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If you are planning to remodel your home and want to give it a welcoming and pleasing appearance, then there is no option other than the warmth of wood. Choosing the best quality lumber for your home re-design will solve half of your problem. The final appointments of your home speak volumes, more than the "square footage" by which most new homes are measured. A modest, well built home tastefully appointed inside and out with solid wood rewards the owners both financially and aesthetically. If you are new to building or wood working, it can be difficult to choose the appropriate lumber for the job. The practical application of your project will immediately limit your choice to certain categories of lumber. First you need to decide if you will need hard or softwood. Softwood yields from trees that bear seeds not flowers, while hardwood is derived from trees that bear flowers and broad leaves. Despite the naming convention, softwood is actually stronger than hardwood and is used for projects like flooring, framing, and decks. Hardwoods like maple, oak and cherry have beautiful grain patterns that are a good choice for cabinets, finishing details, and accents. Now you need to decide what grade of lumber your project calls for. Select quality lumber is chosen for its lack of flaws for items that require an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Select quality lumber is an excellent quality wood that is free from blemishes. Common grade wood that may contain a few blemishes and flaws are a good choice for framing and general construction purposes. After choosing the appropriate lumber for your home, make it possible to buy lumber grown in local woodlots and milled locally. The first to come to mind is the savings in fuel consumption and air pollution when the trucks hauling the logs and/or the milled lumber don’t have to travel so far. When using locally produced lumber, you can research and choose the exact type of wood you would like to use. For instance, the wood near the heart of an older hardwood tree is more durable and rot-resistant than younger wood. Also, different trees have long been used for different purposes. For instance, yellow poplar makes good siding because it is naturally insect resistant and can be painted. Some woods hold nails and screws well over a long time, while others don’t. This can make a big difference when building an unheated shed in an area where freezing will take place. For instance, walnut and hard maple hold nails well. Among the softwoods that can be bought from local lumber mills, red cedar is often used for building rustic furniture. These minor considerations should help you a great deal in choosing the right wood for your project in your local area. Dilip K. Barik has written this article in courtesy of Quality Lumber Online, offers Finest Wood Products from Rocklin, California and Nevada, USA.
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