This is the cheapest way to obtain a heart pine look-unfinished around $3.00 per square foot, for those of you reading only for that information. But if you don’t keep reading you do not understand the value, and a price without specs is not really a price. Here is an example. Kiln Dried, tongue and groove with relief grooves 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 12′ for $3.30 per square foot.
SYP Direct does not sell “Knotty Pine from our Alabama timber source. These two grades cannot be compared grades #2 knotty our #2 southern pine is simply a #2 heart pine. Most situations and in most parts of the country the number two grade represents defects, our number two grade simply represents the lack of 50% Heartwood on the face of the board. The important part of that sentence is the #50% because if it does not meet heart pine standards it becomes #2, our number two grade will contain up to 50% heartwood on each board.
#2 Knotty Pine is from 2×4’s #2 Heart Pine culled from our Heart Pine timber
Comparing #2 Knotty Pine to #2 Heart Pine
#2 grade from our Heart Pine What is the difference? Age, and appearance which are pretty important, right?
Invest in your home with a true investment!
How to maximize your investment? For example, if you order 1000 square feet of number two grade you can intelligently offload and use the boards with the most heart content in the most visible places of your home. I tell people they can put “ugly” boards in the bedrooms or kids closets. It is what separates us from them.
The cheapest heart pine floor you can buy…and be happy.
So, if you are doing a remodel or building a home and you want the cheapest heart pine floor for your money! Our #2 Grade Heart Pine is a great choice but please understand it is not going to be a comparable to our Heart Pine but head and shoulders about any #2 Knotty Southern Yellow Pine.