Reclaimed Timber Furniture
Tables, benches and casework made to order from salvaged timber by a joiner or small workshop. Section sizes and species are set by what the stock yields, not by a catalogue.
Carbon and evidence
How This Is Made
An Environmental Product Declaration is issued by a manufacturer against a declared unit. This record has neither, so it states sourced facts about process and provenance instead of a carbon figure.
Small-workshop joinery working from reclaimed stock
Process
Feedstock
Reclaimed
Salvaged structural timber, boards and industrial stock
Process heat
No heat
Binder
Mechanical
Fabrication
Workshop-made
Sourcing: workshop and yard dependent
Who Builds It
Specialist trade
Limited UK availability
Made to order — lead time is the workshop queue, and no two pieces match exactly
End Of Life
Demountable
Mechanically jointed pieces come apart and the timber goes on again
Maintenance: Re-oiled in place; a solid timber top is repairable indefinitely
Specification Risk
What a specifier has to resolve before this can be built.
- Certification
- Bespoke furniture is not type-tested; confirm structural adequacy and any required fire performance case by case
- Fire
- Combustible. Contract and public-sector interiors may require a tested upholstery and substrate specification
- Warranty
- Maker warranty only
- Insurance
- Not normally an issue
- Supply
- One-off pieces cannot be repeated later to match
Read This Honestly
- •No declaration is held. A bespoke piece has no production run and no declared unit to declare against, which is a stronger barrier than for yard stock — a reclamation supplier can hold an EPD covering recovery and processing, as Reclaimed Brick Company did for reclaimed brick in 2025.
- •Reclaimed content is a provenance fact, not a carbon figure — no figure is claimed here.
- •Confirm historic paint and preservative treatments before specifying for a table or a childrens setting.
Design & Specification Notes
Tables, benches and casework made to order from salvaged timber by a joiner or small workshop.
Typical Uses
- •Hardware & fittings
- •Bathroom/kitchen fixtures
- •Accessories
Key Performance
High load-bearing capacity for primary structure.
Specification Actions
- •Provide FSC or PEFC chain-of-custody proof (and origin details if reclaimed).
- •Verify provenance and ensure treatments are non-toxic
- •Specify repairable construction and refinishing
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
- •treatments
Reclaimed timber is low-emission. Verify any treatments are non-toxic.
Products in this category
No manufacturer products are listed in this category yet. You can specify reclaimed timber furniture generically and carry it through to a render and specification as normal.
Specification
- Finish
- Salvaged timber, oiled or waxed
- Service life
- 25 years