Blue Stain Pine

We stock the popular 1x6 T&G AND a variety of boards 1x4 thru 1x12 in up to 16’ lengths. 

Blue Stain is also available in 2x4 through 2x12 boards on a special order basis.

Blue stain pine is currently very much in fashion. Please remember that the “blueness” varies wildly from board to board, the grade rules dictate any amount of blue within the board makes it a #3 grade. Within the #3 grade, you literally can have one board that is clear – no knots and the “perfect board” running to the next board containing open knotholes and other defects – all are allowed in this grade. The upside is blue stain pine is generally far less expensive than most alternatives.

Very little blue stain is sourced locally, despite having wide swathes of beetle killed trees close by the Denver area – including both sides of I-70 going up to the tunnel!  

Find out more about blue stain beetle kill pine: CLICK HERE

We're Easy To Find in Lakewood!

1741 South Wadsworth Blvd. Lakewood, CO 80232

The Mayor of Lakewood stops by Front Range Lumber

Last Spring on Spotlight on Lakewood, Mayor Bob Murphy headed over to Front Range Lumber to find out how the local business is able to keep up with national competitors.

How To Tell A Real Lumberyard

A real lumberyard:
>Carries wood up to 20’
>The staff knows how to read a tape measure
>Special orders aren’t a special hassle, but welcomed
>Carries lumber grades for their usefulness, not a grade enabling a low price 
>Delivers at a reasonable rate within a same or next day basis
>Helps you load your materials
>Has extensive experience selling materials, not just extensive experience
>Goes by a name, not a employee number
>Carries an extensive inventory – not just the “key” items

Want to shop at a real lumberyard? Stop by today!

Front Range Lumber: We're a Sponsoring Member of BUILT GREEN COLORADO

Front Range Lumber: We're a Sponsoring Member of BUILT GREEN COLORADO: 

We are proud to support this program by stocking decking and engineered wood products that are listed on the Built Green checklist. Whether...

We stock it!

It’s such a natural product and America’s greatest renewable resource but it’s not perfect.

Regardless of grade, wood can split, twist, warp, cup, stain, weather, bow and crack. MDF moldings, engineered lumber and composite decking all mitigate some or all of the problems of all “pure” wood products. However, they come with their own set of disadvantages. For example, you cannot stain MDF moldings for a natural wood grain color and pattern look. One of the other “disadvantages” these man-made products have created is the increased expectation for a consistent and high quality. This is where wood falls down. 
By its very nature wood is NOT uniform in color, grain, weight, density or appearance. With these variations comes a wide range of qualities that the industry standardizes into differing grade levels. As part of those grade rules, wood is graded under varying standards. For instance, 1x boards are typically only graded to on side and one/two edges. Think about it – most uses of a 1x board leaves only those surfaces exposed. In the case of cedar boards, they are only graded to the one rough side. Framing lumber is usually judged on its knot and strength aspects, not its appearance.
We should expect boards that simply aren’t perfect, Mother Nature isn’t taking orders from us humans.
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