What Is The Difference Between New & Reclaimed Wood Beams?

Differences You Need To Know About New & Reclaimed Wood Beams

Wood beams can elevate the interior of your home. You can use them to create unique accents for your ceiling, to create dividing lines along your walls, or even to create a unique mantle for your fireplace. You have great flexibility in selecting the look of your beams, with different finishes, colors, wood types, and more.

Choosing between reclaimed wood and new wood can also make a difference to the outcome for your wood beams. Here’s what you need to know about the differences between new and reclaimed wood beams:

What is Reclaimed & New Wood?

Reclaimed wood is any wood that is taken from another source. For example, it can be taken from an old barn, flooring from a remodel, or even posts from old furniture. The wood is simply reused after old buildings are demolished or remodeled, or old furniture is trashed.

New wood is virgin wood that is taken from trees. It has been milled and sold directly. It has not been used in any other projects previously.

What Are The Benefits Of Choosing Reclaimed Wood

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to choose reclaimed wood for your wood beams or other construction or remodeling projects.

It’s more eco-friendly. Since you are reusing wood, you are not contributing to the use of natural resources. You are buying what has already been created rather than creating more demand for new wood.
It preserves history. There’s something special about saying you have a beam that was once used in a 100-year-old church or the first fire station in your town. Reclaimed wood comes with interesting history!
It offers a beautiful, rustic appearance. Reclaimed wood has a distressed appearance and rich tones that create a rustic look that many love.
It’s strong and durable. Reclaimed wood can be decades old – sometimes even more than a century old. This is strong wood that has stood the test of time. You can trust that it will keep performing for you.

Cast your net wide to find reclaimed wood, and you can find some unique options for your wood beams. Your wood beam designer can also work with you to realize the full potential of the reclaimed wood, including the different styles to which it lends itself.

Whether It’s Reclaimed Or New Wood It Can Be Installed Safely

Wood beams can be installed safely, whether they are made of reclaimed wood or new wood. The installer will take into consideration the materials used, the supports present, and the location.

Safety issues that you do need to take into consideration with reclaimed wood involve the chemicals used to treat or stain the wood. Older wood may have chemicals in it that are now known to be harmful to health. If the wood was painted, the paint may contain lead. There’s also a risk that the wood could have pests inside.

Cost Of Reclaimed & New Wood: Depends On The Type Of Wood & Source

The cost of either reclaimed wood or new wood can vary widely, depending on the type of wood and the source. Some reclaimed wood can be quite costly. The older the wood is, the more expensive it will be. The more desirable the source – such as a historic building – the more expensive the wood will be. And, just like with new wood, the higher quality the wood, the more expensive it will be.

Your Charleston wood beam designer can counsel you on how your wood selections will influence the overall cost of your project. Your designer can help you explore options for keeping down the costs while still getting the look you want.

Contact a Professional Wood Beam Supplier Company That Can Build Your Beautiful Wood Beams

The designers at the Woodland Custom Beam Company are ready to create beautiful beams to create a unique and interesting design for your home. We handcraft our beams from new wood or reclaimed wood. When using new wood, we can also create the look of reclaimed wood through a variety of finishing techniques. We’ll work closely with you to determine the perfect wood type, stain, color, finishing techniques, and accessories to create a beam that will perfectly enhance your decor. You can browse our current styles and look at samples, or we can work on a custom design. Contact us today to request a quote or to talk with a wood beam designer.

Woodland Custom Beam Company – Mike Capuzzo
4107 E. Ashler Hills Drive
Cave Creek, Arizona 85331
Office: 480-575-6758
Fax: 480-575-2716
Website: https://woodlandbeam.com/

Terms and Conditions

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All of our beams are made to order, we do not stock any beams. Once you receive your custom quote with the sizes and dimensions of the beams, Woodland Beam must have the quote returned with a signature authorizing Woodland Beam to put beams into production. At this point Woodland Beam requires a 100% deposit. This is a non-refundable deposit. If we ship you a beam that is the wrong dimensions, we will replace the beam. All beam sizing is approximate, width and depth may vary up to 1” and lengths may vary up to 6”. If you need a specific or exact dimension notify Woodland Beam when you review your quote. We will make it to your specifications. Under no circumstances there will be a refund for a beam size not exactly the dimension specified. The beams will vary a little, this is wood we are dealing with.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS. YOU THE CUSTOMER ARE RESPONISBLE FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE ORDER.

WARRANTY

We warranty our products to be free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use. All the beams leave WoodLand in perfect condition, if any item or beam has visible damage, please notify WoodLand with pictures as soon as possible. See shipping damage for further instruction. Woodland Beam make's no warranty, written or implied as to cracking, checking, or splitting, when the use of any type of exposed wood, or any wood beam. These materials have a tendency to have smaller cracks and checks. All species of wood will split and crack as it ages. This is a natural process of nature. All hewing may vary from beam to beam, if you are ordering beams off the pictures, and are unsure, you can order a sample for $30 to be refunded upon your order.

CANCELATION OF ORDER

If you change or cancel an order before we ship, we will issue you a partial refund based on how much is completed at that time.

SHIPPING COSTS

All of our beams are custom made and custom sizes, so we have to get a custom-shipping price. Always allow 1-2 week minimum for shipping. If you need it expedited, we can price that out for you.

SHIPPING DAMAGE

Consumer must be present at time of delivery to inspect all contents are in good condition. This means opening the packaging and inspecting the beams at the time the beams arrive. Consumers have a right to inspect package contents when accepting delivery from the Shipping Company and “noting” any appearance of damage when signing for shipment. All our products are shipped in perfect condition, with no signs of damage, cracks, torn, ripped and or split in the packaging and or beams. If you receive an order in poor condition, it was obviously sustained in transit and not the fault of WoodLand. In the event there is notable shipping damage, you will need to inspect each beam carefully, noting the damage with tape and quality pictures. If your freight arrives damaged, YOU MUST ACCEPT SHIPMENT EVEN IF DAMAGED then contact the shipping company immediately, in order to document the claim correctly. A claim must be filed within 24 hours of delivery, and you must contact the shipping company that is listed on the BOL or WoodLand directly. Then the freight company will act as liaison and assist the customer in processing the claim and filing all necessary paperwork, though we cannot guarantee all claims will be accepted from the shipping company. WoodLand will review the claim and may ship NEW beams after the claim is accepted. There are NO REFUNDS on any order. In the event you are not present at the time of delivery, a note stating it is “OK” to drop shipment without the consumer being present. However you will waive your rights at the inspection period. If any order is refused and sent back for any reason, they are automatically fully responsible for the return freight charges and the beams are STILL NON-REFUNDABLE and they authorize payment of fees for return shipping (including additional charges to credit cards) and will not receive any refund for returned items. New beams will only be ordered after return freight is paid + new freight charges on replacement beams if the customer did not follow the proper claims process for the freight company.

BUILD TIME

All of Woodland Beams are all made to order. Depending the size of the order, build times will always vary. We hand make all of our beams from REAL wood, so this takes extra time. At the time we receive the order allow 1-2 weeks for WoodLand to acquire materials and 2-3 weeks for build time. If you need a beam by a deadline, we may expedite for an added cost, depending on our material stock.

PAYMENT TERMS

A 100% deposit is required for us to put beams into production. Every order is a Custom order. You may pay by Check or Pay Pal. Nothing will ship until order is paid in full. When order is paid in full you will receive the shipping information. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]