David is pictured here making a display sample for a newly received load of rare Kauri Pine salvaged flooring. There’s about 50 SQM in the pack which has been salvaged from the Hordern Family home built in 1920 in Vaucluse Sydney. The flooring currently has an old resin coating which can be left as is or easily sanded back and oiled after install.
Read MoreA few months ago we put a call out to you to decide what product we made with local designer Chelsea Lemon in aim to make something beautiful and useful with offcuts from the Thor’s Hammer joinery. See the results here.
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A new stack of Red Gum slabs stacked for drying in the workshop.
Working with slabs is a bit of a dark art, requiring lots of experience and a fair bit of science to do it right.
There are lots of people out there having a go at milling slabs from fallen trees. The issues usually come with the drying.
Read MoreA lot of mixed reds come through our mill, and it is often overlooked as a timber in favour of more neutral coloured timbers such as Blackbutt and Tallowwood. Our mixed reds are predominantly made of Jarrah, North Coast Mahogany and Ironbark with the inclusion of some Rose Gum, Red Gum and Brushbox.
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The C5 display suite and gallery in Campbell
Recycled timber makes a beautiful and sustainable option for cladding , either on the interior or exterior of a building.
Here is a run down on what we do and some of the awesome options in recycled timbers.
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We are preparing to get some more salvaged floorboards in over the coming months, and need to make some space for it all! Until the end of June we are offering 5% off all flooring in stock.
Read MoreIt’s the end of an era for those of us who grew up in Canberra, with the demolition of the Northbourne Flats. The excavators have started tearing down these buildings that have stood at the doorstep of our city since the 1950’s, and were originally built to house public servants.
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The beams in the yard at the Brickworks.
Thor went to Lue near Mudgee to get these posts from a paddock where they had been sitting for several years. They were from the demolition of a railway trestle bridge that serviced the steelworks at Bullaroo, just south of Newcastle city.
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85 x 19mm Tallow salvaged from the 1950's school buildings of Macquarie Boys High, Parramatta Sydney. The boards are loaded with patina and have lovely old face nail holes.
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The building is braced from underneath so the demo guys can drive excavators on the floor above. You can see the joists above the steel bracing.
We have just received a big truck load of wide floor joists from an old building in Harris St, Ultimo. It isn’t often that these 100 plus year old buildings are demolished these days, so we couldn’t pass up the chance to salvage the wide 250x60mm joists.
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The Wesley College of Arts building is coming down, it is a terrible shame, it is incredibly well built, triple brick with very high quality Austrtalian Hardwood timbers, we will make sure none of it goes to waste.
We have salvaged some great timber from this almost 100 year old building, and we are ready to give it new life! Read More
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Blackbutt floor boards salvaged from the RAFF Richmond Base in original condition and two different sanding / finish levels.
Packs of salvaged floor boards ready to be installed at your place!
At the demolition site RAAF Base Richmond
At the demolition site RAAF Base Richmond, it was a real swamp after heavy rain!
At the demolition site RAAF Base Richmond
We have just salvaged the Blackbutt flooring from accommodation buildings at RAAF Base Richmond. The boards are around 50 years old, in really good condition and have a great patina.
Blackbutt is a dense Australian hardwood perfectly suited to long lasting flooring. After sitting in this building for so long the boards are well seasoned and ready to lay. Read More
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Salvaged Spotted Gum ready for re finishing
Salvaged Spotted Gum slabs straight from the demolition site
Spotted Gum slabs in position at the demolition site, we will turn these into beautiful furniture!
Here is an example of an Art Deco inspired table made by us using Recycled Spotted Gum.
And out of the rubble came these amazing Tallowwood floor boards!
We have just salvaged a load of Tallowwood flooring from the demolition of The Abbey, near Mittagong and it's ready to lay at your house!
The Abbey buildings date back to the 1930’s and were actually used as an Abbey complete with nuns! Read More
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