Hermitage Inn, Vermont uses Carlisle’s Heart Pine, Eastern White Pine in historic renovation

When new owners took over the historic Hermitage Inn in West Dover, Vermont, the 1800s look needed a little enhancing. The owners wanted to use local products and local labor as much as possible, according to Carlisle’s Glen Ranagan, who worked with the inn’s project team to get it done.

“There we were, an hour away, and I’m from this area, so it just made sense for them to go with us,” Ranagan said.

The conversation started about two years ago, when Glen provided the Project Manager and his team with dozens of preliminary samples and colors. “Once we agreed, a made a trip over there a couple of times. It’s helpful to see the space for myself,” he said.

In the end, Heart Pine was used in the main areas and the lobby, and Eastern White Pine was used in the inn’s guest rooms. The pine came from selectively harvested forests in either New Hampshire or Maine.

Everything went smoothly, Glen says, because everyone had realistic expectations. “Every project is different and every person is different. There’s always something that will be misunderstood or not communicated well. But our builder did a great job and the client was very pleased,” Glen said. “Now they’ve got guests thinking the floor is original, from the 1800s, and we’ve got some of them going home to New Jersey and deciding they need a Carlisle floor in their lake home.”

The inn project probably took 10 months from start to finish, but it continues. An addition to the inn will also be done with about 2,500 square feet of Carlisle ’s pine flooring.

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:29 PM in Green Building • (0) Comments

Comments

Long Leaf Pine Forest

John Crosby's Timberland, Alabama

Carlisle Wide Plank Floors