ABOUT US
PERSONALISED APPROACH
Les Vance Eco Timbers leads a professional team with years of experience in customised design & construction. In aged reclaimed historic large section hardwood timbers that are salvaged from old timber bridges and warehouses (some over 100 years old), that our team personally dismantle the structures by hand to maximise the reclaiming of materials for rebuild.
When incorporated into modern design Eco Timbers provides new and aesthetically pleasing environments and atmosphere, helping to soften the hard edge of steel and concrete blending these mediums together.
All our products are hand-dressed and can be machined to suit most design requirements, large spans are attainable and we regularly have large section beams and posts of up to eight and nine metres in length.
Our distribution is national, we can supply your project Australia wide.
EXCELLENCE &
PROFESSIONALISM
WIDE
SELECTION
Eco Timbers stock a comprehensive range of large end-section timbers, reclaimed from old bridges and warehouses. Aged select grade, these timbers are ideal for structural feature columns, beams, T&G hardwood flooring, decking and lining boards in a variety of species such as red mahogany, blackbutt, iron bark, and spotted gum.
About Les
FROM CRAFTING TIMBER SURBOARDS
Wood Craftsman
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Les's initial experience with recycling and crafting timber started when he was just a grommet in 1962, at the age of 10 when he and local Warilla Barrack Point surfer craftsman "the Strong Brothers", Vic and Ken. Together, they salvaged, stripped, reshaped, and reglassed a 9ft 6” classic balsa Malibu from the renowned surfboard shaper Barry Bennett to suit Les's style. During the process to their surprise, they found a cedar inlay design on the nose of the board.
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A custom-styled fin was layered up in pink filla coat resin and fibreglass to suit the performance of the smaller surfboards design.
The balsa timbers were imported from the forests of Ecuador in the mid 50’s.
Steam Punk Signs and Furniture
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Trained as a sign craftsman in free hand-written and gold-leaf signage, Les has incorporated recycled timbers with a blend of neon and sandblasted technique finishes into his custom sign designs.
Les has had a strong interest for many years in dismantling, salvaging, relocating, and renovating old timber cottages. These 100-year-old structures are made entirely of timber, including hoop pine and hardwood linings and weatherboards, T&G flooring and framing timbers.
Salvaging and cleaning the old sand stock bricks from the cottage's fireplaces. These bricks make great pavers.