Rustic grade white oak, kiln dried, milled to a smooth face. Knots, mineral streak, and grain variation come with the grade, and the surface stays clean rather than textured. Lock mitered, unfinished, built to order in any custom size.
Rustic is a lumber grade. It means the board was allowed to keep the knots, mineral streak, and grain variation that a clear grade would have cut out.
So you get real interest in the face while the color stays in a controlled range. It sits between a plain painted beam and the weathered hemlock.
These samples show the smooth face, knots and all.
Oak is heavy, hard, and it holds a straight edge, which is what you want on a lock mitered corner. The joint stays tight and the face stays flat.
The color sits in the tan to light brown range and it deepens rather than graying as it ages indoors. White oak also takes stain evenly, so a color choice lands where you expect it to.
Rooms where you want the weight and color of oak overhead with a clean surface. Kitchens with new cabinetry, finished basements, and any space where the rest of the millwork is crisp and a heavily weathered beam would sit awkwardly.
If you want texture in the face, the circle sawn version of the same oak keeps blade marks in the surface. If you want a weathered face, the reclaimed hemlock is the one to look at.
Common profiles: 3 by 6 by 3, 6 by 6 by 6, and 8 by 8 by 8 inches. Any custom size can be built.
The three numbers in a profile are the three exposed faces. A 6 by 6 by 6 beam shows 6 inches down each side and 6 inches across the bottom.
Beams longer than 16 feet are seamed. A single continuous board is rarely available at that length, so the face is joined. The seams are tight and read as part of the beam, but you should expect them.
Box beams are built to order, which is the reason for the two to three week lead time. Depending on inventory, we may have a few in stock, so reach out and ask. Samples are at the yard too, and visits are by appointment only.
Minimum order is four beams.
You are welcome to pick up at our yard in Hopewell Junction at no charge, by appointment, or we will quote delivery to your site.
Send the species, the profile, the lengths, and how many you need. We quote each order individually, including freight to your zip code. Because a custom order is made to size anyway, a non standard dimension does not add to the lead time.
It is a lumber grade. The board keeps knots, mineral streak, and grain variation that a clear grade would have cut out, and it is kiln dried and milled to a smooth face. If you are after a salvaged beam with weathering in it, our reclaimed hemlock is the one to look at.
No. It ships unfinished so you can stain or seal it on site to match the room.
Common profiles are 3 by 6 by 3, 6 by 6 by 6, and 8 by 8 by 8 inches, in lengths from 12 to 20 feet. We build any custom size.
Closely. Because this is graded lumber rather than salvaged material, a set of white oak beams will be far more consistent than a set of reclaimed ones.
Yes. White oak’s closed grain takes stain evenly, so it goes dark cleanly without blotching the way some species do.
Send the profile, the lengths, and how many you need and we will quote the beams with freight. If you are deciding between the smooth face and the circle sawn version, call and describe the room. Call (845) 232-8943.
