History
In 1960, Sylvan Brandt was a hard-working man at a nearby factory, but his $65/week job wasn't enough to provide for his family. One day, while he and a friend were reading the newspaper, they found a beautiful, old stone house and barn ready for demolition. Neither of them had any experience with salvaging, but they both saw an opportunity to make ends meet. When they finished salvaging what they believed to be of value, they put an ad in the paper, and to their surprise, they sold the doors and the porch posts - pretty much everything they had collected. Sylvan Brandt has continued to grow over the past 57 years. Today, we specialize in the business of salvaging the finest vintage lumber from local 17th and 18th Century barns and houses; milling the lumber into unique and characteristic floorboards. In addition to flooring, Sylvan Brandt also reclaims old doors, windows, hinges, and other hardware and architectural elements from these old buildings that would otherwise be destroyed.
Specialties
We manufacture antique flooring from recycled wood from barns and houses. We also have and antique co-op and make farm tables and counter tops.