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Using authentic hand-tools, like craftsmen used to build the first homes in America, the Carlisle craftsmen re-create these floors to look like families have lived on them for generations.

Floors that were handmade two centuries ago have an integrity and distinctive character that only Carlisle can recreate.
Our Skilled craftsmen fully understand the true meaning of the look of these floors, and are committed to painstakingly distressing each board by hand. This is the only way to create the traditional look which can not be replicated when mass produced by machines. They labor over each individual board, carefully hand-working the wood using tools that would have been used when building the first homes in this country. Whether you choose a saw kerf, hand-scraped or foot worn option, your hand crafted floor will reflect the years of experience and deep appreciation we have of authentic look represented in each floor we made. The result: your floor will have a richness and beauty that will only become more enhanced with time.