Q. We are planning an addition to our house which we want to be efficient and "green." I heard using reclaimed lumber makes sense. Is this more efficient and as strong as new lumber and what are its ...

Q: I’m considering building a wood mantel for my fireplace and a few matching furniture pieces to go with it. I’ve been very impressed with photos of salvaged wood in remodel projects, but I don’t ...

IKEA has unveiled furniture made from reclaimed wood and other recycled materials. The furniture giant’s new line of kitchen cabinets is to be made from reclaimed wood planks and laminate coating made ...

It smells good inside the warehouse of Brick + Board in Baltimore, like freshly cut wood — only the wood itself, stacked floor to ceiling on one side of the shop, isn’t so fresh. “We’re taking old ...

LAKE GEORGE, NY - Reclaimed lumber merchant StoriedBoards is expanding, as demand for its boards taken from historic structures increases. The three-year-old business will begin selling $499 mantels ...

The vast majority of lumber from demolished buildings is destroyed, contributing to the 15 million tons of wood that are landfilled or incinerated each year. But to Room & Board, this material is a ...

Reclaimed wood is expensive. Think about it: Companies are delicately salvaging a part of old buildings in a way that doesn’t destroy any of the wood, and this takes time. A lot of time. And then ...

Nathan Brown, the founder, and his sister Liz Brown, senior sales executive, by some of their wood at Old World Timber, 1195 Versailles Road in Lexington. Charles Bertram [email protected] ...

NORTH FORK, California -- President Marc Mandel started the reclaimed wood company in 1981. His original clientele was farmers and ranchers in search of extra lumber. But over the last few decades the ...

MONROE — Kent and LaVonne Clark were trying to make money for Christmas gifts when they made their first play kitchen. They bought several nightstands from a Goodwill store two years ago to convert ...