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Customer Letter and Friendly Service

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• Megan Sprague

This customer is in the process of having her FSC Antique Oak floors installed.

Here’s a nice letter she sent to Dana Tuscher of our New York sales team…

Thank you very much for the lovely picture - the wood is drop dead gorgeous!

I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me today.  Each time I have called your company I have been handled in a first class kind of way by each person I have spoken to - what a luxury.  Please tell your staff their
kindness goes a long way and makes a lasting impression.  It is a pleasure dealing with Carlisle.

Best….
Carol

Posted on Oct 21, 2008 AT 04:53 AM in Green Building • (0) Comments

Great Carlisle Service=Happy Builder

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• Megan Sprague

Here’s a note from Lauren Power of our Midwest Sales team:

Thought you might like to take a look at this amazing PREFINISHED floor
we made for homeowners in PA.

It’s a mix of 4-8” ‘country’ White Oak and all 8” ‘country’ rift and
quarter sawn white oak with gingerbread stain!

The best news is that the builder is now needing about 2000 SF of
prefinished Cherry for another home he’s working on. This is a builder
who was VERY hesitant about our terms and didn’t want to pay for the
floor before he saw it. I guess we proved ourselves the first time
around- thank you to everyone involved in crafting this beauty!

Enjoy

LP

Posted on Oct 21, 2008 AT 04:35 AM in Green Building • Hardwood Flooring • Home Building & Contracting • (0) Comments

DIY: New England Red Pine in Colorado!

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• 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 Oct 21, 2008 AT 01:10 AM in Home Building & Contracting • (0) Comments

DIY: Wide Pine Floors

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• 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
—
Bruce Blanchette
Visual Artist

Posted on Oct 21, 2008 AT 12:41 AM in (1) Comments

Carlisle Sponsors The Fall Collection 2008 event in Chicago

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• Megan Sprague

Sotheby’s Sudlers Realty The Fall Collection™ 2008 event is set for Wednesday, October 22nd,  (7 to 10pm) at the Ann Sacks showroom at the Merchandise Mart.

This exclusive event will also have a raffle for a local charity that benefits underprivileged Chicago children, TOP.  We anticipate about 200 persons to attend the event.  The event is invitation-only and fully catered evening by a top caterer, J&LCatering.

Carlisle is a sponsor of the event!

Visit the event’s website here.

Posted on Oct 20, 2008 AT 09:48 PM in News & Events • (0) Comments