Thursday 10 May 2012

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We wanted a way in which to share our knowledge and experience of reclaimed building materials with our customers so have now included a range of articles on our website covering various subjects. See sneak peeks below:

Reclaimed Timber
Reclaimed Timber
Visitors to our Yard at Winchcombe walk into our main showroom to be confronted by 80 or more reclaimed Oak, Elm and Pitch pine beams all waxed, polished and standing upright.  These beams stand between 11 foot and 21 foot high and some are 9 inches by 9 inches cross section.  So they are regularly greeted with a reverent "wow", some visitors even feel the need to touch and place their palms on these cooked honey coloured timbers.  Even I, who see them on a daily basis, occasionally find myself absent minded touching them as I walk past.......Read More...

Reclaimed Bricks
Reclaimed Bricks
So, a brick's 'just a brick' right? Wrong.
A stroll around the reclaimed brick yard at Winchcombe Reclamation will open your eyes to a varied stock of differnt bricks. Heres a small introduction....... 
Brick manufacture:
Bricks are composed of sand, clay and water. Often mixed by hand in the past, the result was generally unevenly mixed and , when fired, produced subtle variations both in colour and texture.....Read More...
Reclaimed Cotswold Stone

 Reclaimed Natural Stone
Natural stone for our part of the world at WR, primarily means Cotswold stone as we are situated in Winchcombe, the heart of the Cotswolds.
Cotswold stone is a limestone which is a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate. It most commonly forms in clear, warm, shallow marine waters; usually from an accumalation of shells, eggs, corals and fecal debris - bear in mind that the limestone used for building projects today was formed tens of millions of years ago....Read More...
Reclaimed Clay Tiles

Reclaimed Clay Roofing Products
Are you about to enter the minefield that is roof tiles and fittings for the first time? At WR we stock a wide range of varied roof products but are heavily into our clay products, not only as we feel they are another quality reclaimed item, but as they are also so vital to all our customers up and down the country to keep their most treasured asset; their homes, in the best condition possible...Read More...

Keep checking our website as these pieces will be added to and new articles will be added.

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