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The History Behind Reclaimed Wood Flooring| Recycled, Reused – Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Everybody knows how to use reclaimed wood flooring, right? Just get it for free and put it down on the floor. Not exactly. Reclaiming is the hard part. Taking apart an old barn or factory or textile mill is difficult, dangerous and expensive. The danger of collapse is always present because the old buildings must be taken apart piece by piece.
It is even being recovered from the bottoms of lakes and rivers. Lumber dealers are also getting wood from all over the world; in anyplace there are still old buildings. Many dealers are in the Eastern part of the US where wood was used in early construction.
Unlike new wood, which is pretty much cut down, then cut up, reclaimed wood has to be closely examined piece by piece. The inspectors are looking for old metal embedded in the wood, which would destroy a saw. Old nails, screws, and bolts must come out and their holes have to be filled. A very thin saw is used in order to preserve the most wood and this results in less sawdust.
Additionally painted wood, as in barns, must be taken off, and any damage from mold or insect must be repaired. Brand new, newly cut wood doesn’t need these efforts. Very old beams can show the marks of the original adze that shaped them, which makes such beams highly coveted. The saws used to cut the wood are very thin in order to preserve more of the wood and to create less sawdust.
Some of this wood does not exist anymore, like chestnut, which was destroyed by a blight many years ago. But you could still have a chestnut floor, a gift from the past. Such wood may also be used anyplace you might find wood in a house today: stairs, moldings, walls, and furnishings. The finishes can vary between very rough with stains from the old nails, and marks from the original saws. Most of us have never seen old wood and the huge range of colors it came in.
Reclaimed wood flooring is an ideal model of recycling. There is no forest impact. This wood is extremely dense and stable; it will not warp or twist because there’s no water in it like new wood.
Using reclaimed wood for flooring is the perfect “green” use. It has no impact on existing forests. There isn’t any other product of this age that has so many beautiful uses in homes. A bonus is the pride that most homeowners feel in the recycling of a useful product, and most importantly, in the notion of having part of the country’s history close at hand. Also, they know this product has proved its durability before, and will certainly serve them.
Presently, reclaimed wood flooring is used very little in construction because it is rare, hard to prepare for market, and expensive. It can have a place in American homes in many different applications. There is no other product that enables you to live with a homey simple example of the effort and experience of our forefathers. Visit http://crownwoodconservatories.com/ for more information.
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