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Old wood can be given a new life when it is recycled into "new" wood flooring. Recycled wood flooring is made from salvaged boards or trees that have been remilled into a product suitable for residential use. Since this wood came from old growth forests of America, it is often harder, denser, and more attractive in appearance than new growth wood. Recycling wood is more resource efficient than making new wood flooring.
Specialty recyclers glean reusable hardwoods such as chestnut, hickory, cherry, and oak from old houses, buildings, and barns that are slated for demolition. Another source for reclaimed wood flooring is river and lake bottoms where wood from long-ago logging operations sank and has been retrieved from its underwater storage. Salvaged logs, beams, and planks are sent to a lumber mill where they are remilled into individual flooring pieces. The surface can be selectively finished to have a final appearance anywhere between rough-hewn to finely sanded and varnished.
Recycled wood flooring can be installed in planks, similar to the flooring seen in historic homes. It can be milled into tongue-and-groove strips similar to modern wood flooring systems, with individual strips made in widths from three inches to sixteen inches. One company makes end-grain flooring by cutting oak beams 3/4-inch thick and placing them on the floor with the end-grain facing upwards, almost like laying tiles.
Carpet One Floor and Home
| Green Badge Count | | 9 |
| Green Badge Value: |
| 163 |
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Green Badges | Donating to non-profits
reason We donate to many non-profits in our community. We donate on the bases of youth and faith. Some include West and Senior High schools, and Saint Francis, and little league. |
 | Contributing to local tax base
reason We pay our taxes for our business and our employees. |
 | No chemical inputs
reason We use vinegar and water for our cleaning products. |
 | Recycling program
reason We recycle paper, cans, plastic, cardboard and carpet padding. |
 | Employee benefits program
reason We offer health insurance, dental, profit sharing, IRA, and vacation plans. |
 | Paying living wages to employees
reason We pay above average for all employees. |
 | Conserving energy
reason We have switched all lighting to energy efficient bulbs. We have also replaced and invested in a very efficient new HVAC system in both our retail store and warehouse. Our outside sign automatically turns off at midnight to save energy. We have found over 50% savings in energy. |
 | Benefits for Children
reason We have a dedicated area for children to play while parents shop. |
 | Using fuel efficient vehicles
reason We have purchased two SMART cars for Carpet One. They get 42 mpg. |
