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• Installing a Carlisle unfinished or Custom Coat floor can be a do-it-yourself project

  Posted by Christine Halvorson

  

  Anyone with basic do-it-yourself skills can install a Carlisle floor, but it’s entirely up to you whether you wish to do it or have a professional come in. If you do it, we’ll send along complete instructions before your floor order arrives and we’re available seven days a week for your questions. Every member of our sales and design staff has had hands-on training in the most up-to-date installation applications and techniques. If you encounter a problem or have a question, we are only a phone call away at 800-595-9663. We want this to be a fun project for you and that the results will be something you’ll be proud of.

  In addition to the time, here’s a list of supplies you’ll need to install the floor yourself. You might want to take a sneak peak at the PDF document we have that provides detailed, step-by-step instructions.

  For Installing Your Unfinished and Custom Coat™ Floor:

  • Power nailer or pneumatic stapler
  • Chalk line
  • Tape measure
  • Chop, circular or radial arm saw
  • Caulking gun
  • Square
  • Utility knife
  • Rubber mallet
  • Nail punch (if you are using face nails)
  • Finishing nail gun
  • Sawhorses
  • Subfloor adhesive
  • Concrete adhesive
  • Floor straps and weights (for direct glue installation)
  • Square notch trowels (for concrete installation)

  For finishing your unfinished floor:

  • Drywall sanding pole
  • Sandpaper (220-400 grit)
  • Stain cloths
  • Six-inch brush
  • Mineral spirits or paint thinner
  • Rubber gloves
  • Paper respirator mask
  • Foam applicator
  • Lamb’s wool applicator
  • Paint tray and liners
  • Foam paintbrush

  To read a little more about the do-it-yourself process, click here.

  Posted on November 12, 2009 at 01:50 PM in DIY • (0) Comments

• 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):

  Philbot_Customer_Card.pdf

  Posted on September 21, 2009 at 08:47 PM in Customer Stories • DIY • (0) Comments

• 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 • (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 • (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 • (0) Comments

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