by Andrea | Jun 22, 2016 | Hardwood Flooring, Historic Wood Flooring, Reclaimed Wood, Wide Plank Flooring
In the May/June 2016 edition of Canadian Contractor, Treena Hein explores the popularity of reclaimed wood – be it from rivers, barns or century homes. While Logs End may be featured in the article, it also highlights the environmental benefits and why so many...
by Andrea | Jun 1, 2016 | Hardwood Flooring, Heritage Flooring, Reclaimed Wood
One of the amazing benefits of recovering submerged logs from the bottom of the Ottawa River and its surrounding lakes and streams is you end up holding a piece of history. Watching a sunken log come up from the deep and become planks of flooring, pieces of furniture...
by Andrea | Apr 22, 2016 | Green Flooring, Hardwood Flooring
At Logs End, we believe Earth Day should be every day. Since 1997, Logs End has been salvaging logs lost in the historic log drives on the Ottawa River and its tributaries. Instead of using an invasive dragging technique to salvage logs from from the bottom of the...
by Andrea | Apr 6, 2016 | Green Flooring, Hardwood Flooring
Thanks to Ottawa’s RND Construction for sharing this great photo on Twitter. Their flooring team was installing Logs End reclaimed birch floors in a Riverpark Green home. As an industry leader in the design and build of energy-efficient and environmentally...
by Andrea | Mar 25, 2016 | Hardwood Flooring, Heritage Flooring
What better way to spend the Easter long weekend than showcasing our Logs End heritage hardwood flooring at the Ottawa Home + Garden Show. Come on down to the EY Centre and check out the informative stage shows, meet hundreds of exhibitors and take a walk through a...
by Andrea | Mar 18, 2016 | Hardwood Flooring, Heritage Flooring
It’s sample day at Logs End and we find ourselves working with the Quercus Alba – otherwise known as White Oak. Regarded as the pre-eminent tree in eastern North America, everything about this magnificent tree is worthy of a second look. From the stunning...