Using Recycled Lumber

Recycled lumber is just one of the many green building options available today. Aside from being affordable, recycled lumber is also preferred by most contractors because it is highly durable, attractive, low maintenance, and of course, advantageous for the environment. Aside from building homes, recycled lumber also has a number of other uses.

Landscaping Accessories

Recycled lumber is a perfect material to create beautiful landscaping pieces such as tables and benches. It can even be used as surfacing material for walkways as well as to build playground equipment. Aside from private and residential purposes, recycled lumber can be used in parks and public gardens as decking materials, railings and fences as well.

Hardwood Flooring

Recycled lumber is popularly used in hardwood flooring. Recycled flooring is made from wood products that have been salvaged from other sources like old barns or houses, or from wood found wrecked at the bottom of lakes and rivers. Some of the most popular types of wood commonly used as recycled hardwood floors are cherry, oak and chestnut.

By using recycled lumber to create floors, more energy is saved compared to using raw materials. Aside from that, using recycled lumber to create floors also results in less wasted wood material.

Home Furnishing

Recycled lumber is also a good material to create various home furnishings. In fact, most home furniture pieces nowadays are made of recycled lumber, most especially coffee tables, dining tables, bookcases, wine racks, lamp bases, bed frames, and dressers.

Animal Essentials

Recycled lumber can also be used to make products intended for animal use, such as bedding for livestock, horses, poultry or domesticated animals. Recycled lumber generates only a little amount of dust, which makes it ideal both for indoor and outdoor use. Litter products for cats, birds, reptiles, and smaller mammals can also be made from recycled lumber.