Mountain Lumber is truly a unique and interesting business. When you think hardwood flooring, you automatically thinking of felling trees and factories turning giant logs into boards and planks. Not so with Mountain Lumber. This company started in 1974 with a man who just wanted some antique wood for a new house he was building. What was actually built from that day forward was much bigger than just one house.
Willie Drake, the founder of Mountain Lumber, took a look around the countryside in West Virginia, where he had gone to on his search, and he was inspired. He decided there was a treasure trove of materials sitting in the old barns, houses, and other structures that dotted the countryside. So he began to remove the wood from these often dilapidated buildings and, referred to as “reclaiming,” recut, refitted, and resurfaced these pieces to create some of the best antique wood flooring on the market.
If unique is the word you want people to use to describe your new floor in your home or office, then Mountain Lumber is certainly a company you need to consider. Their floors are organized, not in collections, as several hardwood flooring companies do it, but in three basic categories: By Species, By Color, and By Character.
You can select from Oaks, Pines, Elms, Hickory, Cherry, Chestnut, Mixed Hardwoods (which is a really striking look), and even Barn Boards, for that really rustic feel. Or you can search by color, everything from light, blanched colors such as White Oak to very dark ones, such as Toasted Oak. Or if the “feel” is what you’re most into, a floor with a unique character, then you can search their products by the third category and select from Clean, Medium, and Distressed. So you combine the different qualities you like and you’ll find that perfect flooring that reflects your personal style and personality. That’s definitely a word for Mountain Lumber’s products: personality.
Mountain Lumber describes itself, “where every floor has a story to tell,” and with this company, that’s truer than with any other hardwood flooring company in the industry. Your new floor will have an amazing personality and its own story to tell.