Reclaimed parquet and the problem of getting it past the builders. A bit of background on reclaimed parquet I believed it was time to turn our focus towards what retrieved parquet really is. And why it is important to persevere if you would like to have a reclaimed floor in your property. And how to not allow your builder make you feel like you're mad for needing to install it. The parquet that we recover stems from public buildings assembled in 1900s to 1970s. The reclaimed materials are of a good quality and usually intriguing wood types. Some of these timber types are extremely rare. Since the tree is already cut down, it's almost a criminal act to waste the wood. So we applaud customers who want reclaimed parquet, not only for budgetary reasons but for principled motives too. The Frequent problem The problem we find however is that many clients who instinctively want to reclaimed are often discouraged by their overall builder. We hear it over and over: The customer says:&qu