Flooring

Mill Run is known to us as the camp grade because it will have a mix of sap and hardwood, knots and spike knots, the heart of the tree or pith, random nail holes, light distressing, varying color patterns and other natural and man-made imperfections.

Clear vertical grain (CVG) or quarter-sawn is a cut type that makes the grain of the wood stand on end (45 to 9 degrees) which makes it extremely durable. This is also the most stable cut because it’s more resistant to the effects of humidity and temperature.

Elm is a tough, durable wood chosen for its interlocking grain and consistent resistance to splitting. Its historical uses ranged from wagon wheels to chairs to boat keels. Elm that is salvaged from agrarian buildings has warmth and rich, golden tones, and closely resembles antique ash.

This is an elusive and highly desirable but finite wood, and the only way to obtain chestnut lumber is through building reclamation. Chestnut is still prized because of its sophisticated romantic reddish brown tones and authentic character. Some chestnut planks have more wormy texture which enhances the overall sophistication of this wood.

Cherry is an anomaly, a rare wood salvaged from ordinary, agrarian buildings, a treasure when we do find it. We highly recommend using engineering technology to adapt this rare commodity to modern applications.Some of its characteristics include: color and grain variations, knots, light distressing, nail holes and other natural and man-made markings.

Colonel Timothy Bigelow, who became a leader in Benedict Arnold’s march on Quebec, hiked this range in an attempt to see if he could see Quebec city. Our flooring grade is also steeped in history, from the buildings salvaged throughout western Maine. We combine a blend of softwoods, spruce, hemlock, pine and eastern fir, to create our own special blend.

This wood has great apricot color tones. Its tight grain, with its large rays and fine lines, resembles those found in Maple and Birch. It has a medium resistance to shock, making it suitable for high-traffic flooring.

Ash is in danger of becoming extinct, just like the American chestnut tree. Known as the “champagne of hardwoods” because of its beautiful golden tones, ash will brighten up any house. It also has varying light brown earth tones.

Harvested from century-old barns and industrial structures, this blend has a rich mixture of dark and light tones as well as a beautiful mixture of grain. This grade of Barn Board has a smoother surface, not quite as rough as the skip milled but not as refined as the Bigelow, or Yankee Grade.

Antique White Pine has a rich buttery heart and grain color. New England woodcarvers nicknamed it “pumpkin pine” due to its ease of work.  Over the 200 years, there have been at least 27 names for this type of wood.