108 kgResistantDecades
Bengkirai — selectedawet II · kuat I~$24.90108 kgResistantLong
Bengkirai — ordinaryawet II · kuat I~$16.60108 kgResistantLong
Teak — reclaimedawet I · kuat II+30% over new~85 kgImmuneDecades
Merantiawet III–IVlow~75 kgVulnerableIndoors only
This beam — PUnot a timberon quotationone personNot eatenNo local record

Installation is where the arithmetic turns. One man instead of a crew of four. No hoist, no scaffold tower. No structural check or strengthening. Ordinary tools. No anti-termite treatment, no site finishing, no acclimatisation — polyurethane does not absorb water, so it does not move afterwards. And less waste: a moulded batch has no splits or warp to over-order against.

Compare installed cost, not material cost — the number you actually pay. Your carpenter’s day rate decides it, so ask him. We are not going to claim we win it; we are asking you to run the comparison properly.

We are not the cheap option. We are the light, repeatable, termite-proof one.

If none of that matters to your project — buy wood. We would rather tell you now than after you have paid us.

05 — How it works

One container, shared. Your money protected at every step.

  1. 1Tell us your project

    Metres and timing. No money, no account, no commitment.

  2. 2The list fills

    Enough metres for one container — counted in metres, not people.

  3. 310% reserves your place

    Paid into a protected account with a licensed provider. Never onto ours.

  4. 4Factory, then inspection

    40% starts production. 45% moves only after independent inspection — before loading.

  5. 5Delivered to Bali

    The last 5% releases after the goods are with you and the claim window closes.

If the order does not fill — 100% comes back to the account it came from. That rule lives here, next to the button, not in the terms.

06 — The controls

What stands behind those steps

We buy from Chinese factories. That part you could do too. Everything after is the hard part.

01
One locked specification

One profile, one density, one finish — every supplier quotes against the same document, so the comparison is real.

02
A sealed sample before any order

You hold the actual product. Delivered goods are judged against that sample.

03
Independent inspection in China

A third party checks the goods before loading. Payment is blocked if they fail — the one moment anyone has leverage.

04
A licensed importer of record

Real customs declaration, duties and taxes paid and documented. No borrowed licences.

05
Your money never sits with us

A protected account with a licensed provider. Until that is confirmed in writing, we take no deposits at all.

06
One landed price to a Bali warehouse

Factory, freight, duty, clearance, transport — one number, our fee a separate line. Installation priced separately.

Clearing a container costs the same at 500 metres or 5,000.

On a small order that fixed cost exceeds the goods. We spread it across everyone in the order — that is the whole business.

07 — Price

Why there is no price here yet

We do not hold supplier quotations yet. Publishing a number we could not stand behind would be the first dishonest thing on this page. What will set it:

Density
The biggest quality variable — soft PU dents when a ladder touches it. We ask every supplier for the figure in kg/m³ and buy from the upper range.
Section & length
A larger beam is more material; a custom section is a new mould, and moulds cost.
Finish
UV-rated costs more. A covered ceiling may not need it; anything the sun reaches does.
Quantity
Clearance cost barely changes with shipment size — which is why we collect a group first, and why the price improves as it grows.
FX & duty
Outside anyone’s control. Shown as separate lines, not buried.
08 — Payment

Where your money sits, and when it moves

Nobody should wire a deposit to a stranger who says he imports things. So here is the whole arrangement — before we ask you for anything.

We are not taking deposits yet.

The protected arrangement below is still being set up with a licensed provider. Until it is confirmed in writing, this section is a plan and not an offer — the form on this page asks for your project, not your money.

WhenShareWhat it pays for
You reserve a place in the order10%Holds your metres
The order fills, contract signed40%Factory deposit — production starts
Inspection passes, before loading45%Factory balance and freight
Delivered, claim window closed5%Released once the goods are with you

The middle two are timed to the moments the factory has to be paid. Money arrives before it leaves, at every step — no credit line, and your money never waits on us longer than the next step requires. The threshold is counted in metres and container volume, not people; progress will be shown here counting only deposits actually paid — unpaid reservations listed separately, in grey.

01It is not our account

Funds sit with a licensed provider and release against evidence — a signed contract, an inspection report, a bill of lading. Not on our say-so.

02Does not fill → full refund

Missing the volume by the stated date cancels the order and returns every reservation in full, to the account it came from. This rule lives next to the button, not in the terms.

03Inspection blocks the big payment

The 45% moves only after independent inspection against the sealed sample — in China, before the container is loaded.

The ceiling all of this machinery exists to deliver. Manufacturer’s photograph — their project, not ours.

Our fee is 10–20% of the order value, invoiced separately — its own line, not hidden in the price per metre. Everything else is passed through and itemised.

“The worst outcome is that the order does not fill and your deposit comes back. We would rather publish that sentence than a testimonial.

09 — Your project

No money, no account, no commitment

We are building a list of projects that want this material. When enough metres are on it, we place one order — and everyone on the list gets factory pricing with the process above.

We will come back to you with what we learn from suppliers — including if the answer is that this material is not right for your project. Pressing Send opens WhatsApp with your answers pre-filled; nothing is sent until you press send there.

10 — Who we are

Two people, based in Bali

One runs a construction team here and buys building materials every week. The other handles sourcing, specification and the import process.

What we have done

Researched the material, identified and vetted factories in China, written the specification we would order against, and calculated what it costs to land it on Bali — duties and transport included.

What we have not done

Imported it. There is no stock, no warehouse and no completed project. Every image on this site is labelled with what it is and whose it is. If not enough projects want this, we will say so.

Versi Bahasa Indonesia — draf +

Balok kayu dekoratif yang bisa diangkat satu orang. Dicetak dari kayu asli. Diproduksi di Tiongkok. Kami datangkan ke Bali sebagai pemesanan bersama, diperiksa sebelum dikirim.

Empat hal yang benar. Satu orang bisa mengangkatnya — balok bengkirai atau ulin masif 4 m beratnya 108–126 kg dan perlu tiga sampai empat orang. Setiap batang sama: satu batch, satu cetakan, satu warna. Rayap tidak memakannya — poliuretan sel tertutup, tidak lapuk, tidak melengkung. Pemasangan cepat: dipotong gergaji biasa, dipasang satu orang.

Dibandingkan kayu asli. Bengkirai biasa lebih murah per meter daripada produk kami; balok kotak buatan tukang lebih murah lagi. Kalau harga satu-satunya pertimbangan — belilah kayu. Keunggulan kami: berat, keseragaman, ketahanan rayap dan kelembapan.

Status kami, apa adanya. Kami belum mengimpor material ini. Sampaikan meteran dan waktu proyek Anda — tanpa uang, tanpa komitmen. Draf ini harus ditinjau penutur asli sebelum tayang.

Tell us about your project — no money, no commitment