Where: Jackson

What: Residential

Product: AquaFir™ Slate Grey, Wire Brushed

Solution: Horizontal Channel Rustic and vertical Shiplap installation

This pleasant Wyoming home feature’s Montana Timber Products prefinished rustic AquaFir™ Slate Grey, Wire Brushed siding, as a vertical Shiplap and horizontal Channel Rustic installation.

The homeowner selected a horizontal channel rustic profile on the lower section and a vertical shiplap to the upper level to provide a nice character to his home.

AquaFir™ is one of Montana Timber Products’ chemical free, kiln dried, alternative milled rough stock wood products.

As an ideal reclaimed lumber alternative, the aesthetically pleasing rustic barn wood AquaFir™ is the result of a environmentally safe texturizing and colorizing process.

Offering uncompromising natural, rustic beauty, AquaFir™ is typically less expensive than antique reclaimed barnwood.

The homeowner selected a horizontal channel rustic profile on the lower section and a vertical shiplap to the upper level to provide a nice character to his home.

Wire Brushed and Circle Sawn are Montana Timber Products typical texturizing options.

Circle Sawn texture seen on Montana Timber Products natural wood siding is created by large circular saw blades used in more traditional milling practices.

Added physical and aesthetic depth to the wood grain is available as the Wire Brushed option.

Greater surface area is added during the texturizing process, allowing Seal-Once, 100% NO VOC waterfproofer to more effectively penetrate the wood.

Seal-Once is guaranteed for ten years from water ingress and is safe for exterior and interior use, pets and children.

Wire brush channel rustic siding and dark grey garage trim provides a slight contrast in color and character.

If environmentally friendly and the renewable aspect of natural wood siding is important to you, be sure to do your homework when choosing your siding, flooring, interior accents, trim, beams, timbers, or other wood siding products. Some companies choose to use degenerative chemicals to achieve the desired look and texture of rustic wood siding. This is not the case with Montana Timber Products.

Vintage wood, reclaimed barn wood and reclaimed barn wood alternatives are very popular building materials due to their aesthetic beauty, traditional look, and chemical free finish.

Where: Bend, Oregon

What: Residential Home

Solution: Circle Sawn  Vertical Shiplap, Horizontal Shiplap, and Horizontal Square Edge Lap with a reveal.

Product: ranchwood™ Eastern Circle Sawn

Reclaimed barn wood and reclaimed wood alternatives have the ability to add a true uniqueness to one’s home.

The photo above displays ranchwood™ reclaimed barn wood alternative in a Circle Sawn Textured, Square Edge Lap profile (right). The Charwood™, also known as charred or scorched Shou-sugi-ban Japanese style wood, is featured in Ebony, a mid-level burn that results in varying deep tones of brown created by the soft and hard grain of the wood. The Circle Sawn texture of the ranchwood™ natural wood siding provides additional vintage beauty as well as the authentic representation of traditional milling practices.

When considering building your next home, there are a few important factors to consider when choosing your siding, beams, flooring, and interior accents. Those primary considerations should include sustainability, longevity, ease of install, customization, and cost. All of Montana Timber Products’ reclaimed barn wood, reclaimed barn wood alternatives, and Shou-sugi-ban Charwood™ rate high in all of the above categories.

First and foremost, our materials are sustainably sourced from Northwest mills that follow SFI (Sustainable Forest Initiative) best practices, and because the material is new, it results in a small fraction of waste compared to the large amount of traditional reclaimed barn wood that is often times unusable.  All products are finished with Seal-Once which has a 5-10 year guarantee again water ingress, and are easy install due to the use of new, non-warped wood.

Additionally, all products can be profiled in all standard or custom profiles and are offered in a variety of textures including, Circle Sawn, Wire Brushed, Pioneer, and Hand Hewn. Finally, due to minimal product wastage and competitive pricing, Montana Timber Products will provide you with a premium product at a reasonable price.

Whether you are looking for exterior siding, beams, flooring, or interior accents, Montana Timber Products offers a solution for your rustic needs. All Montana Timber Products’ prefinished wood siding utilizes Seal-Once, a 100% NO VOC waterproofer with a 10 year limited warranty against water ingress.

Where: Utah

What: Commercial

Solution: Circle Sawn and Wire Brushed reclaimed barn wood alternative siding and timbers

Product: ranchwood™ siding and timbers.

Reclaimed barn wood and reclaimed barn wood alternatives offer a certain level of comfort and nostalgia inducing effect that other wood products simply don’t offer. Society continues to move forward, yet we continue to hold dear to certain aspects of our roots; especially in the West. This week’s featured project, a wedding and event center in Park City, Utah, looked to Montana Timber Products ranchwood™ reclaimed barn wood alternative to create a refined, welcoming place for people to gather as professionals as well as family and friends.

This build utilizes ranchwood™ siding and timbers, Montana Timber Products’ flagship product line. Famed for its authentic reclaimed wood appearance, longevity, and customization options, ranchwood™ is a great solution to traditional reclaimed wood. The siding and timbers are finished with a Circle Sawn texture, emulating the saw marks left from traditional milling processes.

When planning your next project, residential or commercial, remember that Montana Timber products ‘ large product offering can be customized to meet your needs. This includes custom milling, profiling, texturing, coloring, species, and non-standard dimension lumber.

Whether you are looking for siding, beams, flooring, or interior accents, Montana Timber Products offers a solution for your rustic needs. All Montana Timber Products’ prefinished wood siding utilizes Seal-Once, a 100% NO VOC waterproofer with a 10 year limited warranty against water ingress.

