Wooden Flooring

It makes sense to search out for the products that is good for earth as well as looks great inside the house and reclaimed wood is one of those materials. Reclaimed wood is salvaged from the old timbers in the structures around the world by the companies who have specialties in this type of work. All these companies dry, cut and then turn the wood into the building products which are very beautiful than those made from newly harvested wood.

Reclaimed wood is a green building material which also makes it a very good choice for everyone which is concerned about the environmental responsibility and there are also numbers of other reasons to choose it for the next big house improvement project. Almost all the reclaimed wood comes from the heartwood of old growth trees which means that the wood is stronger, straighter, tighter grains and also looks better. Another reason for choosing the reclaimed wood is that it has already experienced seasonal contraction as well as expansion usually for more than hundred years. This also means that the reclaimed wood flooring is going to hold fast and in place much better as well as longer than the hardwood floor cut which is recently harvested, a new growth timber.

Reclaimed wood is a very excellent purchase for all those reasons which are mentioned above but there are some few things that on should look out for while shopping around. It is very important that the reclaimed wood has been kiln dried before bringing into the house. Kiln drying exposes the defects so that the defects can be cut out before the reclaimed wood is shipped; it also kills any dormant insects that may have taken residence in the reclaimed wood and it also reduces the moisture content in the reclaimed wood to the optimal level for the residential installations.