Low Grade Lumber: What is it and is it for you?

Are you a pallet manufacturer looking to reduce costs for your pallet wood material? Low-grade lumber is an excellent choice. This wood product has a wide range of sizes, grades, and species and available just about anywhere. Pallet, crate, and dunnage manufacturers must find a competitive advantage in the ever-expanding world of shipping.

Low-grade lumber is an industrial graded wood which can be softwood lumber or hardwood lumber. It is available in many sizes, from 1x4 and 1x6 through common dimensional lumber sizes like 2x4, 2x6, and 2x12, and larger. The product typically has more wane and knots than higher wood material that is used for residential construction making it a great option for applications not requiring visual aesthetic quality.

Traditionally, low-grade lumber is used in pallets, crates, dunnage, and cut-to-size industrial manufacturing components. It may be pressure-treated wood, or kiln-dried lumber, or green lumber that hasn’t been treated. For many industrial applications, low-grade lumber proves to be a much cheaper source of materials without losing the structural integrity required.

Finding the right wood supply for the best lumber prices is easy.

If you need lumber products for core manufacturing materials and are willing to accept imperfections in some aspects of the wood material, this product could be an economical alternative for you. Thousands of producers across North America are looking for customers for their downgraded wood. Consider buying low-grade lumber to meet your pallet or industrial wood material needs!

At Silvaris, we specialize in helping industrial and commercial pallet, crate, and dunnage manufacturers supply their production lines and are ready to help your business, too. One of our in-house associates is ready and available to organize logistics to meet your needs.

Looking for a lumber supplier for your business? We can help. Contact Us today.