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Understand the wood’s origin (e.g., old barns, factories, or homes). Reclaimed wood varies in species, age, and condition, which affects its performance.

For example, barn wood may have unique patinas, but likely contains nail and screw holes and insect damage, which we can fill with a sawdust, wood glue mixture.

Check if the wood has been properly graded and milled. Grading reclaimed wood involves sorting reclaimed planks by species and color.

Reclaimed wood may usually needs to be processed to remove nails and screws and re-milled to ensure uniform thickness and width.

Understand the wood’s origin (e.g., old barns, factories, or homes). Reclaimed wood varies in species, age, and condition, which affects its performance.

For example, barn wood may have unique patinas, but likely contains nail and screw holes and insect damage, which we can fill with a sawdust, wood glue mixture.

There are many more aspects to successfully installing reclaimed hardwood flooring like providing an acclimation period, subfloor prep and proper layout.

The sand and seal is the final step in our process. This smooths out any imperfections in the wood. the floors, so they are preserved for the long run.