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Monday Morning Mailbag: Carlisle customers look at their new floor with awe
Posted by Christine Halvorson
Every time we finish a floor project for a customer—or the customer has finished doing his or her Do-It-Yourself job to install it— we like to ask them what they think or if they have any comments to send back to our leader, Don Carlisle. Here’s this week’s sample of the type of card we get back to us—and we thought you’d like to see it straight from their heart (er…pen).
Customers Joanne and Bill Philpot worked with Carlisle’s Gary Ryer to purchase 120 square feet of nominal width, premium grade Eastern White Pine, which was finished at their home. Our favorite quote from them about their floor: “We look at it with awe!”
Here’s what they had to say (clicking on the file will open it up to full size):
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:47 PM in Customer Stories • DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
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New Windsor, NY kitchen gets makeover with Carlisle’s Brown Maple
Posted by Christine Halvorson
We got a nice note from James Rashford, who recently installed Carlisle’s Brown Maple floor in his kitchen in New Windsor, New York. The floors in the photos below are all 7-inch widths and they were prefinished in the Carlisle shops with a clear coating. Mr. Rashford has a few square feet of these boards left over and is now considering doing another room. Here’s what he wrote about his project:
“I’m very happy with the product. Definitely different from anything I’ve seen in most folk’s houses. The finish is excellent…a little dangerous though (ie. slippery) in stocking feet. The grains provide a lot of visual character, even my wife is pleased.”
You can see more detail about Carlisle’s Brown Maple options here.
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 09:05 AM in DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
DIY project in Pennsylvania is stunning with Carlisle’s Antique Heart Pine
Posted by Christine Halvorson
Homeowners in Pennsylvania who recently installed their Carlisle Antique Heart Pine floor themselves were kind enough to send us these “before” and “after” shots of their project. This kitchen remodeling project included 300 square feet of our floors, in a country grade and 5- to 10-inch widths. They finished it with our Gingerbread stain and completed the look with transparent Tung oil. The customers have also installed Eastern White Pine in another room in their house. Photos of that project to come!
Posted on July 31, 2009 at 03:21 PM in DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
Down in Louisiana, Carlisle’s Eastern White Pine is a hit
Posted by Christine Halvorson
Here’s a homeowner who has installed 10-inch wide Eastern White Pine with hit-or-miss miling. The floor is stained with Bradford Umber and finished with Tung oil. This was completely a do-it-yourself project. The installation and finishing were done by the customer. He’s so happy he may be doing a bedroom floor soon. He writes:
“We get complements all the time. People love it and can’t get over the fact that I did it myself. It’s funny. Some people just go on and on about it. We’re very pleased.”
Posted on July 27, 2009 at 02:54 PM in DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
A do-it-yourself project: beautiful Ash floors before and after
Posted by Christine Halvorson
We’re thrilled when clients are kind enough to send us photos when they complete a Carlisle flooring project by themselves. Back in April, Carlisle’s Lauren Fanti got photos from her client, JoAnn Johnson, after the Carlisle Premium Grade Ash floors had just been installed. JoAnn had applied the Bradford Umber stain and the Tung Oil finish herself. Now JoAnn and her family are fully using their rooms and their new floors. So, here they are again, this time completely lived in. Client JoAnn writes: “Love the floors, as does everyone who sees them.”
Posted on July 9, 2009 at 01:36 PM in DIY - Do It Yourself • (0) Comments
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