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Happy New Years!
Happy New Year from all of us at Sustainable Lumber Co. Thank you for all your business in 2019. We are excited to show you all the new product lines we'll be introducing this year, stay tuned! We will be returning to work on January 2nd. Hope everyone has a fun and...
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Why Skiplap is better than Shiplap
As seen on Better Homes and Gardens, our Skiplap wood wall cladding is produced from salvaged and SFI Certified Douglas Fir and Beetle Killed Pine. Custom kiln dried to 6-8% moisture content. Unlike shiplap, our Skiplap is tongue and groove on all 4 sides. Every board...
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Douglas Fir Flooring: Affordable, Durable, and Incredible!
Our extensive lines of pre-finished Douglas Fir flooring are about half the price of comparable textured pre-finished hardwood floors such as Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Maple, etc. Why? Our streamlined manufacturing and factory direct model reduces costs, eliminates the...
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In stock – Skiplap Wall Cladding
We've recognized the needs and wants from clients regarding quick delivery, although inventory levels change daily, we typically have all 8 colors of our Skiplap Wall Cladding in stock. Our Skiplap wood wall cladding is produced from salvaged and SFI Certified...
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Why We Love Solid Wood Floors
Why We LOVE Solid Wood Floors! When looking for wood flooring for your home you will be hit with two major options, engineered wood or solid wood. Both will give you the warm natural look that you are after in a wood floor but which one is best? Of course we are...
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$2.99 Holiday Special – Circle Sawn Douglas Fir Flooring!
Posted November 27, 2019 Holiday Special, unfinished Circular Sawn Douglas Fir Flooring! Now through December 31st - only $2.99 per square foot! Sale price FOB our warehouse. Nation wide shipping available. Full Specs: SURFACES – Floors, walls & ceilings SPECIES –...
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Salvage logging approved near Seeley Lake
Source: Missoulian The Seeley Lake Ranger District plans to move forward with a second salvage sale for trees on lands burned during the 2017 Liberty fire. Initial salvage harvests took place on 186 acres shortly after the fire was contained. The new project, called...
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Does Forest Thinning Work?
Source: https://daily.jstor.org/does-forest-thinning-work/ Does forest thinning, a land management strategy, offer an effective solution to the problem of forest fires? As the climate warms and catastrophic wildfires become more common, land managers are seeking ways...
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Beetle Killed Pine – Questions to ask prior to purchasing.
We are the only manufactures that specifically harvest beetle kill Ponderosa Pine trees that have been standing dead for up 5 years. Our beetle kill pine is salvaged from trees that range from 100-400 years old. The longer a tree naturally stands dead in a forest the...
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The Evolution of Hardwood
Source: Hardwood Floors Magazine Understanding the latest trends in hardwood flooring requires a high level of awareness of what is being shown in multiple places and sources. It’s a never-ending cycle if you are a trendspotter. Twenty-plus years ago, sustainable...
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Understanding the implications of pine beetle
Study looks at elk behavior By Jessianne Castle EBS ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOORS EDITOR BOZEMAN – Hike through the mountains in Montana and you’re increasingly likely these days to see the red hues of dying forests. In some places, the pine trees have long since shed...
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In Stock! Circular Sawn Douglas Fir Flooring
We keep a large inventory of unfinished circular-sawn Douglas Fir flooring in stock and ready to ship. Highly textured unfinished hardwood flooring, like our circular-sawn flooring, is incredibly durable and great for commercial locations, restaurants, bars, or any...
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What the heck is Beetle Killed Pine?
What is Beetle Kill Pine Lumber? Beetle Killed Pine is the term used for Pine trees killed by the Mountain Pine Beetle. This tiny little beetle has killed over 100 million acres of trees across the U.S. and Canada. The beetles burrow into the trees to lay their eggs,...
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99% Usable Flooring
Sustainable Lumber Co. is an environmentally-friendly hardwood flooring and wall paneling business situated within the pristine mountains of Montana. Well known for their artisan craftsmanship, our millwork plant is located within a small rural Mennonite community....
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Douglas Fir – The Undervalued exceptional wood flooring option
Updated 1/13/2023 Douglas Fir, like the lumber found in our sustainable wood flooring collection, is exceptional yet undervalued. Much maligned for its low score on the Janka hardness test, Douglas Fir makes up for this with many other positive qualities. An excellent...
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