Kiln Drying

KILN DRYING RATES FOR 2008/2009:

For charges of 2000 BF and up:

Type 1- 4/4 Aspen, Basswood, Eastern Cedar, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Fir, Hemlock, Larch, Pine, Poplar, Spruce - $.040/BF 

Type 2- 4/4 Ash, Beech, Birch, Cherry, Hickory, Butternut, Maple, Sweetgum, Teak, Tupelo, Walnut and 8/4 Type 1 wooods - $.043/BF

Type 3- 4/4 Elm, Red Oak and 8/4 Type 2 woods - $.047/BF

Type 4- 4/4 White Oak, Some Exotics, Specialty Items or Blanks and 8/4 Type 3 woods (White Oak must be air dried prior to kiln drying) - Please call for current pricing

 *The total board footage for your load is determined by block tally of dead stacked bundles upon delivery to us.

For charges of 1500 BF or less:

If you will wait for us to fill out a kiln charge with smaller loads consolidated from our other customers then you may use the prices above plus a seperate sampling and handling fee of $380.00.

If you request us to dry your small load by itself you may be charged the above prices for a load size of 2000 board feet regardless of the size of your load. In any event we will attempt to consolidate loads and charge the lesser fee, though we can not guarantee a time frame.

All above pricing includes the cost to equalize moisture content in the load and to condition for stress relief.

For BOARD LENGTHS shorter than 6 feet, some SPEACIALTY ITEMS or blanks, and BUNDLES NOT SORTED FOR LENGTH *extra handling charges will apply. *To avoid extra charges click on KILN GUIDELINES


Extra Handling charges will be billed at $50./Hr

Storage Charges will be billed at $0.12/BF/Month ($0.004/BF/Day) and only apply to wood that we have dried. These charges begin 5 days from when we remove your load from the kiln.

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