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Michael Evenson
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95558
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(707) 629-3506
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Frequently
Asked Questions
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Why
recycled lumber?
Are
recycled timbers more expensive
than green lumber?
What are
the Price Ranges?
What
are the Terms and Conditions
How
do I buy it?
What
about nails, bolts, and the
like?
Can
you resurface and or re-saw the
wood to my specs.?
What
About Meeting Building Codes?
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Why
Recycled Lumber?
Different
people are motivated by
different issues. The
obvious answer is that it's
the right thing to do.
Reusing the lumber from old
buildings keeps this valuable
commodity in circulation where
it would otherwise wind up in
a burn pile or landfill.
Reuse softens the demand for
high-quality wood that can
only be had by logging our
remaining old-growth forests,
thus helping to conserve
ancient forests and reducing
impacts on the fish and
wildlife that depend on
them. In regard to
redwood, commercial logging of
old growth trees has
ended. The best way to
secure remnants of this
precious resource is to re-use
what a previous generation
removed from the forest.

Here
are some other very good
reasons to choose recycled
lumber.
All
of our lumber is old growth
lumber, sawn from some of the
first forests to be harvested
in the late 1800's and early
part of the 1900's. The
grain is closely spaced and,
since it is air dried (as
opposed to kiln dried), the
natural resins of the tree and
the cell structure of the wood
are still intact. This
leads to a harder product and
one which has an internally
glowing patina when
finished. For exposed
woodwork, be it massive timber
frame or subtle, fine crafted
woodwork, there is nothing
like it.
If
you want to give a project
both elegance and rustic charm
the "distressed" nature of
some recycled timbers, with
their nail and bolt holes and
various splits, cracks and
notches from aging and
construction, lend a unique
character to the wood.
Wood
like this speaks to those
people who care to listen.
A chorus of voices,
fixed in time for the eye to
admire and the hand to touch,
resonate with the labor of
hard-won human endeavor and
the whisper of wind high in
the tree tops.
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Are
recycled timbers more
expensive than green lumber?
Apples
to apples, no. Our reclaimed
redwood lumber is from 100% old
growth stock that has been air
dried slowly over a long period
of time. There is a great
difference between what we offer
and what is commercially
available from green lumber.
Still, recycled lumber is priced
competitively with green lumber
of the same species, grade and
dimension. Where reclaimed
timber prices diverge from green
lumber is in high grade and the
large dimension pieces. The fact
is many of the larger dimension
timbers from 6x12 on up,
commonly used in construction 50
or 100 years ago simply do not
exist in today's lumber
market. Glue-laminated
wood, Steel, or reinforced
concrete beams have taken their
place.
While
large dimension lumber can be
had on a custom cut basis, the
process is problematic. A
query of redwood mills up and
down the California coast for
dry, 7 grain per inch, clear
heart 12x 12's yielded this
response: "$12.00 a board
foot. Green. Two
year wait... If we can get
it." Hence the larger
dimension timbers, either
reclaimed or green, carry their
own intrinsic value above and
beyond the market price of
common dimensional lumber.
Regarding
value, reclaimed, air dried
lumber is superior in every way
to kiln dried lumber. Kiln
drying speeds up the process by
subjecting the wood to heat and
pressure. This weakens the
cell walls as the moisture is
rapidly drawn away. The
wood fibers are also stressed by
the heat. They no longer
have "life." Air dried
wood has more resistance to
scratches and dings. In
addition, its color and
appearance is distinctive.
Some say that it projects a glow
from its depth. With
practice, you can distinguish
the old from the new. Once
it is in your home, you will
certainly feel the difference.
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Price
Ranges
Douglas-fir timber prices
range from $1.00 to $4.00 per
board foot.
Redwood
timber prices are from $2.25
to $12.00 per board foot.
Prices
are dependent upon specie,
dimension, length, condition
and grade. There is a wide
variety of all these qualities
in the inventory and we are
unable to put a fixed price on
each stick of wood on this
website. A 12" x 12" timber
will cost less than a 16" x
16" one. A 12' length less
than a 20' length. Also, for
example, in pricing 3" x 14"
Douglas-fir joists, some units
will cost $1.50/BF while those
that are extra clean or
contain clear lumber will cost
$2.50/BF. See
our current price page
Clear all heart lumber
is priced at the top of
the range.
We
do not sell rotten, split or
defective lumber unless it is
noted by the buyer who plans
to re-mill the stock or use it
in an application where that
is not a consideration. The
price will reflect any defect.
How
do I buy it?
We
will do our best to
accurately describe the
lumber, its physical
condition, or to supply
photographs of the lumber
prior to shipping. It
is the Buyer's
responsibility to inspect
the material or to have an
agent inspect the material
prior to purchase.
There will be no refunds
once the lumber is shipped.
Terms
and Condition
All
orders are considered
custom orders. All
lumber is sold as is where
is, with no guarantees
implied or stated.
The lumber is in banded
units. All prices
are Freight On Board:
Arcata, California,
95521. A deposit of
50% of the purchase price
initiates an order.
Twenty percent of the
deposit is
non-refundable. The
balance of the purchase
price is due and payable
prior to shipping.
We will provide shipping
options and arrange
shipping as per buyer's
instructions.
Payment for shipping will
be the responsibility of
the buyer unless other
arrangements have been
made. We accept credit
card payments through
PayPal.
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What
about nails, bolts, and the
like?
We make a determined effort to
remove any and all metal from
the lumber based on visual
inspection at the time of
deconstruction. We do miss
some nails and lumber may still
contain nails and other metal,
paint or finishes upon delivery.
We
will gladly arrange to have
lumber electronically scanned
and denailed. Electronically
scanning and removal of metal:
$50 to $100 per thousand board
feet (MBF).
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Can
you resurface and or re-saw
the wood to my specs?
Yes! We can re-mill or surface
to a buyer's
specifications.
Approximate costs for the above
services are as follows:
Re-milling:
$250 to $500/MBF, Surfacing $100
to$200/MBF.
Costs tend to vary with the
number of cuts made or surfaces
treated
All
costs associated with de-nailing
and electronically scanning,
milling and surfacing, freight
to and from the mill are assumed
by the buyer. Should the
buyer not purchase the finished
material, the 50% deposit will
not be refunded.
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Meeting
Building Codes
Our
structural old growth timbers
often exceed qualities necessary
to meet local building codes
because codes now are based on
wider grain, second- and
third-growth stock.
However, not all reclaimed
timbers can be grade-stamped at
their original grade level due
to bolt holes or other
conditions. We advise that
your architect or structural
engineer perform load and
bearing calculations that takes
the unique characteristics of
this material into
account. Generally,
building designers "over build"
with these timbers. That
is, they specify timbers that
are larger than those required
by the codes. An
architect's or structural
engineer's stamp of approval
will satisfy the building
inspector's need for claim of
responsibility to meet code
structural requirements.
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There
is a commercial airport in Arcata (serviced by
United Express) and several non-commercial airfields
in the Eureka area. If you plan to fly in, let
us know and we will pick you up.
This
page was last updated on February 1, 2021
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