Solid Hardwood Flooring

From Forest to Floor

Your wood floor experts. The highest quality wood products start long before the mill. Our unique process controls every single step — from the moment a tree is selected in the Northeast forests to the final pass through our machinery. We maintain 100% quality control throughout the entire process.

Sawn end of a large hardwood log in a snowy yard

Pile of numbered logs dusted with snow under a cloudy sky

Kentwood M609HD moulder on the shop floor

Sustainable Harvesting

Red sawmill building with sawdust piles and a conveyor in winter

Ghent Wood Products has been family owned and operated since the 1940s. Our founding mill and sister company, Meltz Lumber, purchases and cuts standing timber domestic to the Northeast. This ensures that the large-diameter logs required for premium wide-plank flooring are sustainably sourced and of the highest grade.

Once hauled to our sawmill, logs are cut into boards and meticulously sorted by species, thickness and grade.

Cut, Saw, Dry

The secret to stable planks is precise moisture control

Our lumber is air-dried for months before being expertly kiln dried on site to ensure your wood is stable for generations.

Large circular sawmill blade above the carriage track inside the mill

Lumber drying kiln unit outside a metal warehouse in winter

Blue Meltz Kenworth log truck loaded with logs on black

The Meltz Way

Rooted in family tradition

Meltz Lumber in Mellenville was begun by Emil Meltz, Sr. in 1946 producing 2500 board feet per day with a handset sawmill powered by a car engine. We are currently a third generation company producing 16,000 board feet of hardwoods per day utilizing computerized circular and band saws.

The Meltz Family started Ghent Wood Products in September 2003, following the purchase of Tipple Logging & Lumber. Today we produce 2 million board feet of pine and hemlock per year, alongside our kiln-dried hardwoods.

Six family members posed together at an indoor event

Three generations gathered at the Ghent Wood Products roadside sign

Two men and a boy in front of the old Wood Products sign

The Last Step

The final transformation happens in our planer shop. Our state-of-the-art moulders produce flawless custom millwork — from wide-plank hardwood floors to crown mouldings and stair treads.

We use state-of-the-art moulders to ensure a perfect tongue-and-groove fit. Whether you are looking for traditional strips or expansive wide-plank flooring, our solid wood flooring is born, dried and milled right here in our facility.

Red mill buildings venting steam beside stacked lumber in snow

Our Flooring Species

All of our flooring is kiln dried, tongue and groove, planed, and have back relievers for stability. Our flooring is ready to be installed and requires minimum finish work. Our flooring does not come end matched, so it allows the installer to be able to trim down the boards. Flooring widths do vary due to available stock, so please feel free to contact us about species, quantity, and size needs. Select any species for sizes, grades and details.