
About Us
It all started at the age of 13, our founder, Jeff Lostrie, transformed an 18” pine board into a mini bookcase using a band saw and four finish nails. Since, the team has grown. We’ve expanded to framing houses, building roofs, remodeling and additions, and custom furniture. With our portable sawmill, we turn salvage downed trees into usable lumber for building one-of-a-kind decks, arbors, and rustic pieces of furniture.
After working on countless construction and remodeling projects and 30 years in the field under our belt, Santa Cruz Timber Works opened up shop. We have three phase power sanders, planers, saws, and a seemingly endless supply of wood to fill our warehouse.
If you like wood, you’ve come to the right place. Because to us, that's what it's all about.
New life for old trees. We use 90% salvaged or fell trees we mill ourselves in the greater Bay Area to build decks and arbors, custom furniture, and remodels/add-ons.
With 30+ years of experience in the field, we also offer design and construction consulting. Slabs and custom wood furniture pieces available for purchase on our site.
Services Provided
Arbor Design and Construction, Baseboard Installation, Carpentry, Crown Molding Installation, Custom Beds, Custom Bookcases, Custom Built-ins, Custom Exterior Doors, Custom Framing, Custom Furniture, Custom Interior Doors, Custom Millwork, Custom Molding, Custom Shelving, Custom Table, Deck Building, Deck Design, Deck Repair, Exterior Door Installation, Finish Carpentry, Pergola Construction, Rooftop Deck Installation, Trim Work, Wainscoting, Wood Finishing
Areas Served
Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Los Altos, Mountain View, Santa Cruz, Ben Lomond, Palo Alto
Credentials
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4 Reviews for Santa Cruz Timber Works

davekaemmerling
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Hired Jeff for a second time. His selection of natural solid wood materials is extensive. (I saw his shop loaded with seasoned hardwoods in which to choose) Jeff guided me to a particular species of would that worked perfectly and he inlayed actual copper into the wood top to match my sink and faucet and I couldn’t be happier with the finished project, in my office.

October 23, 2020Last modified:October 23, 2020

Brian Wright
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Client
Jeff and the team are incredible, simple as that. I had to do major, unexpected (surprise!) renovations to a recently purchased property and Jeff was there making things right from beginning to end. I literally could not have done it without him, or complete the job at break neck speed to get me moved in quickly. Along the way he also installed a brand new live edge redwood fire place mantle and a matching 10 foot floating redwood bay window bench. And all of this at reasonable and fair costs. I cannot recommend SCTW highly enough, and will definitely be using them again for future projects.
May 16, 2020

Maija Lahdesmaki
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Jeff built our gorgeous ipe deck by the pool. The pool is organically shaped, so he had to cut the wood planks to follow the curves and edges. It looks fabulous! Jeff was easy to communicate and schedule the work with. He always showed up, stayed in the budget, and did very precise work. The patio looks so beautiful after 1.5 years, and it hasn't warped at all! Jeff also made a black walnut powder room sink slab for us. It's immensely beautiful as well! When other construction workers made a scratch into the slab, Jeff came to sand and refinish the slab and didn't charge us. I highly recommend Santa Cruz Timber Works!
February 4, 2020

Bradley Graham
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Jeff is highly skilled, communicates well, works within a budget set by the home owner and has great attention to detail.
January 8, 2020
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Commented: Love the table. What kind of wood is it and where is it fromIf you are looking for one of a kind furniture from salvage trees, check us out at santacruztimberworks.com
August 25, 2012
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