Back in the old days the sawmills would cut up whatever was coming out of the forest they were working in, and they would usually send the timbers out to builders as a mix of species. This often did make sense - many Australian timbers have similar structural properties and there was no need to separate them.
When we process structural timbers from a demolition there is usually between 5 and 15 species present. Some of them we sort and separate. Others of similar durability and colour we leave as a mix, following on from the old sawmills.
Below is key information on the recycled sourcing and history, the timber knowledge and main uses, and the durability and hardness of the various recycled timber species and mixes that we supply.