Business Details
29 Years
experience
Premium Reclaimed Wood Flooring & Custom Milling Services
Longleaf Lumber is a premier New England lumber company specializing in reclaimed wood products since 1997. Our expertise lies in salvaging antique wood from historic industrial and agricultural buildings, transforming them into premium flooring, paneling, stair treads, and custom millwork. We combine traditional craftsmanship with modern sustainability practices, offering reclaimed Heart Pine, American chestnut, white pine, maple, hickory, and other hardwoods.Our commitment to quality is evident in our meticulous grading system and custom milling capabilities, serving residential and commercial clients across the United States. With showrooms in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Berwick, Maine, we provide hands-on access to our materials while maintaining a strong focus on environmental responsibility through wood recycling and energy-efficient operations.
Services
Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Cork Flooring
Conventional Wood Flooring
Custom Milling
Stair Treads
Paneling
Countertops
Mantels
Beams
Roughsawn Lumber
Details
- Year established: 1997
Highlights and features
- We offer reclaimed wood from historic 19th-century industrial buildings and barns.
- Our custom milling capabilities meet specific architectural requirements.
- We maintain strict quality control through our proprietary grading system.
- We practice comprehensive sustainability through wood recycling and energy efficiency.
- Our team serves both residential and commercial clients with personalized service.
Services
Reclaimed Heart Pine Flooring
Our reclaimed Heart Pine flooring comes from 19th-century industrial buildings, offering six distinct grades. This durable material features rich color variations and historical character, with options ranging from clear flatsawn to rustic naily grades. Each floorboard tells a story of American industrial heritage while providing modern sustainable building solutions.
Reclaimed Chestnut Flooring
Sourced exclusively from reclaimed American chestnut trees, this flooring showcases unique wormwood patterns and nail holes. The material combines historical significance with distinctive visual character, available in various widths while maintaining the natural patina and texture of century-old wood.
Custom Milling Services
Our custom milling capabilities transform reclaimed wood into tailored architectural elements. We produce specialized flooring profiles, stair treads, and millwork to exact specifications, maintaining the material's historical integrity while meeting contemporary design requirements for both residential and commercial projects.
Cork Flooring
We offer sustainable cork flooring options as an alternative to traditional wood products. This renewable material provides natural insulation properties and environmental benefits while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of organic textures and patterns for modern interior applications.
Roughsawn Lumber
Our roughsawn lumber selection provides unfinished wood material for custom projects. This product maintains the original texture and character of reclaimed beams while offering flexibility for furniture making, structural applications, and specialty woodworking projects requiring unprocessed timber.
Questions
What types of reclaimed wood do you offer?
We specialize in Heart Pine, American chestnut, white pine, maple, hickory, and oak. Our inventory also includes spruce, beech, hemlock, and specialty species from historic structures.
How does reclaimed wood compare to new wood?
Reclaimed wood offers superior density and stability from old-growth trees, with unique character marks showing its history. It provides environmental benefits by repurposing existing materials rather than harvesting new trees.
Can you create custom wood products?
Yes, our custom milling services produce flooring, stair treads, and millwork to specific dimensions and profiles. We handle special orders with a $1,000 minimum for tailored architectural applications.
How do I choose the right wood species?
Consider hardness requirements, color preferences, and stability needs. We provide sample packages and expert guidance to help match wood characteristics with your project's functional and aesthetic requirements.
Do you offer international shipping?
Yes, we coordinate overseas deliveries through shipping containers. Customers are responsible for final transportation from the destination port to their project site.
What sustainability practices do you follow?
We recycle 100% of sawdust, use wood waste for mill heating, and repurpose manufacturing byproducts. Our core business model focuses on reducing waste through wood salvage operations from historic buildings.
