Selling a barn is very different from selling a house.
Selling old barn wood.
If you are selling reclaimed building materials or have a lead on reclaimed building materials resources please follow the steps listed below we buy reclaimed wood.
Unless you are in the salvage business and have all of the proper tooling and equipment.
Most wood used in the construction of older american barns has value assuming a particular species and condition.
If we think the barn is good enough to be rebuilt into a home or structure we strive to find a buyer for the timberframe instead of being pieced out for beams and cut up into flooring.
Selling barn wood is as simple as 1 2 3.
The reclaimed wood exchange is setup to take the challenge out of selling barn wood.
Factories warehouses mills barns rural outbuildings as well as many unusual sources like wine barrels train cars and bridges.
We then recycle it into fine wood products.
Potential sources may include.
We take down 100 year old barns bring the antique wood back to our mill and turn it into sustainable reclaimed hardwood flooring salvaged barn siding custom farmhouse furniture and more.
We buy barns or reclaimed wood out of old barns factories and warehouses that are slated for demolition.
Understanding how to prepare the barn wood for shipping and processing is the main key.
Land owners looking to take down older barns and place the wood on the market for resale can find themselves in possession of unique materials including barn boards and hand hewn barn beams.
See the how to videos on the reclaimed wood exchange for more info on how to prepare barn wood.
Ideally the barn seller should want the barn buyer to be someone who is in the business of buying old barns because they will have the experience and know how needed to safely remove an old barn.