Gallery: The Beauty of Reclaimed Lumber
From demolition site to finished installation — see the full journey of reclaimed wood through our projects, products, transformations, and workshop process.
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Installations Across New Orleans
Our reclaimed lumber has been installed in restaurants, homes, offices, and retail spaces throughout the city. Each project showcases wood that would have otherwise been lost.
Lumber Yard Aerial Overview
Rows of stacked reclaimed lumber organized by species and dimension across our yard. A forklift moves materials between processing stations, keeping inventory flowing from intake to customer pickup.
Lumber Yard Aerial Overview
Bywater Shotgun House Restoration
Complete interior restoration using reclaimed cypress clapboard and period-appropriate millwork. Every board was hand-selected to match the home's 1890s character.
Bywater Shotgun House Restoration
Magazine Street Retail Build-Out
Feature wall constructed from reclaimed oak barn siding. Varying patina tones create a patchwork effect that draws the eye and gives the space an artisanal feel.
Magazine Street Retail Build-Out
Garden District Kitchen Remodel
Reclaimed longleaf pine countertop paired with matching open shelving. The homeowner chose a clear satin finish to showcase the wood's natural nail holes and grain variation.
Garden District Kitchen Remodel
Warehouse District Loft Conversion
Exposed structural beams reclaimed from a demolished cotton warehouse in the CBD. The 12x12 timbers were cleaned, sealed, and left intentionally rough to preserve their industrial character.
Warehouse District Loft Conversion
What's in Our Yard
Our inventory changes constantly as new salvage comes in and orders go out. These images represent the types of material we typically carry.
End Grain Detail — Board Quality
Close-up of reclaimed lumber boards showing tight end grain patterns. The density and grain structure reveal old-growth quality that modern timber simply cannot match.
End Grain Detail — Board Quality
Old-Growth Cypress Beams
Hand-hewn cypress beams ranging from 6x6 to 12x12, sourced from demolished warehouse structures. These beams show axe marks from their original milling over a century ago.
Old-Growth Cypress Beams
Stacked Lumber End Grains
Organized stacks of reclaimed lumber at our yard, showing the beautiful cross-section patterns of aged timber. Each end grain tells the story of the wood's origin.
Stacked Lumber End Grains
Reclaimed Lumber Collection
Rustic reclaimed lumber pile featuring boards with natural patina and weathering. Perfect for accent walls, headboards, and decorative installations.
Reclaimed Lumber Collection
Dimensional Reclaimed Lumber
Sorted stacks of reclaimed lumber. De-nailed, graded, and ready for framing, furniture, and general construction. Available in pine, cypress, and mixed hardwood.
Dimensional Reclaimed Lumber
The Transformation
Reclaimed lumber starts rough — covered in nails, paint, and decades of wear. Through careful processing, we reveal the extraordinary material underneath.
From Salvage Pile to Premium Stock
Raw reclaimed lumber as it arrives — weathered, nail-studded, and rough — transformed through our processing into clean, graded, builder-ready material.
From Salvage Pile to Premium Stock
Weathered Beam Transformation
A cypress beam encrusted with decades of paint and grime, transformed through careful wire-brushing and light sanding into a mantelpiece that reveals the wood's original golden grain.
Weathered Beam Transformation
Yard Processing in Action
Workers sorting and processing incoming salvage at our facility. Heavy equipment and careful hand work combine to maximize the recovery of usable lumber from every load.
Yard Processing in Action
Salvaged Oak to Custom Table
White oak planks recovered from a Gentilly warehouse, bookmatched and joined into a 10-foot dining table. The raw material cost a fraction of equivalent new lumber, with character money cannot buy.
Salvaged Oak to Custom Table
Behind the Scenes
A look inside our processing facility at 4443 Michoud Blvd. De-nailing, kiln drying, planing, grading — every step that turns raw salvage into builder-ready reclaimed lumber.
Yard Operations Overview
Panoramic view of daily operations at our lumber yard. Workers sort, grade, and stack reclaimed lumber while coordinating pickups and deliveries across the Gulf South.
Yard Operations Overview
Heavy Equipment at Work
Our large loader moves stacked lumber between processing stations. Efficient material handling ensures quick turnaround from intake to customer-ready inventory.
Heavy Equipment at Work
Lumber Yard Inventory
Aerial view of our sorted inventory stacks at 4443 Michoud Blvd. Lumber is organized by species, dimension, and grade so customers can browse efficiently and our team can pull orders quickly.
Lumber Yard Inventory
Species Identification & Grading
Close-up of our grading process. A team member examines end grain under magnification to identify species — distinguishing heart pine from yellow pine, white oak from red oak, and old-growth from second-growth.
Species Identification & Grading
Reclaimed Lumber Staging
Boards stacked and ready for processing. Each piece goes through de-nailing, kiln drying, and grading before reaching our sales floor.
Reclaimed Lumber Staging
Want to See Our Lumber in Person?
Photos only tell part of the story. Visit our yard to feel the grain, see the patina, and hand-pick the exact boards for your project.