Rock Elm

Elm is one of the most beautiful and rare floors we produce. A lowland loving species, elm populations in the US have been decimated since the arrival of the Dutch Elm Disease in 1930. Mature living stands are few and seldom harvested, leaving reclaimed as the main albeit limited supply. The appearance can be similar to hickory with light and dark contrasting streaks, with a wavy intertwined grain pattern. Being located in the boundaries of the long since drained Great Black Swamp, ABB salvages high quality old growth elm and is one of the few suppliers producing elm floors.

Black Ash

A highly pronounced grain pattern with a similar look to Chestnut, Black Ash is a species hard to find in significant quantity outside of large swamplands of the midwest. The wood is highly resistant to wood boring insect attach and thus reclaimed Black Ash flooring has few bug holes. It was used extensively through the Black Swamp to build the area farms once the land was drained in the mid 1800′s.

White Oak

White Oak, more specifically Swamp White Oak (The New York Times has reported that over 400 Swamp White Oak trees are being planted in the newly constructed September 11th Memorial Plaza in Manhattan), is the most common Black Swamp Species. It was also the most desirable to use in home and barn construction due to its strong resistance to weather. Reclaimed White Oak flooring has a rich brown color, tight grain, and hard. Each floor will have a good quantity of quartersawn boards that have a “tiger” grain pattern with beauty that is hard to match.

Original Surface Oak

Milled from original oak floor boards and joists, “Dirty Top” flooring is one of the most rustic and attention grabbing out there. We start by pressure washing and drying original boards and joists. We then plane one side for consistent thickness, leaving the old saw marks and deep brown patina on the exposed surface. Boards are then tongue and grooved and micro beveled so no sanding of the surface is required. The resulting floor is a mixture of old country charm and rustic beauty.

Heart Pine

One of the most sought after building materials from the 1700′s to the early 1900′s, Longleaf Heartpine is a tight grained hard pine with rich amber colors. Indigenous to the south and south east, these trees could take up to 200 years to mature. The lumber was railed and shipped all around the country for building purposes. Because of their slow growth rate and construction popularity, most of the mature stands were logged out by the early 1900′s. Most of the mature stands remaining today are protected, leaving the reclaimed market as the sole source for this beautiful wood.

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