What's In The Yard? - Quarterly Stock Update (May 2024)
May 2024
Welcome to our quarterly stock update, ‘What’s In The Yard?’.
To help you to keep across our current timber availability, we’ve taken stock of some of the unusual and interesting timbers that are currently on site and ready to go.
Every week new stock comes into our yard from our demolition partners. It might be salvaged from the demolition of a Canberra house, or it could be from a landmark building, a wharf or an old Sydney factory or warehouse. These jobs can be big, with huge quantities of timber, or small with just a few packs arriving. Over time, our stock builds up in certain species or sizes—giving the chance for us to supply larger quantities quickly—and the chance for you to get creative with this resource!
What are you interested in? Click on the links below to jump to the timber you’re after:
Posts & BEAMS
Up until the 1950s, hardwood timbers were the main material used in Australia to build bridges, wharves and industrial buildings because of their amazing durability and strength.
SQUARE POSTS & SLEEPERS
About: Various dimensions and species, refer stock talley below.
Demolition: Various sources including wharf demolitions.
Quantity: Refer stock tally below
SALVAGED BEAMS
About: Various dimensions and species.
Demolition: Demolition of historic factories & warehouses.
Quantity: Refer stock tally below
ROUND POLES
About: Various dimensions and species, refer stock talley below.
Demolition: Replaced telegraph poles around Canberra & wharf demolitions
Quantity: Refer stock tally below
& MORE
Learn more about our recycled posts and beams on our website.
Call (02) 6282 9900 or email hammer@thors.com.au to speak to a designer
Post & Beam Inspiration Projects
Learn more about recycled timber posts & beams, and other uses on our website or call (02) 6282 9900 or email hammer@thors.com.au to speak to a designer.
Salvaged Flooring
Salvaged flooring is pulled up directly from an old building, and carries with it a history and unique story. You can choose to keep the patina, or you can sand it back to reveal the colour and grain of the timber. Boards are de-nailed, docked and cleaned in our workshop to make it less work to lay on site.
Below are some key current stocks in larger quantities
(Drop in or give us a call on (02) 6282 9900 for our full current range).
Smaller quantities of salvaged flooring often sell out before they even arrive in our yard, so if you are after a particular species or size, get in touch to get onto our Flooring Wanted list.
‘Mystery Floor’ Mountain Ash
About: Particularly high quality mountain ash.
Demolition: Local Heritage Building
Quantity: Approx. 1000 sqm
Rock Maple Gym Flooring
About: Gym Flooring with unique markings
Demolition: Chevalier College, Bowral
Quantity: Approx.112 sqm
Kauri Pine from pre-1930’s house demolitions
About: Quality Historic Kauri Pine
Demolition: Pre 1930’s built house demolitions
Dimensions & Quantity: 150 x 22 (81 sqm), 140 x 21 (22.8 sqm), 130 x 22 (16.3 sqm) and 100 x 22 (16.3 sqm)
Brushbox flooring salvaged from Llewellyn Hall, ANU & The University Of New England
About: High Quality Brushbox Flooring
Demolition: Llewellyn Hall, ANU/ UNE Geology Dept Buildings
Quantity: Approx.122 sqm (LH), 62.6 sqm (UNE)
Learn more here (Llewellyn Hall Flooring) Learn more here (University of New England)
Salvaged Flooring Inspiration Projects
To see more of our range of salvaged flooring we have in stock from various sources and to see examples of projects that have re-used our salvage flooring click here. Call (02) 6282 9900 or email hammer@thors.com.au to speak to a designer
Demolition Timber
Here we’re looking primarily at roofing and framing timbers salvaged from demolition; be it joists and bearers, wall framing, roof timbers and purlins. We de-nail, identify, sort and stack these timbers for reuse and can sell either ‘as is’ or re-sawn and re-milled into new boards for flooring, cladding, decking or give new life in any number of other recycled timber products and designs.
PORT KEMBLA TIMBER
About: blackbutt/dense browns, spotted gum and oregon, in long lengths and well seasoned over nearly a century.
Demolition: A massive 1920s industrial shed with a long and varied history.
Dimensions & quantity: We still have approximately 200 lineal metres of Port Kembla timber left in lengths from 4-5.5m in 250 x 75mm & 225 x 75mm.
Great for: Exposed feature beams, custom tables, benchtops and more.
BRUSHBOX
About: We currently have a particularly good stock of salvaged brushbox.
Demolition: Sydney House Roofs
Current Dimensions: Primarily 100 x 50 Roof timbers
Great for: Re-milled floorboards & interior linings, custom furniture and joinery.
BLUEGUM / COASTAL REDS
About: We currently have a particularly good stock of salvaged bluegum/coastal reds.
Demolition: Sydney House Roofs
Current Dimensions: Primarily 100 x 50 & 100 x 38mm roof timbers
Great for: Re-milled floorboards & interior linings, custom furniture and joinery.
& MORE
Learn more about our recycled timber on our website.
Call (02) 6282 9900 or email hammer@thors.com.au to speak to a designer
Recycled Timber Inspiration Projects
Here are some examples of recycled timber projects, including exposed feature beams in our Mildura St Showroom (these are blackbutt), furniture examples showing the beauty and opportunities of bluegum/coastal reds for custom furniture design (take a look at this Thor’s Journal article from late last year for some inspiration!), and lastly a recently completed table showcasing the elegance and unique colourings of recycled brushbox.
TIMBER BATTENS & SCREENING
We currently have a great supply of 75 x 50mm salvaged battens reclaimed from the demolition of garages and sheds. These battens could be sold ‘as is’ or dressed down into smaller profiles or dimensions. Great for internal dressed batten feature acoustic walls or similar.
Many of these battens would also be ideal to be given a new life as unique outdoor batten features, gates, fences or window shade screens. Sorted by species we have packs of brushbox, coastal reds, dense browns, spotted gum, dense reds and local ash. Feel free to come in for a look!
TIMBER BATTENS
About: Species including brushbox, coastal reds, dense browns, spotted gum, dense reds and local ash.
Demolition: Sheds & garages.
Current Dimensions: Primarily 75 x 50 and some 75 x 75. Varying lengths from 800 up to 2400mm.
Great for: Outdoor screens, feature batten walls.
CATTLEYARD BATTENS
About: We also have several packs of mixed hardwood cattle yard battens (spotted gum, ironbark & ash) from the demolition of a local shearing shed.
Demolition: Shearing Shed
Current Dimensions: 30 x 45 and larger.
Great for: Upon request these could be de-nailed and wire brushed and would be ideal for an outdoor cladding project or screen.
Timber Batten Inspiration Projects
Photos include: Canberra house designed by Ben Walker Architects as a great example of external batten screening-Learn more. Recycled timber battens for use in the foyer of the National Convention Centre-Learn more, and a great example of the use of recycled local ash battens in Mawson House by Michael Mckeon Architects-Learn more.
Feel free to call or come in for a look, call (02) 6282 9900 or email hammer@thors.com.au to speak to a designer
NATURAL EDGE SLABS
We currently have a particularly good selection of timber slabs including several large Canberra street trees (elm), Australian cedar & some large remaining Queensland maple (salvaged from fallen trees after Cyclone Larry hit QLD in 2006) & more.
Learn more about our slab’s and one-off timbers here or feel free to call or come in for a look during business hours Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm and Sat 10am-2pm
Natural edge slabs currently available - come in for a look!