Category: Our Products

Hand Scraped Flooring We are so excited about our new product line, true hand scraped Douglas Fir flooring. Like most of our products we don’t have any secrets, each board is meticulously hand scraped by Jaime and Michael. At Sustainable Lumber we hand craft every floor per order, nothing is mass produced. Unlike most other “hand […]

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A common use for our rough sawn Douglas Fir is corral boards and other applications on farms and ranches. Douglas Fir has the strongest strength to weight ratio of any wood in the world. Therefore it is very popular in ranching and farming communities. Our rough sawn Douglas Fir boards are available in 1×4 through […]

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When selecting Douglas Fir flooring, deciding between prefinished vs unfinished hardwood floors can be difficult. To start with, here are some basic definitions of what they each  are: Delivered raw, unfinished hardwood flooring is sanded, stained, and finished on site. Prefinished hardwood flooring has been manufactured and finished at the factory, so it does not […]

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A common question we get is why is your Douglas Fir Flooring different than other suppliers and how is it handcrafted? Well we don’t have many secrets here at Sustainable Lumber Co. we’re pretty transparent and I think that is very obvious to our customers. We’re not optimized and as efficient as our competitors, nor […]

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Our locally harvested Montana dead standing timber is distributed across the globe. We have consistently received feedback about the amazing stability of our products, especially in humid climates. This prompted us to take a closer look at our wood under a microscope. We contacted Oregon State University College of Forestry and asked them to do […]

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We at Sustainable Lumber Co. believe we have the finest Douglas Fir Flooring available. We know that sounds a bit arogant and we’re sorry, but here’s why: 100% of our Douglas Fir Flooring is sourced from either SFI Certified (Sustainable Forest Initiative) or salvaged dead standing timber. Our flooring is slowly custom kiln dried to […]

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We are very excited about our new Douglas Fir pre-finished Natural Living Series. Our Natural Living series features a Tung Oil Floor Finish specifically formulated and designed for our Douglas Fir flooring. Finishing floors with Tung oil will provide years of enjoyment with very little maintenance for your busy  lifestyle. Our Natural Living Series is […]

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After numerous requests from our customers to start producing a circle sawn flooring, we are now proud to offer our new “Mill Cut” flooring line. Our Montana Mill Cut flooring is a traditional flooring product that has been popular out West for years. Flooring trends have changed in recent years from clear (no knots) flooring […]

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Picture compliments of: Flooring Service Group Atlanta Finding a good flooring installer is as important if not more than the floor itself. Rustic flooring continues to gain popularity, but is also a bit more challenging to finish and install. We’ll periodically recommend or endorse other companies, installers, and builders. If you live in the Atlanta […]

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After doing this for so long we sometimes forget to answer the most common questions. A common question we get is, “So, what exactly is standing timber?” Dead-standing trees refer to trees that have been killed in the forest by a naturally occurring event. The majority of dead-standing trees in Montana are a result of […]

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  Douglas Fir Timber Properties: Wood Strength and More Description: Douglas Fir has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any wood species. Primarily found in the western US and Canada, Douglas Fir is frequently used for structural dimension lumber and for interior finish work in upper grades. Douglas Fir clears are renowned for their strength, durability, […]

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Most of our customers know we live in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. What many don’t know is that a small little beetle (Mountain Pine Beetle) about the size of a grain of rice has killed millions of acres across Montana, the Western U.S. and Canada. So what happens to these trees? After the […]

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A friend of mine in the lumber industry asked if our Douglas Fir flooring could be classified as an exotic wood. Being that I live in Montana and see Douglas Fir trees every day I never looked at it as being exotic. It wasn’t until I started to look into the term “exotic wood” that […]

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We would like to give Joe Jurenka of Jurenka Custom Homes a personal thank you. Joe has been instrumental from the time we got started. He actually helped us pick our original 5 colors and used or flooring in 2 of his homes in the Helena Building Industry Association 2011 Parade of homes. Joe has […]

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Looking for an aged, reclaimed, barn wood, vintage, or antique appearance? Look no further, Sustainable Lumber Co. is a distributor of Lifetime Wood  Treatment. LifeTime Wood Treatment has been treating marinas, houses and decking for over 60 years with a recipe handed down through three generations of wood-working craftsmen. This product is unique to the […]

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WE OFFER FACTORY-DIRECT SHIPPING FOR OUR SUSTAINABLE WOOD FLOORING ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.