FAQ

Angel City Lumber is an urban lumber yard, meaning, we recover trees and make them into first run lumber. Reclaimed lumber means the timbers were previously used in a construction project and have now been processed to allow them to be re-used.

At Angel City Lumber, we embrace and take pride in offering products and projects from the beautiful spectrum of Los Angeles' trees, representing local species as colorful and unique as its people. This variety means that every project can be seen as a true reflection of LA’s urban landscape. With that said, we have a list of all possible species that have come through ACL's doors, along with ideal uses and applices from each tree. [link to tree species and applications page]

No. Angel City Lumber is not a tree company, nor are we licensed to cut down trees. For recommended vendors, please visit our referrals page. However, if your tree is already on the ground, we can cut it up into logs for recovery purposes.

In some cases a tree company may give you a small discount because they will save time not having to chip and haul the log away.

Sadly, we cannot. We have specific parameters involving size, species and access which must be met to allow a tree to be turned into lumber. We will need to analyze each tree's circumstances before we can agree to reuse it. Please check our Recovery Page for more info.

At the moment Angel City Lumber is not able to do on-site milling for hire. However, we work with a few people who are in that business and we will happily refer you to them. Please Contact Us and we’ll put you in touch.

We are not accepting any outside milling jobs at this time. Please feel free to Contact Us for a referral.

Angel City Lumber is unable to dry outside lumber.

Yes, Angel City Lumber offers jointing, planing and CNC flattening as an add on service. We do not work on outside wood, however.

We are able to fabricate certain pieces - shelves, table tops, large scale pieces and finished pieces for larger scale project. We do not make small batch custom furniture but we can recommend a local craftsperson to fit your particular needs. Feel free to Contact Us if you have questions about our fabrication capability.

Angel City Lumber has a variety of add on services including flattening, planing and sanding. However, we are unable to apply finish to individual pieces as our facility is not outfitted for that purpose.