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• Among other things, this Carlisle floor matches the family Golden Retriever

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  

  Warren and Tassie Crellin of Townsend, Delaware have been married 21 years and had always dreamed of building a log home. In March 2008, they purchased an 11- acre, partially wooded farmette. “We spent months clearing the necessary trees to make room for our dream home,” Tassie writes. “Finally, in January 2009 the logs were delivered and construction began.”

  Tassie reports that she first saw Carlisle floors in her Log Home Living magazine.

  “I first contacted Carlisle back in November 2008 and was connected with Shanon Sterrett. She was extremely helpful in helping us pick out the perfect floor for our rustic look. We ended up with 10-inch wide planks in hit-or-miss pine flooring. The roughed up texture really blends with the log walls. Not to mention, the wear and tear that two boys and two dogs provide!” Tassie wrote. “I love the hit-or-miss imperfections because any scratches or dings simply blend right in once touched up with stain and simply add to the ‘character’. Our stain color is a combination of 2 parts Concord Honey/1 part Ginger Bread. We love it! It also matches our Golden Retriever, Maddie.”

  The Crellins moved into their new home on Halloween of this year, after having sold their previous home rather quickly and needing to stay in a camper or five months. “Now we can barely see our beautiful floors for all the boxes,” Tassie wrote. “They are gorgeous and we are very happy with how they turned out.”

  Warren and Tassie actually did all of the staining and oiling (a total of four coats) of the new floor in their 1,200-square-foot rec room, just to save on time. They left the rest of the floors to their builder and his crew. “The floors were easy to install and the overall staining process wasn’t bad,” she writes.

  “We really enjoyed working with Carlisle and Shanon was always there to guide us through the decision process, making sure our flooring was just what we wanted!”

  The photo above shows Warren installing the flooring in our rec room. Below are a few more photos from the family album.

  Posted on November 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM in Customer Stories • DIY • (0) Comments

• What happens in Vegas….will include Carlisle Wide Plank Floors January 19-22

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  If you’re in the home building business and are anywhere near Las Vegas come January, you might want to stop over to the International Builder’s Show January 19 through 22 and see our floors up close and personal. Carlisle is participating in this trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is also featuring a wide variety of other products and educational seminars. Carlisle will be in booth #N2439. If you just want to see the exhibits, attendence is free if you first register here
  

  Posted on November 27, 2009 at 12:01 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments

• Carlisle floors no problem over radiant heat

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  If you are thinking about a new or re-do flooring project, but have some concerns about installing wood over radiant heat, just take on this mantra: “No worries.”

  Carlisle has a wealth of experience — and endorsements — in the application of its wide plank flooring over radiant heat systems in homes.

  One such endorsement comes from Shawn Sweeney of Sweeney Design Build in Shelburne, Vermont:

  “I recommend Carlisle Wide Plank Floors to all my clients because of the stability of their wood over such a wide range of installation conditions and temperatures. Especially for radiant applications, it is far superior to any other wood floor — wide or narrow— on the market.”

  Another endorsement comes from Warmboard Radiant Subfloor one of the more popular manufacturers of radiant heat.

  Lots of homeowners like the efficiency and cleanliness of radiant heat, but may wonder how that distribution of heat directly under a floor might affect the floor over time.

  Here are some things to remember:
  ·Wood breaths and moves, so once you’ve chosen the correct, properly cured Carlisle application for your home, it will constantly adapt to its ever-changing environment, yet will remain flat and stable;
  ·The quality of our boards makes a big difference: Ours are cut from heartwood for a strong, straight vertical grain and they have low moisture content– another reason why heartwood is more stable;
  ·We have a lot of experience — more than 40 years — of installing wood floors over radiant heat in all types of environments from one coast to the other;
  ·And we’ll guarantee the work: If at any time during the life of your Carlisle floor there is a problem relating to the quality of our wood or our manufacturing process, we will handcraft a new floor for you free of charge.

  For more information, check out our website section entitled Installing Over Radiant Heat.

  Posted on November 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM in DIY • Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

• Carlisle helps create California (condo) dreamin’ ...

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  The dreamy photos below show what the combination of Eastern White Pine and Bradford Umber stain can do for a condominium in Aliso Viejo, California. The floors were prefinshed and delivered ready to go.

  The customers, Christopher and Carrie, found Carlisle on the web and worked with Wendy, in our Los Angeles Design Center. Christopher had grown up with wide plank flooring and wanted the same for the condo they had purchased.

  The 5- to 9-inch premium style Eastern White Pine was glued directly to the slab.

  There was enough wood left over from the downstairs reflooring to do an upstairs hallway and they’re contemplating doing a set of stairs as well.

  Posted on November 21, 2009 at 09:56 AM in Customer Stories • (0) Comments

• Yes, you can lay wide plank flooring over concrete

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  
  One question that comes up often around here is whether our wide plank floors can be laid over concrete slabs, and the answer is, “Yes!” (Above, we did it at the Oak Park Hyatt in Washington, D.C.)

  But it’s a qualified yes. Yes, you can lay wood floors over concrete as long as you are using the superior products from Carlisle.

  There are three essentials to laying floor over concrete. We’ve already covered No. 1—use Carlisle wide plank flooring. The other two essentials are:

  2) The concrete must be dry.
  3) A vapor barrier should be installed over it to guard against seasonal fluctuations.

  Wood will shrink or expand, depending on the temperature and humidity conditions it’s exposed to. But the Carlisle wood will remain flat and stable because our wood comes from trees with tighter, denser grains; its sawn from the heart of the tree where the wood is dryest and most dense; and it’s air dried for a year before it’s kiln dried then milled under the high quality control conditions.

  With 40 years of experience, in all types of climates from one coast to the other, Carlisle and its team of of highly trained sales representatives can offer advice and put you at ease.

  And the guarantee to second to none: If there’s ever a problem relating to the quality of our wood or our manufacturing process, we will handcraft a new floor for you free of charge.

  For complete information about this, check our the Installing Over Concrete section of our web site.
  If you really want to get into the nitty gritty, check out these installation documents.

  Posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:41 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments

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