How to identify Heart Pine

Welcome to our blog post on how to identify heart pine. To be clear, we are talking about how to identify New Heart Pine. In this informative guide, we will provide you with valuable insights on recognizing heartwood, and in a broader context, ‘heart content’. Both of these are essential for those homeowners (installation professionals) looking for quality New Heart Pine. Quality is easy to define, with the end result being an installation and a […]

Match an existing pine floor

If you are attempting to match an existing pine floor, welcome. The answers or solution you seek may or may not be possible but we promise to do all can, small patch or the entire house.

What is Caribbean Heart Pine

April 29 2024 update and answer to What is Caribbean Heart Pine? For a sample and or to hear more about (what) is Caribbean Heart Pine- call us now 888 286 2057 or hit the contact form and start the process to getting your dream floor. Rustic Grade CHP Rustic wide plank Caribbean Heart Pine What is Caribbean Heart Pine? In a few words, the type of floor that creates envy, intended or otherwise. Every [...]

Amazing Southern Pine colors and character shown in our samples boards

Heartwood, what is it?

Heartwood is also known as heart content and consist of heart and sapwood. Heart pine flooring is sold with a percentage range, such as 50-80%.

Prime Grade

Prime grade is uniform in color, very few, if any knots. Colors in a range from golden brown to red brown heartwood. While both rustic and prime grades contain a minimum of 85% heartwood, rustic has knots. Some might call it character. Prime grade is virtually clear except occasional small pin knots. Color is more consistent and harmonious, with a high degree of red heartwood and limited sapwood. Rustic and Prime Grade have 85% heartwood & this is [...]

Finish to order custom new heart pine floors

1x8x12 Mill Run Heart Pine

Mil Run Heart Pine does not fit into standard grade, and it is only available every six weeks or so. July 1st, 2022. We currently have 8400 square feet available for pick up or shipping from Reidsville, NC, Premiere finishing and coating.

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Chattanooga TN Air B&B

View On Airbnb2 Bedroom Loft on Chattanooga's North Shore Amazing Air B&B with SYP Direct Floors The New York Times named Chattanooga one of the "Top 45 Places to go" in the World. And it's no wonder. Tucked between the mountains of Southeast Tennessee, along the beautiful Tennessee River, Chattanooga is one of America's most breathtaking cities. Chattanooga Tennessee Chattanooga has the reputation of being aggressively welcoming. And that “welcome to Chattanooga” is extended to [...]

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Reclaimed or Salvaged

Reclaimed or salvaged? What is the difference between reclaimed and salvaged? If you were in the flooring industry someone might say $15 a square foot, and they wouldn't be far off. So, if you're shopping for reclaimed oak or heart pine it's important to know what you're looking at it's important to know where it came from or its provenance. Salvaged Heart Pine Accent Walls Salvaged is something like an old floor being taken up [...]

5″ Caribbean Heart Pine

5" Caribbean Heart Pine is available in both rustic and prime grades. Prime grade might be what you imagine when thinking about Heart Pine flooring. The colors are more uniform compared to our rustic grade, of course but there does exist enough variance to make it “interesting.” Prime Grade 5" Caribbean Heart Pine may have a few small knots compared to the larger knots and sapwood in the Rustic grade. Prime Grade wide plank 7" [...]

1x10x12 wide plank new heart pine flooring

10″ Heart Pine

1 x 10 Heart Pine is the widest of our wide plank New Heart Pine. Remember when you see 1x10x12, those numbers are neither 1" nor 10", the 12' is accurate. Only with pine, new pine for that matter. Southern Yellow Pine is not one species, actually there are dozen varieties but Loblolly and Longleaf are the two that matter. Loblolly is grown and farms, sold in box stores and offered at your lumber yard [...]