Reclaimed Wood by TerraMai

For out-and-out oenophiles, what could be more satisfying than a house ensconced in redwood reclaimed from wine barrels? TerraMai's siding–redwood, teak, Douglas fir, or pine–provides the beauty of aged hardwood without the guilt of clear-cutting (reclaiming about one million board feet of lumber saves a thousand acres of old-growth forest). On average, less embodied energy is used in its production than with other siding, and the wood has the nonwarping stability that comes with age.

More info: terramai.com

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- TerraMai is an unethical reclaimed corporate organization. I own a small reclaimed lumber yard and they took me for about $20k. They sold me rotted lumber and than told me how great of a deal i got. This lumber is either so rotted it is unusable or so checked/twisted that all it can be used for is ground stickers. Lots of people sell reclaimed flooring, you should buy from anyone EXCEPT TerraMai. TerraMai is an unethical greedy company with horrible service after the sale.
  
  Erik Myers 11/14/2009
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