What is Reclaimed Wood?
What is Reclaimed Flooring? It's a question we're asked a lot. Here's the skinny.
There are a few very important attributes that give reclaimed hardwood superiority over newly harvested lumber. One, it's age. It's old. REALLY old. Our wood is "reclaimed" from old barns and wooden structures that are more than 100 years old and was originally cut from virgin timber trees that were, on average, 250 years old prior to harvest. (So what we're saying is by the time our flooring becomes your flooring, it's seen more than 450 years of history? Yes.) The painfully slow process of a virgin-timber sapling maturing into a 200-ft tree gives this lumber it's extremely tight grain and arrow-straight trunks. It's from this select resource that our lifetime reclaimed wood flooring is made.
Exposure to years of harsh weather and elements makes up the second attribute. Wood is organic and is always adapting to it's surroundings as it achieves balance and stability. Our wood has been soaking up its surroundings for over 100 years. During that time, this wood expands, contracts, absorbs and reacts to a variety of elements that gradually transform its "character" and instills the unquestionable beauty and stability of our finished product. You won't find any hand-distressing, artificial aging or any other factory-made stuff going on in our reclaimed wood. (We're one of those " often imitated, never duplicated" kind of companies.) Each wide plank board we offer is truly unique and bears the marks of an early American heritage.
Final attribute: Reclaimed wood is 100% recycled. This is the real deal. Reclaimed wood reduces the demand on our forests and provides a superior building material product. All of our reclaimed flooring, siding or timber products qualify for LEED points and full FSC-certification is available when you place your order.
Recap: Reclaimed flooring is crafted from the strongest, most beautiful and stable wood available, preserves a piece of history and eliminates the demand for forestation. If you've still got questions, call or email us today and let us fill in the blanks.
If you'd like a one-on-one explanation on the benefits and installation process of reclaimed hardwood, give us a call at 866-208-9663.