Barn oak from Pennsylvania (Amish Barns)

Reclaimed hand hewn barn oak salvaged from the siding of barns the boards vary in width 5" up to 16". This is an entirely character floor with nail holes, shakes and saw marks and evidence of years of weathering. We select every board in the process of treatment so as to offer a completely unique and inspiring addition to your home. After careful selection the boards are squared and slightly rounded at the edges then put through a light sanding machine several times to ensure as much of the character can be preserved. This is truly a floor that will generate all the best that wood flooring can be in your home.Great in traditional interiors but can also create atmosphere in the most minimalist interiors. Barn oak has had special mention on the current BBC programme hosted by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen as have many of our products throughout the series. A trip to the yard has unearthed many an imaginative outcome for clients with an eye and desire for something unique; in fact we are often inspired when a piece we`ve had in stock is given a new role in someone`s home where an old church altar becomes a fireplace or amazingly old cast ironmongery is transformed to something cutting edge in lighting design.

Sarking Board

Many of the reclaimed redwoods we recycle as flooring were used as sarking to begin with. Sarking boards are under the slates on a roof and usually covered in a felt; the slates are then nailed directly to the sarking boards without the use of timber battens which strenthens and insulates. These different factors of time, heat and felt dust in the lifespan of the board give the timber it`s special appearance after being sanded and finished with our hardwax oil.

The board is often hand hewn and when lightly sanded still shows the sawblade markings particular to this style of flooring, creating texture and giving character to your project. The colour especially in the case of redwood is softened and braised in the heat, through time the black felt dust is  ingrained in the wood and adds pigment to create that aged look no factory process can immitate. Ask any reclaimer, what makes a great floor the reply should always be the same; time! Add to this, quality from a bygone age and the brew becomes potent.

Our newly reclaimed timber flooring is from the 1940s and does have quite the nostalgic aura about it. Salvaged from Binbrook Airfield in Lincolnshire the command center was built in 1940 at the onset of World War II and was home to 142 bomber sqd. The timber is of great quality tight grained and has a fantastic colour, which will imbue your interior with that touch of chic for many more years to come.

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