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DIY: Wide Pine Floors

Posted by Megan Sprague

Lynne Rafuse of our New England sales team received this email and photos from her client Bruce of Walpole, New Hampshire!

Lynne- Just a note to let you know that the floor is finished. The floor looks like I expected it to, and there is a consistency of finish on the knots as well as the rest of the planks.

I am attaching a few pictures of the floor, although the rooms still need door and window casings and mopboards. The radiators seen under the windows can now be hooked up too. There are other features to be added to the fireplace (mantle) and a wall of bookshelves to finish the look in one of the rooms. I'll send you those pics when the job is finalized.

Thanks, Bruce
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Bruce Blanchette
Visual Artist

Posted on October 21, 2008 at 11:11 AM in Customer Stories • DIY - Do It Yourself • Home Decor • (1) Comments
Getting It Right..the Second Time Around!

Posted by Megan Sprague

Lisa and Keith Hatch purchased their Brown Maple floor (with hand scraped edges) earlier this year. They received the floor and proceeded to stain it with one of our custom stains, to match a sample that we had sent them. After a few rounds of the stain, it was turning out way too light.

Sales Manager Kevin Crowder remembers, "They were having trouble getting the same dark color on their floor that we had sent them in the sample. They called me with their concerns and I took good care of them. I paid them to have it sanded back down to raw wood. Once they did that it took the stain darker as the photos show."

Lisa and Keith are very happy with their floors! See this note that Lisa sent earlier this year:

Hi Kevin,

Our floors turned out great! It was a pleasure working with you and the rest of the Carlisle Wide Plank Floor staff. I will certainly recommend your company to others interested in exceptional wood floors.

I’ve attached pictures. I apologize for not sending these photos sooner. If you need additional ones, please let me know!

Many thanks again for everything!

Lisa and Keith Hatch

Posted on October 17, 2008 at 02:35 PM in Customer Stories • Hardwood Flooring • Home Decor • Wood Grains & Styles • (1) Comments
Customer Letter from Massachusetts

Posted by Megan Sprague

Judy Wilson of Middleton, Massachusetts sent us this customer letter about her birch wide plank floors.
We love it! The wood was of excellent quality!

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 10:48 AM in Customer Stories • (0) Comments
Customer Letter from Vermont

Posted by Megan Sprague

Kevin and Carole Schumann of Orwell, Vermont sent us this letter
Love the flooring! Installed and sealed successfully with advice and guidance from Rick. Thank you!
Kevin and Carole installed their own floors! They purchased two floors: wide plank Eastern White Pine with our signature Plymouth Pumpkin Stain and our wide plank Birch.

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 09:28 AM in Customer Stories • DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
Customer Letter from Washington State

Posted by Megan Sprague

We received this letter from our clients David and Lisa of Spokane, Washington!
Installer did half of the tung oil finish before he realized that stain was needed first so he sanded most of it multiple times. Ultimately completing with stain and then tung oil. Your help was tremendous, you were very available when our installer was not!
David and Lisa have our wide plank Eastern White Pine.

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 09:19 AM in Customer Stories • (0) Comments