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From New Hampshire to Michigan, this kitchen project got done

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• Christine Halvorson

Cheryl Workman and her husband came by Carlisle’s showroom and offices in Stoddard, New Hampshire last summer and fell in love with our Antique Oak floor.  Six months later, they untook the renovation project—installing the Antique Oak in their small kitchen in Michigan.  The floor shown here was prefinished with an Amber stain and is 7-inch widths. Cheryl writes…

…(The kitchen project) was a lot of mess, but so worth every minute of it. Thank you so much. I could not be happier.

 

Posted on May 22, 2009 AT 03:32 AM in (2) Comments

Really “green” home part of Portsmouth sustainability festival tour

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• Christine Halvorson

Back on March 25, we told you about Cheryl Parker and Marc Batcheldor and how they are building one of the greenest homes in the country, over in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, not so far from our Carlisle headquarters. We’re quite proud to be part of this project, which is now about to be revealed to the public in the Portsmouth Sustainability Tour. Cheryl and Marc’s house is featured on the May 16 "Sustainability at Home"  tour featuring homes and organizations that are demonstrating sustainable building materials or other energy saving practices. Their home appears on this map as #7: The Zero Net Energy Home! Cheryl and Marc intend that their home will achieve platinum level LEED certification and their zero net energy designation means they will produce as much energy as they use. Their home is a 1,350-square-foot passive solar that they designed and engineered themselves. Each material they used in their home was considered for where it was manufactured, its chemical content and its sustainability—and that’s why they chose Carlisle Wide Plank Antique Heart Pine, crafted in 4-inch to 10-inch random widths. March and Cheryl installed the floor themselves.

If you’re in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire neighborhood on May 16, why not drop in to the Sustainability at Home tour and see Marc and Cheryl’s home up close?

Posted on May 11, 2009 AT 03:27 AM in Green Building • (0) Comments

Customer stains and finishes Ash floors herself

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• Don Carlisle

A customer, JoAnn Johnson, sent us these photos of the Premium Grade Ash floors she had just put in. She reports that she did the staining and tung oil finish herself, and that she had a lot of fun choosing which of the many boards to "highlight" in each of the rooms she finished. Besides these two rooms, she’s also undertaking a new floor in her Great Room. Way to go, JoAnn!

Posted on May 08, 2009 AT 03:24 AM in (2) Comments

Carlisle floors seem to go with every possible decor

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• Christine Halvorson

We’re pretty thrilled with these photos sent to us by a customer in Traverse City, Michigan.  Her condo home is in a restored former mental hospital, which is fascinating in itself. But just look at the way these premium grade Eastern White Pine boards blend in with her otherwise modern and eclectic decor.  The floors are finished in Concord Honey with a tung oil. What do you think? Write us here by clicking onto "Comments" just below.

Posted on May 06, 2009 AT 03:21 AM in (0) Comments

High-end builder has high praise for Carlisle floors

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• Christine Halvorson

We got a nice note from Von Salmi in April, letting us know he had a new website. He builds and designs homes and is based in Westminster, MA.  Mr. Salmi wrote:

 I have worked with Carlisle Wideplank Flooring  and Rick Menard for almost 10 years. It has been a pleasure to work with such a professional organization. I work on very large homes with very discriminating clients who look for the unusual and most beautiful floors that we can install. I had an instance where the client wanted a mahogony floor in a master bath. Traditional Honduran Mahogony was the wrong look and Rick provided an Asian Mahogony as an alternative that completely fulfilled the interior designers’ and clients’ needs.

I have purchased everything from 4-inch White Oak quartered and rift sawn, quartered Walnut Herringbone, Custom Oak parquet to antique all Heart Pine flooring and Carlisle has delivered consistantly in quality and time on every order.

Whenever I am asked who I use for my flooring there is only one name that comes out of my mouth, Carlisle Wide Plank Flooring. I hope it is the only name that I will ever have to say.

A very satisfied customer,

Von Salmi, Pres.
Von Salmi and Associates, Inc.
Construction, Consulting and Design
P.O. Box 425
Westminster, MA 01473 

Well, we’re very satisfied when we hear this kind of thing from folks we’ve worked with over the years. Thanks, Von!

Posted on May 06, 2009 AT 03:16 AM in (0) Comments