My goal is a medium brown that does not look orange or yellow.
Stained douglas fir beams.
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Unlike the stain on your best button up or the frayed finish on your go to denim the stains and finishes we ll be talking about beautify and protect.
Douglas fir is a conifer softwood that is grown and harvested in the northwest.
It can be stained or painted as most.
It could have been original who knows.
The most common lumber fir is the douglas fir.
Fir is an excellent wood for highly finished post beam frames and commercial work because of its strength and beautiful grain.
Which is indeed what we wanted to highlight in this room those beautiful douglas fir beams.
As one of the most common species in american forests douglas fir is strong and straight grained with its tight know pattern premium douglas fir is a beautiful wood to use exposed.
We buy our douglas fir timbers directly from a west coast supplier who uses only the best looking timber.
We custom ordered them from our local lumber yard at 2 5 thick and just shy of 11 wide and 12 feet long at 33 a pop.
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Planed douglas fir is wonderful in elegant churches hotels and restaurants.
Its color ranges from light red to pale yellow.
It s solid and straight and the grain is gorgeous but there s one downside douglas fir needs a little coaxing to accept stain.
If you can t tell they essentially had a greeny brown faux finish on them which you can see a bit better in the second close up photo.
Douglas fir does have a lot of orange in.
To create a truly waterproof surface coatings must be added to fir wood to repel moisture.
Douglas fir timbers rough lumber.
Hi i m in the process of building a house that has a lot of rough sawn douglas fir timber posts beams and exterior trusses and struggling to find a stain color that fits what i m looking for.
J w lumber specializes in rough douglas fir from small 2 2 s to 12 12 timbers and larger available in lengths exceeding 30 feet.
Let s discuss the application of stains and finishes on your douglas fir.
We also use real antique beams reclaimed from old barns which can add character to any space.
And hand hewn or rough hewn weathered hemlock is perfect in barns community centers and ski lodges.
How to stain douglas fir wood.