Countertops Made From Bowling Alley Flooring

This wood can be sanded and finished multiple times and is able to take a beating.

Countertops made from bowling alley flooring.

When i made it 38 years ago i was cheap so i glued clear pine trim on the perimeter to cover the edges. The maple flooring is placed where the traffic and abuse to the floor are the heaviest. Aug 30 2013 explore douglas iske s board things made of reclaimed bowling alley lanes on pinterest. A while back i removed the old formica counter top from my kitchen counters.

By rachel blackburn in diy renovation. Diy butcher block countertops made from leftover flooring. See more ideas about bowling alley countertops bowling. See more ideas about bowling bowling alley bowling alley table.

This is used bowling alley wood and it is available in various sizes and designs these pieces were once the main part of the bowling lane at your local bowling alley. Most bowling alley flooring constructed of maple use the tongue and groove design and are then glued or nailed together. I made a large kitchen table from maple bowling alley with the arrows. This got me thinking that it would be cheaper to turn some bowling lane into custom bowling lane countertops than it would be to buy new counters.

Ecojacks specializes in furniture flooring and millworks from reclaimed bowling alley and barn wood durable and unique our products are perfect for both commercial and residential projects. We had a budget for this one that included concrete countertops but the more we worked the more we. So peter and nick loaded all of the flooring into a rented storage locker. I cut it with a circle saw with a carbide tipped blade.

I had seen an ad in auto rv magazine for old bowling lane by the linear foot. Kitchen renovations are expensive. 42 x 84 my alley boards were nailed together but not glued. This is a project for someone who wants high end countertops on the cheap and has a lot of time to make them.

When we found the bowling alley flooring we weren t in our new house yet. Hardwood flooring boards are often milled from quality lumber that is more expensive if you buy if by the board foot so it makes sense to put boards. Designs include a single line of dots with no arrows plain design dots design arrow design or tongue and groove design the sections are made of beautiful thick maple wood.