Reclaimed old growth Douglas fir timbers are enormously popular with home owners, builders, and timber-framers due to their handsome appearance, robust durability and stability, well-rounded usability, and surprising cost-effectiveness. These heavy timbers represent the character of historic North American architecture, having enjoyed their first lives holding up and accenting homes, factories, barns, gymnasiums, stadiums, and other timber-framed or post and …
Common Species Found in Reclaimed Wood
Each piece of reclaimed wood that we come across at Distinguished Boards and Beams has its own unique origin story in virgin North American forests. Our wood is sourced from reclaimed 18th, 19th, and early-20th century structures throughout the United States and Canada. From massive Douglas fir timbers that originally held up factories in the Northwest to hand hewn logs …