What No One Tells You About Construction and Contractors

Choosing to go with a tiny home is probably only one step in your ecological friendly life plan. You want to have the most efficient and earth friendly building materials as possible, which includes your flooring. You may not think about timber flooring as an ecological option, but there are several choices that can not only add beauty to your tiny home, but also help you reduce your carbon footprint. Here are a few of those options.

Recycled Barn Timber

Recycled barn timber is timber that was used either inside of a barn or as the barn door or siding. Planks from demolished barn are sorted. Any undamaged planks of timber are resold to flooring companies and directly to the buyer for various flooring and do-it-yourself projects. This reduces your carbon footprint, and that of your tiny home, by avoiding the purchase of new timber and causing increased timber harvesting. A benefit of recycled barn timber is that it has already gone through growing pains and stress of weather conditions and humidity. 

Local Timber

You may not think about going for a local timber option as being ecological. The truth is, local lumber does reduce your carbon footprint and create an ecological floor solution for your tiny home. When you buy local timber you avoid having timber shipped from overseas locations. You also avoid manufacturing techniques that may cause more pollution leaking into the environment. Another consideration with locally grown timber is the ability to choose timber that is native to your area, which gives you the advantage of knowing how it will handle your particular weather conditions over time.

Bamboo Timber

When it comes to choosing the type of timber you want to use, bamboo may be the ideal ecological choice for your tiny home. Bamboo has several benefits, one of which being its sustainability and fast growth potential. If you do choose to go with a bamboo option, you should consider Moso bamboo. It is considered one of the hardest options available and is readily available due to its popularity. You can also find bamboo options that will work for your main room, siding, interior walls, and even your bathroom area. 

These are only three of the options you have open to you for your ecological tiny home. Remember, you can find these options in a variety of locations including flooring stores and salvage stores as well. For more ecological options, consider visiting your local timber flooring retailer.