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Recycled vs. Reclaimed Wood


Recycled Wood: Wood removed from a "waste-stream" that usually is re-processed and may be re-manufactured.


Reclaimed Wood: Wood recovered from buildings; not part of a "waste-stream". Often re-milled before being re-used.


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Recycled Wood Sources in the Bay Area



Black's Farmwood, San Rafel

Products:
- Reclaimed/recycled wood products milled to specifications
- Beams & timbers - hand hewn beams and timbers (reclaimed beams, posts, and timbers from barns and historic structures)
- Mantle beams
- Rough sawn timber (reclaimed old-growth Douglas Fir and Redwood)
- Structural uses: ceiling beams and trusses (large dimensions and lengths available)



Green Waste Recycle Yard, Berkeley

Products:
- Recycled wood products milled from discarded local trees
- Structural lumber: Monterey Pine, Douglas Fir (not as common), up to 12"x12"x24'
- Structurally graded after size specified



North Cal Wood Products, Ukiah

Products:
- Recycled Redwood (24"x36"x60')
- Recycled Cedar (24"x36"x60')
- Recycled Douglas Fir (12"x24"x30')
- Structurally graded/branded



Reclaimed Wood Sources in the Bay Area



The Lumber Baron, Albany

Products:
- Reclaimed wood - small dimensions (ie. 1"x10", 2"x4")
- Reclaimed Douglas Fir and Cedar - siding, flooring
- Recycled Red Wood - any dimension (largest: 10"x18"x26')



The Reuse People, Oakland

Products:
- Reclaimed wood products from torn down job sites (variety of sizes of structural lumber - NO Redwood)



Old Growth Timbers, Petrolia

Products:
- Reclaimed softwood lumber (not grade stamped) - Redwood, Red Cedar, Douglas Fir