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Authentic Bourbon Whiskey is aged to perfection over several years in 53 gallon new white oak barrels. Weighing over 350 pounds each, thousands of these barrels are commonly stored in massive wooden warehouses built in the late 1800’s. Now being torn down and rebuilt, we are fortunate enough to save a piece of U.S. Bourbon […]
PREFINISHED 1×6 T&G Beetle Killed Pine wall paneling – only $6.75 per sq.ft. Sale price FOB our warehouse. Nation-wide shipping available. Our Beetle Killed Blue Pine wall paneling is produced from 100% salvaged Ponderosa Pine trees killed by the Mountain Pine Beetle. We proudly produce the highest quality, most color, & character Beetle-Killed Blue Stained […]
You love the look of Douglas Fir flooring and you want to make sure they are eco-friendly wood floors that are not harmful to the environment. You wonder, “Isn’t cutting down trees bad for the planet?” In truth, there are a lot of factors that go into determining how eco-friendly a product is, let alone […]
Clear vertical-grain Douglas Fir flooring has been around forever. It’s been an industry staple and favored on the East Coast for decades and for good reason. While clear vertical-grain Douglas Fir is popular, it is not always the best choice. We are the largest producer of prefinished Douglas Fir wood flooring in the United States and […]
Happy New Year from all of us at Sustainable Lumber Co. Thank you for all your business in 2019. We are excited to show you all the new product lines we’ll be introducing this year, stay tuned! We will be returning to work on January 2nd. Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Years!
As seen on Better Homes and Gardens, our Skiplap wood wall cladding is produced from salvaged and SFI Certified Douglas Fir and Beetle Killed Pine. Custom kiln dried to 6-8% moisture content. Unlike shiplap, our Skiplap is tongue and groove on all 4 sides. Every board locks together, studs and joists can be floated, end […]
Our extensive lines of pre-finished Douglas Fir flooring are about half the price of comparable textured pre-finished hardwood floors such as Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Maple, etc. Why? Our streamlined manufacturing and factory direct model reduces costs, eliminates the middleman, and passes the savings onto our customers. Our Douglas Fir flooring is manufactured from eco-friendly salvaged […]
We’ve recognized the needs and wants from clients regarding quick delivery, although inventory levels change daily, we typically have all 8 colors of our Skiplap Wall Cladding in stock. Our Skiplap wood wall cladding is produced from salvaged and SFI Certified Douglas Fir and Beetle Killed Pine. Custom kiln dried to 6-8% moisture content. Unlike […]
Why We LOVE Solid Wood Floors! When looking for wood flooring for your home you will be hit with two major options, engineered wood or solid wood. Both will give you the warm natural look that you are after in a wood floor but which one is best? Of course we are biased but why? […]
Posted November 27, 2019 Holiday Special, unfinished Circular Sawn Douglas Fir Flooring! Now through December 31st – only $2.99 per square foot! Sale price FOB our warehouse. Nation wide shipping available. Full Specs: SURFACES – Floors, walls & ceilings SPECIES – Salvaged and sustainably certified Douglas Fir GRADE QUALITY – 99% usable STABILITY – Fine […]
Source: Missoulian The Seeley Lake Ranger District plans to move forward with a second salvage sale for trees on lands burned during the 2017 Liberty fire. Initial salvage harvests took place on 186 acres shortly after the fire was contained. The new project, called Liberty II Fire Salvage, targets insect-infested trees, but also will remove dead, dying […]
Source: https://daily.jstor.org/does-forest-thinning-work/ Does forest thinning, a land management strategy, offer an effective solution to the problem of forest fires? As the climate warms and catastrophic wildfires become more common, land managers are seeking ways to reduce the risk of forest fires while maintaining forest health. A new pilot plan in Arizona hopes to accomplish this […]
We are the only sustainable flooring manufacturer that specifically harvests Beetle Kill Ponderosa Pine trees that have been standing dead for up to 5 years. Our Beetle Kill pine is salvaged from trees that range from 100-400 years old. The longer a tree naturally stands dead in a forest the more blue stain it will […]
Source: Hardwood Floors Magazine Understanding the latest trends in hardwood flooring requires a high level of awareness of what is being shown in multiple places and sources. It’s a never-ending cycle if you are a trendspotter. Twenty-plus years ago, sustainable hardwood flooring was mainly produced in narrow strip gunstock, red oak in high gloss finishes, […]
Study looks at elk behavior By Jessianne Castle EBS ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOORS EDITOR BOZEMAN – Hike through the mountains in Montana and you’re increasingly likely these days to see the red hues of dying forests. In some places, the pine trees have long since shed their dry needles, their arthritic limbs merely ghosts of the mountains. […]