The Reclaimed Story

At Bingham Lumber we are able to yield an extremely high percentage of usable fiber from the salvaged timbers, roofing boards, and barn boards. The reason we are able to be an industry leader in percentage is the way we approach the milling process. We rely on our 70 years of sawmill experience to use different techniques to increase the usage of this recycled fiber.

Reclaimed wood comes from all parts of old buildings. Everything from the floors, wall paneling, beams an joist stock can be used to make finished furniture, flooring and much much more.
Reclaimed wood comes from all parts of old buildings. Everything from the floors, wall paneling, beams and joist stock can be used to make finished furniture, flooring and much much more.

Simply put, we do not saw to make just flooring or even flooring in set dimensions. We saw the recycled timbers into various boards in a number of sizes to increase the yield. Once we have gained the maximum yield by manufacturing a number of different size boards, we optimize each piece into mouldings, wainscot, flooring, millwork and furniture planks.

There are several steps to the process of manufacturing salvaged lumber. These steps include:

  • Sizing and Sorting
  • De-Nailing
  • Sawing the material to size
  • Parallel ripping
  • Surfacing/Sizing
  • Milling or Moulding
  • Grading/Chopping/Packaging

Because of the process involved in the salvage and milling process reclaimed lumber is typically more expensive than traditional or “virgin wood”. This is the result of the time and labor it takes to process this rough material into a workable fiber. 

To see what we are able to manufacture from these reclaimed materials we encourage you to click through our Reclaimed Flooring, Barn Paneling and Siding, and Custom Millwork.

For more information on how we can help you with your next reclaimed project join our mailing listemail us, or give us a call at (603) 673-4549.