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Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Tue 09 Jan 2007 - 11:12
Reclaimed Wood Flooring
By Jimmy Sturo
The last five decades have witnessed a steady rise in global environment awareness and concern. People have come to realize that the environment does not house an inexhaustible supply of resources and over-exploitation would only imperil human existence. Preservation and conservation have thus become important concepts today. All the countries of the world are striving to preserve and improve upon their environments. Besides, thousands of organizations are making efforts globally firstly to better the environment and secondly, to raise awareness about environment issues and problems.
The days are long gone when trees were logged at unrelenting speeds to meet burgeoning timber demands. Today, fewer trees are being cut than what used to be around ten years back. Diminishing demand and more importantly, ecological concerns riding high and environmental policies all around the world have caused this fall.
More and more people today are opting for timber alternatives for flooring, furniture, construction and other purposes in view of the ill consequences of logging trees. Another popular good option is that of reused or reclaimed wood. Since wooden flooring looks far better than the alternatives used in place of it, this is where reclaimed wood flooring comes in. This wood has been logged a long time ago and is therefore environment friendly. Furthermore, they have a tight grain structure and density that new wood doesn't.
This wood is obtained from dismantled warehouses, wooden bridges, lumber mills and barns, along with other old buildings. The demand for reclaimed timbers of redwood, Douglas fir, Western red cedar, oak, elm, ash, hemlock and pine has been steadily growing. Lots of dealers today acquire and sell reclaimed wood globally. The reclaimed wood is graded according to condition and priced in a commensurate manner. Besides being priced moderately, reclaimed wood gives its buyer the satisfaction that his purchase is in no way going to harm the ecology.
Wood Flooring provides detailed information on wood flooring, laminate wood flooring, hard wood flooring, engineered wood flooring and more. Wood Flooring is affiliated with Cork Tile Flooring.
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