Introduction of Douglas Fir Lumber
To All Our Valued Customers, Over the past few years, the Covid 19 Pandemic has forced us to adapt and change the way we do things on a day-to-day basis. Florida Lumber is no exception. To make sure that we remain strong and competitive in the market for the years to come, Florida Lumber has had to adjust and change our vision for the future. In the last 2 years, we have stopped selling Sheetrock and drywall products, roofing felt and roofing materials, and have even closed on Saturdays.
Over the last few months, we have been transitioning our way out of the door supply business so on August 31, 2022, our door shop will stop assembling doors. We will continue liquidating our doors from inventory until we are out of material.
Some customers have asked if we are closing or even moving locations. To set the story straight, we are not closing or selling the business and we are not moving. These changes are all part of our new vision and path to continue serving South Florida and increasing our footprint in the construction supply industry.
Our focus is going to be on Lumber, Construction Materials, Rebar Fabrication and Rebar Accessories. As we have liquidated some of the items that we don’t sell anymore we have created more space to buy a larger volume of our core items and pass on the savings to our customers.
In the next year you will start seeing changes that will help improve our ability to serve you, our customers. We appreciate your business and your patience as Florida Lumber’s new vision becomes reality.
A Todos Nuestros Valiosos Clientes En los ultimos anos, la pandemia de el Virus (Covid 19) nos ha forzado a adaptarnos y cambiar la forma de hacer cosas en el dia a dia. Florida Lumber no ha sido una excepcion.
Para asegurarnos de mantenernos fuertes y competitivos en el mercado en los anos venideros, Florida Lumber ha tenido que ajustar y cambiar nuestra vision para el futuro. En los dos ultimos anos hemos dejado de vender los productos de yeso (sheetrock), paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados. En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas. Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad. La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construccion.
paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados.
En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas.
Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad.
La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construcción.
2431 N.W. 20TH ST.
MIAMI, FL 33142
PHONE: (305) 635-6412
Sales Fax: (305) 633-4054
Accounting Fax: (305) 635-3723
Email: sales@tloridalumber.com
Named after the botanist who found its many uses, David Douglas, the Douglas Fir (botanical name Pseudotsugamenziesii) is a coniferous tree that is grown in the western region of the United States and is the state tree of Oregon. It is also known as the Douglas Spruce and Oregon Pine due to the needle like appearance of its leaves that give it the distinctive look of a pine tree.
Douglas Fir is a very popular lumber producer for construction projects all over the Miami as it embodies a large number of characteristics that make it an ideal wood for house framing and structural work. Even though it is considered softwood, The Douglas Fir lumber is a very stable and strong wood. Another reason, it is perfect for structural use and it has excellent resistance to decay and is susceptible to preservation treatments to keep it safe from insect attacks. This also makes it an ideal wood for boat decking.
The trees grow up to 250 ft (75m) and have a diameter of up to 5 ft (2m) making attaining larger dimensions of clear Douglas Fir Lumber for larger construction projects very easy. Due to it, being one of the heaviest and hardest softwoods that are commercially available in North America, the wood is also used to construct an assortment of products including flooring, cabinets, lumber transmission poles, railroad tiles, furniture, veneer, ship and boat construction, general millwork and marine pilings. The Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir and Coast Douglas Fir, names after their geographic locations, are smaller types of the tree and are very popular as Christmas trees around the United States.
The color of Douglas Fir Lumber is dependent on the age and location of the tree. It is normally a lighter brown color with splashes of yellow or red. The growth rings are generally darker. The grain of the wood is slightly wavy at times but is normally straight with a reasonable amount of natural luster and an average to grainy texture.
Douglas Fir Lumber is generally easy to work on with machine tools but might prove difficult with hand tools due to its coarse texture. It might also have a slight blunting effect on cutters while it responds very well to painting but might not stain as well due to the elevated levels of resin in the wood. It is very acceptable of glues and finishes.
The reason you can get Douglas Fir Lumber in Miami and all over the country so abundantly is that it grows very fast so it is a sustainable wood and reforestation is easily attainable. It is in no danger of extinction and has not been listed in the CITES(the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendices. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) reports it as being a species of minor concern.