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We heard from a nice customer on our new Facebook page, about some new Long Leaf Heart Pine Floors that she installed in her home. When we saw her post we emailed her for some pictures and she was so nice to send them along!
Kristin and her husband worked with Wide Plank Specialist Lynne Rafuse to design some beautiful Long Leaf Heart PIne flooring for their home. They were going for a rustic cabin look and Kristin said that the Heart Pine floors were a perfect fit. Since Heart Pine is naturally a light floor, she worked with Lynne to select our Gingerbread stain, which when applied, would give the floor an older, and aged look.
Kristin also reports that this project was a succesful DIY project! Believe it or not about 25% of all Carlisle floors are installed by a Do-It-Yourself customer!
Check out these photos and learn why Long Leaf Heart Pine Floors might be right for you!
Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 01:15 PM in By Room • Kitchens • By State • Massachusetts • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Doing Business with Carlisle • Pine Flooring • Heart Pine • Wide Plank Specialists • Lynne Rafuse • (0) Comments
We recently told you about a customer in Newfoundland, Canada that experienced the frustration of an inferior installation and the help provided by a Carlisle Preferred Installer. While we never wish this on any customer when we hear from customers with these stories we offer to help to however we can and when the Love Family in Maryland contacted Wide Plank Specialist Adam Whitney, of our Washington, DC showroom for help he knew right where to turn ~ Bob Humphries at Majestic Wood Floors helped the Love's repair and complete the Wide Plank Eastern White Pine Floors they so desired for their home.
Read more about the project and how a Carlisle Preferred Installer can help your project turn out just the way you want it!
Posted on Apr 13, 2012 AT 08:44 AM in By State • Maryland • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Carlisle Master Craftsman • Pine Flooring • Eastern White Pine • Preferred Installers to the Rescue • Residential • Showrooms • Washington, DC • Testimonial • Wide Plank Specialists • Adam Whitney • (0) Comments
Carlisle Wide Plank Specialists work with clients everyday to design beautiful floors but we realize that the end result will only be as good as the professional who installs it. We recently had customer experience the drama and disappointment of working with an inexperienced installer. Carlisle prides itself on having great relationships with all our customers so when The Fehrs in New Foundland needed help they called us right away and we called in our team of experienced Carlisle Preferred Installers.
Find out how a Carlisle Preferred Installer helped out tThe Feht Family and how a preferred installer can help your project.
Posted on Apr 05, 2012 AT 11:19 PM in Carlisle around the World • North America • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Carlisle Master Craftsman • Doing Business with Carlisle • Hardwood Flooring • White Maple • Home Styles • Contemporary • waterfront • Install & Finish: Stories/Information • Preferred Installers to the Rescue • Residential • Wide Plank Specialists • Scott Ogden • (0) Comments
Karen and Bill from Massachusetts sent an email to their Wide Plank Specialist, Lynne Rafuse, recently to follow up on the recent delivery of their new 6-10" Wide Hickory flooring for their home.
HI Lynne,
We received our flooring, and there is no other word for it but, "WOW", I feel part of New Hampshire has come to Massachusetts, and I could not be happier, thank you so much! I feel like the flooring is a work of art in itself, I don't think I even want furniture! I think the floors are enough, but we do have to sit somewhere.
We could not fit it all in our house so we had to have some of it put in the garage, I hope that will not effect it, we have it covered and are monitoring the humiditiy, which has been very low! I am so excited I cannot wait to see it put down and finished.
There are no words left to say other than thank you Carlisle and thank you Lynne and everyone who helped us and delivered it to us! Will be in touch with questions when we go to install I am sure!
Karen G and Bill A
Posted on Apr 02, 2012 AT 01:08 AM in By State • Massachusetts • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Doing Business with Carlisle • Hardwood Flooring • Hickory • Residential • Showrooms • Stoddard, NH • Testimonial • Wide Plank Specialists • Lynne Rafuse • (0) Comments

It is not very often you get exactly what you are expecting with a product but we heard from a happy customer who had just such an experience when he worked with Wide Plank Specialist, Lynne Rafuse, to order All 10" Wide Red Oak planks for his home. To save him time we hand-finished the floors prior to shipping.
He writes:
"I liked what I saw on the internet and I loved the sample Lynne sent to me! The actual floor installed is gorgeous and makes the whole project work well!
Mr. J. Wysocki
Connecticut
Posted on Mar 15, 2012 AT 11:35 AM in By State • Connecticut • Carlisle Customers • Homeowners • Doing Business with Carlisle • Hardwood Flooring • Red Oak • Pre-Finished • Testimonial • Wide Plank Specialists • Lynne Rafuse • (0) Comments
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