The Process

Here at Chandler, we are the ones that do all the reclamation work. We are a part of the process all the way from tearing down the century old homes and businesses, to milling the flooring. Our guys go out and hand tear down the buildings, one nail at a time, making sure they rescue as much of the lumber as possible, and trying to keep as much of its original character as they can.

After the buildings have been reclaimed, all the lumber comes to our business where we have a group of people that hand remove all of the nails, trying not to damage the wood in the process. Then all of the wood gets started in the milling process. The first machine cuts the wood down to width, making all of the edges straight. The next machine then cuts the wood to the thickness needed to make the flooring. The last machine then cuts the tongue and groove into the sides, the relief grooves into the backs, and planes the surface. The wood comes out of the machine ready to install. We then bundle it up and get it ready to ship to the customers.