We supply recycled timber flooring to Canberra and the surrounding region, and we can ship throughout Australia.

Each demolition is one-of-a-kind, and every recycled floor comes with a history and a story. Rescuing timber flooring isn’t easy, but it’s worth it.

We offer both Re-milled Flooring and Salvaged Flooring.

Re-milled Flooring is produced in our Canberra workshop from recycled structural timbers. The freshly milled tongue and groove makes for precise, snug fitting boards and quick installation. Like new boards, but with a rich character and story to tell.

Salvaged Flooring was once a floor in an old house, church, factory or school. It has regular nail holes where it was previously fixed down and a unique patina depending on the building’s history and previous use. Salvaged Flooring is de-nailed, docked and cleaned in our workshop to make it easier to lay.

 

Chris (aka “Walrus”) Explains Our Recycled Timber Flooring

Walrus from the design team is a wealth of knowledge - having done most jobs in the business over the years, he’s now front of house helping customers choosing the flooring option that’s best for them.

Watch this quick video for an explanation of our two types of flooring:

 
 
 

Learn more about Re-milled and Salvaged Flooring below

 
 

RE-MILLED FLOORING

  • Made from old demolished house roof and factory structural timbers

  • We de-nail, saw, solar kiln dry and profile the timbers in our Canberra workshop

  • Available in a clean finish, or lightly dressed for a more rustic sawtooth finish

  • Has occasional nail holes scattered through the boards

  • Available in a variety of different Australian hardwoods

SALVAGED FLOORING

  • Salvaged Flooring is pulled up directly from an old building, and carries with it a history and a story

  • You can choose to keep the patina, or you can sand it back to a cleaner finish

  • De-nailed, docked and cleaned in our workshop to make it less work to lay on site

  • Our founder, Thor Diesendorf, designed a special brushing and scraping machine to clean built up dirt out of the tongue and groove - this helps make it easier to re-lay

  • Has regular old nail holes where it was previously fixed down, usually every 450mm

  • Species and stock availability varies depending on the buildings we are currently salvaging from

 
 
 
 
 
 

To see our timber flooring options, visit our showroom at 10 Mildura Street, Griffith, ACT 2603

Thor's Hammer Showroom
 
 

FLOORING FAQ’s

 
 

  • No, we do not install floors ourselves. However, if you get in touch with us we can send you through a list of floor layers and carpenters in the Canberra region who are experienced with recycled timber flooring. You will still need to make sure whichever tradesperson you choose is right for your project and budget.

  • 99% of the timbers we use and supply are recycled - the only exception are the natural edge slabs which we source from logs salvaged from street trees, road clearing and other authorised tree removals. Check out all our species here. We have packs of recycled timber arriving regularly, and if you bring in your own timber we are also happy to dress it or make things out of it for you.

  • Our timbers are salvaged from the demolition of old buildings, factories, bridges and wharfs around Australia. We source a lot of good timber from house roofs. In the old days before truss construction house roofs were built by carpenters on site from Australian hardwoods like Blackbutt, Spotted Gum, Ash, Tallowwood & Brushbox. We also find a lot of good solid timber from old factory and warehouse demolitions. The older factories often have timber posts and beam construction and the newer factories [1930’s - 1960’s] often have steel posts and trusses but still have hardwood timber purlins supporting the roofing iron.

  • You can visit us at 10 Mildura St, Griffith, Canberra, ACT during opening hours and we are happy to show you around our showroom, gallery and workshop. Our showroom and office is fitted out in our recycled timbers and there are plenty of samples of all the different recycled timber species and finishes on display. Upstairs in The Mixing Room Gallery we have some beautiful pieces we’ve made for display, specialising in dining tables.

  • You are welcome to drop past our showroom any time and we will be able to have a look at your project together. If you have a very complex or detailed project it is worth giving us a call or email to set up an appointment.

 
 

If you have any other questions feel free to get in touch and we will get in touch as soon as we can.

You are also welcome to call us on (02) 6282 9900

 

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