Aerial view of a lumber yard with stacks of wood, some covered with blue and white metal roofs, and some exposed on the ground, with a small red vehicle and wet pavement. Great Central Timber Milling sawmill, located in Port Alberni
Great Central Timber Milling Port Alberni Custom Milling Sawmill

Custom Milling & Timber Products

Specializing in true full-dimension lumber, oversized beams, specialty timbers and custom milling up to 32 feet. We work with builders, contractors and homeowners across Vancouver Island, milling Western Red Cedar, Yellow Cedar and Douglas Fir to meet project specifications.

Custom milled in Port Alberni, BC.

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Quality Lumber, Milled to Your Specifications

From rough-cut dimensional lumber and structural beams to tongue and groove, shiplap, siding, and custom profiles, we mill lumber to suit your project’s requirements. Whether you’re looking for standard dimensions, specialty sizes, or timbers up to 32 feet in length, our Port Alberni sawmill can help bring your project to life.

Explore our lumber products below or contact us to discuss your custom order.

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Western Red Cedar lumber milled for siding, decking, fencing, beams, posts, timbers and interior or exterior projects. Available in rough-cut lumber, dimensional sizes, T&G, S4S and custom profiles, with custom milling available for specialty orders.

Western Red Cedar
Stack of rectangular wooden planks with visible wood grain and some green paint markings on one plank. Yellow cedar custom milling beams
Stack of rectangular wooden planks with visible wood grain and some green paint markings on one plank. Yellow cedar custom milling beams

Yellow Cedar lumber for beams, posts, timbers, siding, decking and specialty projects. Available in rough-cut and dimensional lumber, T&G, S4S and custom profiles, with custom sizes available for residential and commercial orders.

Yellow Cedar
Close-up of two wooden beams with visible wood grain and cracks, stacked side by side. Douglas fir custom milling beams

Douglas Fir lumber for construction, timber framing and custom building projects. We specialize in custom milling beams, posts, full-dimension rough-sawn lumber and specialty sizes to your project specifications, with lengths up to 32 feet.

Douglas Fir
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Custom order finished Red Cedar, Yellow Cedar and Douglas Fir lumber for walls, ceilings, soffits, siding and other interior or exterior applications. Available in Tongue & Groove, S4S, Shiplap and custom-milled profiles.

T&G | S4S & Custom Profiles

Custom Milling Capabilities

Thickness

1” +

Width

3” +

Length

4’ - 32’

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Full-Dimension Lumber & Custom Sizes

We specialize in true full-dimension, rough-sawn lumber and custom milling to meet your project requirements. Whether you need a true 2×4, an 8×8 Douglas Fir post, oversized cedar beams or specialty timbers up to 32 feet long, we can mill to your specifications.

Send us your required wood species, dimensions, lengths and quantities for availability, pricing and a custom quote.

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Lumber Delivery Across Vancouver Island

Custom-milled lumber orders can be delivered directly to your project site. Contact our Port Alberni mill to discuss delivery availability, order size and location.

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A modern two-story house under construction, with a wooden structure and large glass windows, situated on a sloped terrain near trees and a lake in the background. a customers project using our beams

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  • "I am so impressed with this place. Great Product coupled with exceptional service and fair pricing."

  • "Really happy with the red cedar we got from GCTM, professional and friendly staff - highly recommend."

  • We've been using Great Central Timber Milling for years, across multiple projects at Diewold Homes & Design and They've been consistently reliable. The lumber shows up straight, properly milled, and ready to work with, exactly what you want when you're trying to keep a project moving without fighting material."

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