Many Products used in the construction industry today are recyclable or even biodegradable however timber products, from properly managed forests, are arguably the most environmentally responsible material anyone can use.  Timber grows, reaches maturity, is harvested, replanted and grows back.  An endless renewable cycle in which timber satisfies demand without depletion.

Forests are oxygen factories and greenhouse gas exchangers.  Growing 1kg of wood in a vigorous young forest removes 1.47kg of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and replaces it with 1.08kg of oxygen.  Carbon dioxide accounts for almost half of the world's greenhouse gasses which trap solar rays and contribute to global warming.

Timber is one of the oldest building materials to be used by man and the best insulator of all structural building materials.  Millions of tiny air cells trapped within it's cellular structure provide a barrier against cold.  Studies suggest that the timber is six times more efficient as an insulator than brick, fifteen times as efficient as concrete or stone, and four hundred times as efficient as steel.  The manufacture of a log home requires significantly less energy than the equivalent brick or concrete clad counterpart.

We manufacture exclusively in Douglas Fir.  Douglas Fir is not a true fir, pine or spruce but a separate distinct species known as Pseudotsuga menziesii.  It is named after Archibald Menzies the Scottish physician and naturalist who first discovered the tree in Vancouver Island in 1791, and David Douglas, the Scottish botanist who later identified the tree in the Pacific Northwest in 1826.

The species is also known by a number of other common names including Oregon Pine, British Columbian Pine, Red Fir and occasionally Douglastree.

Douglas Fir is a straight grained, moderately heavy wood with limited resin.  The sapwood ring is almost pure white and very narrow.  Heartwood is orange-red and the colour contrast between spring and summer wood is quite distinct.  The natural variation in the grain and coloration of each log contributes to the unique character of each project.

Weight for weight Douglas is one of the strongest softwoods.  It's load bearing capacity equals that of many mild steels but it is much lighter in weight.  The timber weighs approx. 507kgs/m³ at 12% moisture content and this, coupled with its natural durability, results in greater strength and less shrinkage than other softwoods commonly used in log construction buildings.