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Lumber Kiln Drying Services

AVERAGE PRICE FOR HAVING LUMBER KILN DRIED BY WINWOOD SAWMILL 2025-2026
$1-$2 PER BOARDFOOT 

Factors that increase cost of drying:

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· widths over 30"

· lengths over 12'

· needing us to seal ends

· volumes less than 200 boardfeet

· material thicker than 2"

· exotic species

Factors that decrease cost of drying

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· faster-drying species (softwoods)

· standard/manageable sizes

· already air-dried

· free of dirt and debris

· large batch volumes

Custom Kiln Drying Services

We offer controlled, professional kiln drying for hardwoods and softwoods, whether you milled your own logs or need a finishing step before a furniture project. Our insulated dehumidification kiln provides stable temperatures, consistent airflow, and monitored moisture reduction for reliable results.

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Pricing Structure

Kiln drying involves significant setup time, handling labor, and kiln occupancy regardless of batch size. Because small batches use nearly the same time and labor as full loads, we use tiered pricing to keep turnaround times fair for all customers:

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Volume in boardfeet (bdft) Prices:

0–200 bdft$2.00 per bdft (small-batch rate)

200+ bdft$1.00 per bdft

Minimum Charge: $100 per kiln run

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This structure ensures small custom loads are still available while prioritizing larger batches that keep kiln scheduling efficient.

Sawing, drying & millwork services form

Summarize your project and how you'd like us to help. We'll respond with suggestions, estimations of cost and availability.

What town are you from? If you need material hauled for the project, we'll need to know your address.

We need to know the wood species, the log diameter, length and any other size information.

What parts of your project can we help with? Select all that apply.
What's your timeline? When do you need your project completed by?
14 days
30 days
60 days
90 days
180 days

This chart will tell you how many "Board Feet" are in your log, based on the small-end Diameter and the length of the log

international log scale
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Winwood Sawmill, LLC DBA Paton's Lumber Mill, Sawmill, Winchendon, MA