Wormy Chestnut Flooring

Reclaimed hardwood flooring finish unfinished or pre finished lengths solid 2 12 engineered nbsp 2 10 options wire brushing beveled edge hand scraping same width plank fsc certification solid 100 recycled available upon request engineered mixed species.

Wormy chestnut flooring.

However by 1950 three and a half billion american chestnut trees were killed by the chestnut blight. The history of american chestnut lends itself to the beauty of this flooring. Of course the american chestnut tree s enduring natural beauty completes the look that you can only get from antique wormy chestnut flooring. This wormy wood has since become fashionable for its rustic character.

During this time the trees were often infested with small borers which chewed pin sized holes in the wood thus giving it the name wormy chestnut southend reclaimed reclaims antique wormy chestnut from barns and old buildings. Once readily available this lumber has been in shorter supply recently so please call for current inventory. Antique wormy chestnut flooring plantationreclaimed. Wormy chestnut flooring is milled from old barn boards and at times we mill lumber sawn from old barn timbers.

Just arrived from a barn salvage project this wormy chestnut will make some beautiful furniture or flooring. With each piece of timber left with a mark from nature you will see deep red gum veins which are formed by fire where a suitable coating can be used to bring out the grain and. Choosing this commercially extinct chestnut wide plank flooring for your home will add a touch of elegance and a priceless piece of the american past. These trees stunt their own growth to cope with drought occasional flooding wildfires and winds.

Wormy chestnut is found in the forest of south eastern australia. Vintage distressed chestnut flooring is a blend of boards resawn from old beams and boards originally used as siding sheathing and flooring. In fact we are so happy with the product and the helpfulness of everyone at. Reclaimed chestnut contains many exceptional qualities including work ability distinct worm holes and varied grain patterns with warm color tones light browns to darker highlights from the patina of age.

In addition to giving your living or work space a look and feel that are truly unique installing reclaimed wormy chestnut flooring instead of newly manufactured flooring helps to protect the environment. Wormy chestnut wormy oak and wormy maple are the most common types of wormy wood available in the southern appalachians. It is truly beautiful. Along with the distinguishing wormholes in this commercially extinct wood american wormy chestnut features some original saw marks nail holes sound cracks over under wood and checking.

Wormy lumber refers to a grade of wood that has been damaged by disease and then weakened and tunneled through by insect larvae.