What is Available at a Lumber Yard?
Lumber yards also have on-site electric saws and planers to cut the boards into specific sizes or shapes required by the customer. There is usually no charge for simple cutting operations. Lumber yards can also be used to order custom-built construction projects and special-order items directly from the saw or lumber mills. Lumber yards also sell wood plastic composites (WPCs) these days that are made from recycled plastic and wood normally wasted as saw dust or wood shavings. WPCs are not used for home construction but are widely used in deck floors, house cladding (sidings), fences, railings, frames, moldings, outside furniture such as benches, and even indoor furniture. The composites are an environmentally sound option to be used where the extreme strength and rigidity of traditional lumber are not required. They are resistant to the elements making them ideal for outside use and require much less preparation and maintenance than wood in these situations. Normal home building and f
