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New White Pine floor in New York looks good even without finishing

Posted by Christine Halvorson

Bob and Melissa Meyer of Alden, New York saw a Carlisle ad in Country Living Magazine and, once they decided to build a new home, contacted us and worked with Shanon Sterrett to come up with a design. Shanon, in our Stoddard offices, helped them choose Wide Plank Eastern White pine, 8" to 12" wide, and had it finished in a Bradford Umber stain and Tung Oil-what we call our "Signature floor." Bob and his father, a builder/carpenter, installed the floor themselves, and they did the finishing of the stain and oil. Shanon said the Meyers "were probably one of the sweetest couples I've worked with."
The photo Bob and Melissa sent (below) shows the floor in its installed but unfinished state, and it still looks great!

Posted on February 16, 2009 at 12:29 PM in DIY • (0) Comments
DIY: New England Red Pine in Colorado!

Posted by Megan Sprague

Laura Leier of our Denver Sales team sent in these photos of her DIY project, prefinished wide plank Red Pine!

See her notes and photos below!

Here are some pictures of Our New England Red Pine prefinished with a cherry stain 8-12” wide. The install would go much faster if we did not have so much help but it fits together perfectly. The only trick with really long wood is when squaring the ends you have to really push down on the boards to keep it flat and flush with the fence on the saw. Additionally, we have not experienced any “regional contraction” in the wood. All of the boards have remained the same width and it has been in Colorado since May! This will be a huge selling tool for me when I am selling pre finished in more arid climates where this tends to occur more often!
Thank you to the mill and prefinsihing for making us such a beautiful floor that every neighbor has stopped in to covet!

Laura and family

Posted on October 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM in DIY • Home Building & Contracting • Home Decor • (0) Comments
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 • Home Decor • (1) Comments
DIY in Iowa: Antique Hickory and Custom Pattern

Posted by Megan Sprague

Our clients Jennifer and Kevin Stallman of Iowa sent Lauren Fanti, of our sales team, these photos! Jennifer and Kevin installed their own floors and custom pattern!

FSC Certified Antique Hickory

Custom Pattern in newly sawn Hickory

Posted on October 13, 2008 at 09:49 AM in DIY • (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 • (0) Comments