Where: Utah

What: Residential Home

Solution: Japanese style charred wood called Shou-Sugi-Ban

Product – Charwood™ – Ebony

The inception of Shou-Sugi-Ban, the centuries old traditional Japanese method of charring wood, was the result of the need for low maintenance, rot, pest, and fire resistant wood siding and fencing. Montana Timber Products’ Charwood™ product line, provides three variations of natural, NO VOC, Shou-Sugi-Ban wood.

This week’s featured project utilizes Charwood™ Ebony as an interior and exterior solution. Ebony is the “mid-level” burn of the three Charwood™ offerings. It provides similar wood grain striping to that of the Tiger offering, but with a more intense burn to create deeper, richer, coloring.

Charwood’s incredible ability to resist fire and pests is attested to it’s charring process, which effectively eliminates the majority of its potential energy (combustibility) and it’s vascular tissue. Vascular tissue is the primary food source for boring insects; without it, you minimize the chance of the invasive pests finding their way into your home.

There are many variations of Charwood™. Many of these variations are harvested overseas and shipped to the United States. All Montana Timber Products natural wood products are sourced and processed in-house here in the United States, minimizing the ecological footprint and maintaining control of sustainable practices.

Whether you are looking for siding, beams, flooring, or interior accents, Montana Timber Products offers a solution for your rustic needs. All Montana Timber Products’ prefinished wood siding utilizes Seal-Once, a 100% NO VOC waterproofer with a 10 year limited warranty against water ingress.

Where: North Carolina and Idaho

What: Commercial Restaurant Establishments

Solution: 1×8 Ship Lap and Channel Rustic siding

Product: ranchwood™– Eastern Exposure, Circle Sawn siding and Charwood™ – Tiger siding.

New and existing commercial restaurants integrate Montana Timber Products to provide high quality, natural wood siding and accents to create aesthetically appealing rustic and contemporary design. Montana Timber Products’ primary offerings are ranchwood™, AquaFir™, and Charwood™. Take a moment to check out how these diverse offerings can help you to create your next dream project.

The photos above and below are of recently constructed commercial locations in South Carolina and Idaho. The photo above, a specialty barbecue restaurant, features ranchwood™ Eastern Exposure, 1×8, Ship Lap siding with Circle Sawn texture.

The photo below, a local brewery in Southern Idaho, chose the more contemporary Charwood™ product line. There are three Charwood™ product offerings. Charwood™ “Tiger”, seen below, is the least burned or “scorched” of the three offerings, and is named for the stripes that are created from the burned wood grain. This method of burning, scorching, or charring the surface of wood building materials dates back hundreds of years. The process adds beauty and longevity, as well as resistance from rot, pests, and fire.

Whether you are looking for siding, beams, flooring, or interior accents, Montana Timber Products offers a solution for your rustic needs. All Montana Timber Products’ prefinished wood siding utilizes Seal-Once, a 100% NO VOC waterproofer with a 10 year limited warranty against water ingress.

What: Home Office

Solution: Japanese style charred wood called Shou-Sugi-Ban

Product: Charwood™ –

Charwood™ is a Japanese style charred wood known as Shou-Sugi-Ban. This method of burning, scorching, or charring the surface of wood building materials dates back hundreds of years. The process adds beauty and longevity, as well as resistance from rot, pests, and fire.

The photos above and below feature Charwood™ . This custom burn is the most heavily burned of the three Charwood™ offerings, walking a fine line of carbonization to create the perfect alligator like finish. Charwood™ is also offered in Tiger and Ebony; both of which are applied a lesser burn, resulting in different tones of wood grain accent.

Despite the practical physical properties that Charwood™ is famed for, this home office  is a great representation of the aesthetic beauty and creative potential that Charwood™ offers for interior and exterior accents.

Whether you are looking for siding, beams, flooring, or interior accents, Montana Timber Products offers a solution for your rustic needs. All Montana Timber Products’ prefinished wood siding utilizes Seal-Once, a 100% NO VOC waterproofer with a 10 year limited warranty against water ingress.

 Where: Southwestern Montana

What: Personal Residence, Detached Garage

Special Requirements: Implement a product that will aesthetically complete an innovative Mountain Contemporary & Modern Rustic design and stand up to the harsh demands of a Montana riverfront environment.

Solution: Montana Timber Products Charwood™ Siding, Tiger and Ebony treatments.

Products: 1×8 Shiplap (Horizontal) 1×6 Shiplap (Vertical) siding. Garage – 1×8 Vertical Shiplap

 Located on riverfront property in the heart of Big Sky Country this home radiates innovation and creativity. From the Mountain Modern design scheme to the the utilization of Charwood™, an innovative scorched wood siding product, this home is as unique, beautiful, and imaginative as it gets.

The detached garage, along with the house, implements Charwood™, a product that is one of the most unique available in the wood siding industry. The Japanese process method refrerred to as Shou-Sugi-Ban dates back hundreds of years when it was discovered that the proper scorching treatment to wood siding not only adds a powerful  and distinct look, but also an increased resistance to rot, pests, and fire.

The scorching of the wood can be applied at different levels of intensity. This Montana home in particular implemented a lightly burnt Tiger treatment as well as a more heavily scorched Ebony option. The ability to control the level to which the wood is burnt provides homeowners the ability to get the exact look desired. Charwood™ is sure to provide an extremely unique look, while its innovative charred characteristic effectively makes it a superior option in wood siding.