Old Growth White Oak Flooring

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Old growth white oak flooring. At vermont plank flooring we harvest white oak trees from sustainably managed woodlots and mill them into wide board planks specifically for your project. When harvested white oak becomes a beautiful durable and stable flooring material. Can be used for either decorative or structural purposes such as cathedral ceilings trim or molding tables or counter tops. These magnificent floors were harvested from old growth trees whose tight dense grain gave the wood a longevity that woods harvested today can t match.

Some timber is cut from standing dead trees and others from those that have fallen. Salvaged reclaimed wood. Cut from select and fully mature trees this slow growth wood will create beauty and charm in any room of your home. In the northeast wood species include eastern white pine hard red and yellow pine poplar oak and chestnut.

The golden patina is riddled with wonderful chocolate brown knots and small voids just enough to make it interesting. Adding a touch of centuries old elegance with white oak heart pine and douglas fir reclaimed and old growth wood flooring american reclaimed wood floors has an option for every style. Our smooth white oak old growth flooring known for its strength durability and resistance to wear offers you an inviting array of russet tawny and golden hues with dense and varying grain patterns. These large slow growing trees had tighter growth rings than trees today providing a finer grain and more rustic finish.

Generally speaking if your wood is old growth timber unavailable on the new wood market you possess something of value. In addition to specializing in antique wood flooring we supply vintage recycled building materials mainly in chestnut oak and pine antique beams boards joists etc. They were sometimes up to 16 long. Reclaimed white oak flooring american reclaimed oak flooring is sourced from old growth oak trees harvested from late 19th and early 20th century buildings.

Old growth which more accurately refers to full growth is a tree that is allowed to reach full maturity. If your wood is only a decade or two old and is commonly available it has very little value. This natural weathering gives the wood unique character. These wonderful timbers are found when aged trees naturally reach the end of their life.

The result is a floor of unparalleled quality and splendor. Our old growth flooring brings the natural beauty of antique wood to hardwood flooring. At maturity it is necessary and beneficial to cut the timber. American chestnut and longleaf pine are more valuable than spruces hemlocks and loblolly pine for example.