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The show home next door.
Posted by Jen Fox
I had a pretty cool thing happen today — I called one of our customers earlier this morning to give her the name of a referral in her area where she could see our flooring in person. Then, I found out another person was willing to be a referral, too, so I called the customer back to give her the additional name. Well, she had already made an appointment to see the first referral’s flooring tonight. Not only that, but when she was being given directions she was asked if she knew where ‘Oak Street’ was? She said she sure did, and it turns out the referral that she is going to see tonight lives three doors down from where the customer is building her new home!
Now she gets to see our floors AND meet her new neighbors…
I’d say we really do offer the best customer service — what do you think?Posted on July 23, 2008 at 09:31 AM in (0) Comments
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Earth Friendly Folks ‘Drink it All In’...
Posted by Jen Fox
... At Carlisle Wide Plank Floors in Hollywood, CA tonight, 02/21/08! Check it out if you're in the area and would like to hang out with some environmentally conscious friends on some environmentally sound wide plank wood flooring!
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 02:52 PM in (0) Comments
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For Allergy Sufferers: Nix the Carpet and Go for Hardwood!
Posted by Jen Fox
I've always known I have been allergic to dust because it would make me sneeze - a lot. I thought it was something I could live with and just one of those nuisances in life that some people have to deal with and others just don't. And so I trolled through most of my adolescent and teenage years just trying to stay away from dusty places ... that I could see. However, the real allergens that actually have caused me to develop allergic asthma can't even be seen by the naked eye! They are dust mites, pollens and pet dander. These are things you can't "see," but they infiltrate the environment in anything they can hang onto - mostly pillows, bedding, curtains and the main offender: CARPET.
As soon as I was educated to this fact, I promptly removed the carpet in my bedroom and revealed wood flooring that not only aided in ceasing my wheezing and coughing, but also incidentally looked much more handsome and welcoming than the carpet had. I ended up spending more time in my room than I ever could have before I had removed the carpet and vowed from that day forward there would be no carpet bigger than a throw-rug in my living space ever again! I'm really proud of this decision, as it has not only made me feel better physically, but I also have the peace of mind that I am not creating more non-biodegradable waste in the world from the chemicals used to maintain and produce carpet.
Another attribute I love about wood flooring is that it is so easy to keep clean; I can sweep it and damp-mop with an Earth-friendly mixture of a capful of vinegar and water and presto; good as new! Next time you're walking in your home and sneezing or wheezing, take a moment to look around you --- your worst enemy could be right under your feet!
Posted on January 31, 2008 at 02:08 PM in (1) Comments
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Jen Fox
Posted by Jen Fox
Hi! My name is Jen Fox and I work as Sales Support at Carlisle Wide Plank Floors. I have been here for 10 months and I am very happy to be a part of the Carlisle family! I will be touching base every once in a while to let you know how things are going on my own flooring project, as I am installing our Old Growth Heart Pine and Old Growth Eastern White Pine in my new home. As soon as we are ready for the floors in our building schedule, I will be on hand to help install them myself and I am very excited!!I have attached a photo of myself with my two year old Black Lab, Montana; as he will be living with me in my new home and naturally distressing my Pine wide plank floors. As a side note, I am allergic to animals BIG TIME. One of the reasons I will be able to keep Montana and my two cats in my new home is because I am installing all wide plank flooring and no carpet. This will reduce my allergy load tremendously because it will be so easy to clean the floors simply by sweeping and damp mopping with small amount of vinegar and water. I am happy to be able to do this for my allergies and essentially, to do my part to help the environment, as this flooring will last for generations and has not been artificially crafted into something that will take decades to deteriorate in a landfill once it has worn out its welcome in my home...
That's all for now - I will definitely tell more stories soon!
Kindly,
Jennifer L. Fox
Posted on January 9, 2008 at 01:18 PM in (0) Comments
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Stoddard, New Hampshire