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A customer looking to floor his Iowa cabin chose Hickory from Carlisle specifically for its knots and character. He sent us this note when the floor arrived at his home for installation.
“I unloaded the semi last night and the flooring looks amazing! Thank you and your staff for including so many long and wider boards for the run. I am just thrilled with the way the boards turned out and the ‘rustic look’ that they have. The hard part now will be idenifying which boards will go were for the install to highlight the rustic areas,” wrote customer Robert Goldman.
The order was for 1,000 square feet of 4- to 8-inch random face width long run Hickory.
Posted on Aug 29, 2009 AT 01:01 AM in (0) Comments
Jewett Farms Studio in conjunction with its partners at Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is pleased to announce a new wednesday continuing education units (C.E.U.S) series
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2009 | Radiant Heat Options | Mark Nichols | 7-8:30pm |
| November 11, 2009 | All Things Green | Mark Nichols | 7-8:30pm |
| February 3, 2010 | Antique Woods | Mark Nichols | 7-8:30pm |
Jewett Farms Studio
58 Merrimac Street, Unit 1
Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
Please R.S.V.P. With Elena Bachrach of Jewett Farms Studio
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Posted on Aug 27, 2009 AT 10:22 PM in News & Events • (3) Comments
Matt Farhm of Carlisle worked long and hard to ace this one — the clubhouse of a golf community in Highlands, N.C.
Matt spent three months working with the designers, another three months with the builder, then with the installation crew that laid down 4,300 square feet of premium White Oak.
Matt reports that the floor was done in 5- to 10-inch widths and glued directly to the slab, which was well cured and showing no moisture problems. The floor was stained with Sturbridge brown, then three coats transparent and one coat satin Tung oil.
As the pictures attest, this project was a hole in one when it came to the results.
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 AT 10:03 PM in (0) Comments
Our customers sometimes rely on each other for advice on their flooring, as evidenced by an exchange among two Texans and personnel here at Carlisle. We love it when customers agree to be “references” for us. It’s sort of like we’re applying for a job—which we are, kind of!
So, Rodney Stephenson of Hempstead was thinking about a rustic wide plank floor that would have to be glued directly to a concrete slab. He also had questions about the softness of the pine.
With the help of Carlisle, he got advice from customer Jonnie Steffek in Richmond, who had installed her floor not that long ago. She told Rodney about an installation of Eastern White Pine.
Said Jonnie: “I went with the unfinished wood rather than pre-finished. My reason for that is, I like floors to show wear/pathways/knot holes.”
Carlisle supplied information to the client about gluing to the slab and the softness issue.
Jonnie wrote: “As far as being ‘soft’, that may be; however, in my book, ‘dings’ add character. I had a friend long ago, that would buy an antique, then refinish it to the point that it looked like it came direct from a furniture store…We have a few antiques scattered throughout the house, but they are old, and they look old.”
Jonnie invited Rodney over to her neck of the woods to see her floors for himself. We are indebted!
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 AT 09:53 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments
Nancy, a customer in Stow, Mass., did her kitchen floor with pre-finished Red Oak and the result, as you can see from the photos, is striking.
The flooring, done in 10-inch widths, mixes beautifully with the other touches in the kitchen, especially the 1850s-era reproduction cast iron cookstove.
In combination with the floor, the kitchen, the cabinets, the appliances and the cabinetry give it all a rustic, homey look and feel.
After completing the floor and living with it a few weeks, Nancy wrote us to ask how best to clean it. Should she use vinegar and water? Yes, we answered! That’s the best way to clean our floors.
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 AT 10:33 AM in Hardwood Flooring • (0) Comments
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