The Reclaimer

We purchased our Mantle from the Reclaimer.
After a few trips out to his relatively hidden spot, we found the right piece of wood. It was about 8 feet long and 18“x5″.
I’m terrible with names, but the gentleman that helped us on the lot was extremely helpful, moving things around to get better looks, offering insights on the pieces we were looking at, etc.
They metal detected the wood and cleared it of nails so we could get it milled (we needed it shaved a bit to fit the room), and set it up with the mill to work on the wood.
Everything turned out fantastic and we had a great experience. We’d recommend the Reclaimer any time. Thanks

These guys are great. Really nice and helpful. The prices are good and the wood is beautiful. I’ve used them for many projects and will continue to do so. I’ve never had rude or unhelpful service there. Always a pleasure to go there and look at all the wood. Highly recommend.

Their customer service could use an overhaul. It’s rare that I ever go to a place that tries to talk me out of doing any business whatsoever with them. I was nice and asking questions, and the guy there was rude and unhelpful. I like the idea of using reclaimed wood for projects. Maybe a place will open in LA that actually wants to sell some to DIY buyers.

Awesome array of reclaimed lumber. Larry was very helpful and entertaining as we looked for a small quantity of reclaimed 1×6.

So happy we found this wonderful place! The staff are unbelievably friendly, helpful and down to earth. I can’t wait for another home project to arise we we can come back.

Fantastic experience with The Reclaimer. I would describe myself as a Pinterest Junkie/​DIY person interested in small projects. I wanted to make a console table with wirepin legs and was looking for a great looking, affordable piece of reclaimed wood that had character. I wanted my table to have a story.
My husband and I trekked out to The Reclaimer yard. It’s literally tucked in a residential neighborhood and it does a good job at not attracting big attention. For reference, it’s right next door to a plant nursery. It’s really nothing fancy upon entrance so if you’re expecting neat piles of wood or a solid path to walk on, change your mind. But once you get in a little further, you see mountains of douglas fir, piles of live edge black walnut, and lots of other types of wood, that shall remain nameless at this point. Dave, the Chief Yardman, helped us out and he was super knowledgeable with all of our questions and gave us advice on how to make our table within our budget. We came in knowing nothing and left with a piece of incense cedar, salvaged from the Palomar Mountains when firefighters had to cut down some of trees to prevent wildfire.
Off the beaten path but well worth it if you want to check out more sustainable choices. All their wood is untreated and the price was reasonable. The Reclaimer guys even cut the wood for us and helped to repair a part that was cracking. I appreciated their good service.

Their hours make it hard to get here if you have a job but the yard is what it is really. It is tucked back in a residential neighborhood and covered in dirt but the wood is awesome. It also has much better prices than anywhere around west LA. The guys that work it are the quiet, leave me alone types but are friendly once you are there and dont bother you much. They stayed open late for me once while I chose some wood — and were fun and friendly. I def recommend this place but dont expect some enthusiastic salesmen or anything

I was looking for reclaimed wood to use for a wall (200sqft) in a house and if I liked it I was going to use a lot more (1500+sqft). Being that The Reclaimer is over an hour from me, I called asking if I could be emailed some pictures of their wood so I could see the quality for myself. I was told that I could come in and look at it. When I explained that I would like to see the quality before I committed to the drive, I was told that we were both in LA and that I could come see the quality in person. I again asked if he could please just email me a couple of photos, their website is not complete and I was really interested in buying from them. I was again told that I could come in in person if I wanted to.
I am really disappointed by this customer service. If it is unrealistic to send pictures because the quality changes with every load, I would be fine if I was told that. Instead of explaining why, I was just told no. I was really looking forward to doing business with these guys but it seems like they are not interested in taking a couple minutes to appease a potential customers curiosity. Their prices sound great, but I’m not sure if the quality lives up to my expectations. I most likely will not be doing business with this company since they won’t take the extra five minutes to help me out or explain why they can’t fulfill my request.

Had a good experience. I agree with the last comment — Gary is easy to work with and honest.

The Reclaimer is an amazing resource for recycled wood in LA, no BS about fake provenance that I heard from other local reclaimed sellers. ie «our wood came from Michael Jackson’s first dance floor» or «these select timbers were pulled from the Whiskey Distillery where Jack Daniels himself had his first taste of Bourbon.» Great quality recycled old growth wood at great prices.

Gary is knowledgable about wood and is a true conservationist with intregrity. Friendly too.