Our Story

The face of Bingham Lumber has changed but the heart and soul of the company hasn’t. The team consists of family and several employees with 20+ years of experience, integrated from three generations. The team is determined that Bingham Lumber will continue to evolve as the times dictate, never losing sight of Don Bingham’s creed initiated seventy years ago: Quality lumber at a fair price.

From the Beginning

For three generations the Bingham Family has been committed to offering high quality interior and exterior finish products. From our sawmill beginnings back in 1946, Don Bingham Sr. built a foundation on trust and quality. Now in our third generation, Tom Bingham, who has owned and operated the company since 2001, believes in that same philosophy; offering high quality products and exceptional, personalized service.

The little guy in the drivers seat is Tom's father, David, making a delivery. — The little guy in the drivers seat is Tom’s father, David, making a delivery.

Lumber runs thick in the history of the Bingham name. Tom’s great grandfather and great uncle owned a wood turning and custom wood shop and both his grandfathers owned sawmills. The second Bingham generation (Tom’s father, aunt and uncle) moved their mill, Bingham Lumber from Fitchburg, MA to Brookline, NH in 1973. The Mill grew and thrived until 2000 when the tides shifted for the sawmill industry.

Deliveries have also changed through the years.

David Bingham Sr. and Donald Bingham

This machine takes the bark off the logs to prepare them for milling.

For the last fifteen years the face of Bingham Lumber has shifted from its sawmill beginnings to 10,000 SF of space dedicated to a showroom displaying flooring and wall paneling of both old growth and reclaimed materials. Many a day sees designers, architects, contractors and their clients congregating to take advantage of flooring, paneling and ambiance created in the showroom space.

Our old "Revival Room" — An image from our Revival room that was featured in our showroom before the fire

S4S Pine and Hardwood Bins — Our retail lumberyard prior to 2012.

Large Wide White Pine Inventory — Mark, one of our longest employees, looking at stacks of wide eastern white pine

The "Old Building" — Our reclaimed beams fill the space where our S4S stock once was.

One of our long time employees sizing logs? — Jim, our longest employee of 35+ years

Moving logs with one of Bingham's old trucks — Our saw mill beginnings give us the knowledge and ingenuity to get the highest yield from the reclaimed stock.

Traditional Wainscot and Oak Floors — An image from our Revival room that was featured in our showroom before the fire

Wide Feather Board in the old showroom — Historic New England Revival Featherboard

Showing revival board paneling — An image from our Revival room that was featured in our showroom before the fire

The Rebuild

Late in 2012 Bingham Lumber underwent another dramatic change, although this time not by choice. In late October they experienced a devastating fire in the building that housed the showroom and one of the old kilns. This was a huge blow to not only the business but the family as well. Not being the type of person to give up easily, Tom immediately began plans for a rebuild and was bound and determined to make it bigger and better than it was before.

Click here to visit our Facebook Page and view the construction of the new building.

Our two most popular reclaimed flooring options take up the most room in the inner portion of the showroom. Kendall Road and South face flooring are both a mix of reclaimed oak.

“The Wagon” is filled with hand samples or many different species and types of finish.

Reclaimed Beams in our Reclaimed Beam and Salvage Annex — The Racks in our reclaimed beam annex help to display all for sides of these peices.

Reclaimed Oak Farmers Table with matching Benches and Tung Oil Finish

Stock Mouldings and Custom Profiles displayed in the Lumber Barn — Custom Baseboards, Scotia, Crown Mouldings and more are displayed in our Lumber Barn

Reclaimed Flooring Samples — The wagon is ready to greet you when you come in the front door

The reclaimed beams that used to sit outside the doors of the showroom now reside in the reclaimed salavage annex at the top of the hill.

Fully Stocked with S4S Hardwood Boards — S4S Hardwood Section of Our Lumber Barn

Our library houses plenty of books on early american homes and construction.

Primed/Finger Jointed stock from the bins.

The timber frame in our showroom was reclaimed from Virginia. It helps show where the flooring comes from and how it aquires its characteristics.

Historic New England Paneling — New England Revival Featherboard

Barnboard is sorted and displayed based on specie and color

Reclaimed Timber — The Timber frame is an authentic structure, transported from VA and re-assembled in our Showroom Building.

Bingham Lumber Today

Three years later Bingham Lumber has rebuilt and is thriving in the new showroom and Lumber Barn. When you walk into the new showroom you are welcomed by the timber frame of an actual barn, rebuilt inside the showroom to help the sales team tell the Reclaimed Story.

For the last 70 years Bingham Lumber has been finishing beautiful homes with their custom pieces. Now in 2016 the rebuild and the expansion of the reclaimed products have brought our story full circle. It is great to imagine that the beautiful wood the family has spent so many years producing, will go on to live another life, as reclaimed items. The team at Bingham Lumber is happy you have chosen to let our family into yours and hopes that our products will help tell your story for generations to come.

To view our wide variety of products head to our Home Page, or you can go directly to our Wide Plank Flooring or Reclaimed Flooring pages.