Alder Wood, Our Top Lumber For Doors and Millwork
Everyone wants to have a beautiful home. But many people think that having a beautiful home is expensive and out of their reach. Some choices which homeowners can make on home improvement can be updating their doors, moldings and kitchen cabinets. New alder doors or alder cabinets can be an affordable way to improve the interior of a room, an entry on a home and even the look of your kitchen. These updates to their home can be fun, fulfilling and add value and charm.
Our favorite lumber wood selection is alder wood. Superior alder or knotty alder can be one of the most affordable choices as well as providing the upgrade homeowners seek. Alder is easy to work with and can give somewhat of a formal appearance as well as rustic or old world appearance. Knotty alder adds to the rustic or distressed appearance of any finished product. It does not matter on the style of your home as alder works well on Tudors, Colonials, Victorians, Capes, Ranches and Modern. Alder doors in just about any style will improve the curb appeal of your home and bring value to your realestate.
Getting the lumber by the truckload direct from the Pacific Northwest helps to maintain low prices. In addition to being affordable, the lumber wood is of some of the best quality in terms of widths and lengths. When working with wider boards, they allow woodworkers to use less glue joints in door panels with truer grain patterns. A craftsman’s best friend is less glue joints in any fabrication process.
Staining alder wood brings out the real character of the wood. Home owners can select any pigment suited for their project. Brown pigments are the most popular like gunstock, burnt umber and walnut, but red pigments work just as well such as cherry or dark cherry. After applying stain the top coat of lacquer for interior use or polyurethane for exterior, the finish coat brings out the true character of the alder wood. The final product is never a disappointment. Alder wood tends to have warm and earthy tones, it will be very inviting in any space where you choose to use it. More importantly, it is one of the few woods that can be complimented by other woods that already may be used in the home.
When considering your next home improvement project, be it a bar, a mantel, a wall unit or new interior or exterior doors, alder wood needs to be one of your first considerations. The distinct appearance with or without knots, the grain character, its ability to be distressed with worm holes, chisel chatter and antiquing will set this wood work project apart from all others. We have done many alder cabinet doors in family rooms, finished basements, kitchens, mudrooms and great rooms.