Wormy Chestnut Flooring For Sale

Once readily available this lumber has been in shorter supply recently so please call for current inventory.

Wormy chestnut flooring for sale.

American chestnut has strength in addition to its rich colors which nature has built in. These beams are de nailed and resawn into boards for sale. 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. However by 1950 three and a half billion american chestnut trees were killed by the chestnut blight.

These trees stunt their own growth to cope with drought occasional flooding wildfires and winds. Of course the american chestnut tree s enduring natural beauty completes the look that you can only get from antique wormy chestnut flooring. Today the american chestnut society is doing wonderful work restoring the species by breeding blight resistant trees. 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.

Most chestnut lumber is reclaimed material cut from old timber beams. After the blight dead standing american chestnut trees were felled everywhere producing now popular wormy chestnut boards. To the left is a picture of a 7 chestnut hand rail and balusters in the upstairs of a restored 18th century log cabin. The american chestnut floor all of which are from 100 150 year old structures are best described as an instant antique by adding an attractive value and a historical conversation piece to your property.

Just arrived from a barn salvage project this wormy chestnut will make some beautiful furniture or flooring. In post blight america a traditional chestnut floor or woodworking element represents a respect for regional history and a commitment to exploring beauty in a uniquely american treasure. 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. Being rich in tannins wormy chestnut is highly resistant to decay and therefore used for furniture cabinetry split rail fences shingles flooring and structural construction beams.

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. We manufacture custom stair treads stair risers door and window trim crown moldings wainscot systems floor vents a wormy chestnut farm table and much more. Wormy chestnut is found in the forest of south eastern australia.