Old Growth Redwood Siding

We sell only sustainably managed new growth redwood in green and dry varieties or a large selection of vertical grain old growth redwood lumber that is either salvaged or carefully deconstructed from buildings and structures throughout the west coast.

Old growth redwood siding.

Based on your desired appearance you can decide whether to use rough cut lumber or take advantage of our custom surfacing capabilities for a. Reclaimed old growth redwood. One way to care for redwood siding is to paint it. For new growth redwood available locally i pay about 9 a board foot.

Quality old growth redwood from salvage redwood lumber supply company llc works diligently to provide the best architectural redwood materials possible while minimizing impact on the environment. The all heartwood old growth is extremely resistant to decay insects and remains perfect after lying outdoors for up to 130 years. Today the reclaimed redwood is a unique material often feathery or scaly on one side due to decades of contact with changing water levels and a faded gray on the other. We do this by choosing the best resource possible.

Interior tongue and groove 3 4 x 5 25 5 75 a foot. Below is the variety of patina from the exterior shiplap. They d need to scrape each board inch by inch. Yes it s 100 reclaimed lumber.

You must take extra care in the preparation of the siding because it is softwood and will mar more easily than hardwoods. It would be a sin to haul it to the landfill but to expect a lot of profit from it after the work in removing it is probably unrealistic. This means that most redwood siding is old and often in need of care. Redwood from water and wine tanks water tanks were once a staple of farms around the country and the durable knot free wood of old growth redwood was a favorite material for building them.

The painters believe they can paint the wood. Forever redwood s old growth comes from logs left on the ground when the forest was first logged between 1880 and 1970. Invest in time excellent materials and proper paint and your paint job will be less likely to peel. Wood that we carefully dismantle from structures whose useful life has ended.

If the house was built in 1925 the trees that built our house were standing during the civil war. Reclaimed would probably need to be resawn and planed but would still have some value. Exterior shiplap 5 8ths x7 ish 5 75 a foot. Firstly it seems it is old growth redwood.

Established in 1986 we are suppliers of pacific coast softwood lumber primarily reclaimed redwood western red cedar and douglas fir. All redwood siding patterns are available with smooth surfaced or resawn faces. Below is a sample of the interior tongue and groove. Originally constructed in 1950 the beautiful home of the cope s was fully clad out in phenomenal clear vertical grain old growth redwood.

This includes sawmills warehouses industrial buildings houses and barns.