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The price per square foot contains more than just numbers

Heart Pine to Knotty Pine everyone wants to know, “how much per square foot”? The question is usually first or second one asked. And we answer it by asking three questions; what species/grade, where are you and how many square feet do you need? Furthermore, your zip code is the other part of the equation determining the “landed” or real price per square foot. Shipping to Montana different than sending 10,000 lbs. to Georgia or Louisiana. Of course, we have a volume discount, but we are talking about real cost including all fees “known and “unknown”. Price per square foot means very little if it arrives beaten up, or I can charge .10 per square foot and $1000.00 per square foot to deliver it. So price per square foot means nothing without more information and the inclusion of shipping, crates, pallet fees, etc..

Price per square foot is Fugazi

If you get the movie quote, yes, it is funny. If not, it means nothing, it has no value without more information, some of it obvious such as grade; and some information is hidden-on purpose inside a massive propaganda campaign shared across the industry.

Delivered price per square foot

When callers ask us for the price per square foot of any grade, we respond with two questions. Where are you and how many square feet do you require for the project? One customer may pay $3.00 delivered when the next person pays $3.50 even though they both paid the same for the flooring. What is the cause? With smaller orders shipping is a higher percentage of the entire order, make sense? If we ship 200 square feet to  Indianapolis, it may cost $300.00, while 1000 square feet only cost $395.00. One customer pays over a dollar per square foot for shipping while the other pays .395 cents per square foot.

What about SYP Direct

SYP Direct will never ask for, nor capture any of your information. So, when you get the next spam call it will not be because you visited our site. No E commerce– buying a floor for your home is not like buying a lamp or table. The floor in your home can be showpiece or just something that you walk on, for about the same price per square foot. 

Contacting SYP Direct– Get information without any strings, ask questions because you have the right to understand your options with real cost. Customer Service- Better Business Bureau A+ Rated since 2015. Now think about our business (your experience) and that A+ becomes truly impressive. When you order from us you are speaking with one of our owners.

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Protective crate for shipping southern pine floors saves cost per square foot
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Protecting Floors during Shipping

How do we ship unfinished wood floors nationwide with a 100% coverage guarantee? How do we package and ship unfinished tongue and groove floors 1500-2000 miles with low margins? First and foremost is protecting the face, which is easy. However, the sides are always an issue, for example, novice forklift operators can ruin a pallet quick, unless you take precautions.

Protecting Floors during Shipping

How do we ship unfinished wood floors nationwide with a 100% coverage guarantee? How do we package and ship unfinished tongue and groove floors 1500-2000 miles with low margins? First and foremost is protecting the face, which is easy. However, the sides are always an issue, for example, novice forklift operators can ruin a pallet quick, unless you take precautions.

 
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Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine with saw marks
02 Jun

Baseball, Apple Pie and Southern Pine

Customer Bill of Rights, Misconceptions, Misdirections and Misinformation
Lsu with american flag blend

It has to be real wood.

Southern Pine, real wood, is the most Eco-friendly choice for your floor, period. The exceptions, of course, are endangered or illegal timber, but that is not relevant to our discussion. Our New Heart Pine is not farmed and take from private landowners. While our Yellow Pine is sourced from North Louisiana, farmed timber. That is great information but the reason the real wood is green? IT LAST FOREVER. In fact, it will be reclaimed or salvaged one day and turned into an accent wall or kitchen table, for example.

Southern Pine Farms

Southern Pine farms are far more productive than natural stands. Although
farms represent only about 14 percent of the southern forests, they provide more than half of the wood harvested each year.

Real wood is ‘Green’, like earth friendly green. Managed timber such as Southern Pine regenerate quickly and pose zero threat to global warming. However, plastic does and LVT certainly does. Real wood last forever, everything else ends up in a landfill.

Southern Pine has a rich history in America’s construction industry. It’s important to note that Southern Yellow Pine isn’t a single species, but a group of species that grow in the south. So, when we talk about Southern Yellow Pine, we’re talking about a range of strong and durable wood options. This type of wood, known as Southern Yellow Pine, encompasses several hard species that are known for their durability. It is the word Yellow that tells us these are the “hard” pines versus Whites for example which are too soft for floors.

For centuries, Southern Pine floors have proven to be extremely durable, serviceable, and attractive options for homes and all sorts of other structures including schools, churches, sports venues, and commercial buildings. With its distinctive grain pattern, the golden beauty of a Southern Pine floor is a feature well known to – and often preferred by – designers, builders, and homeowners.

Southern pine stairs from syp direct

Southern Pine Durability

Southern Pine has been a staple in the construction industry of the United States for many years. Its versatility and strength make it a popular choice for various applications. And while we specialize in Heart Pine floors, our source for building materials is an option for larger orders. See more.

Minwax provincial finish on southern pine from syp direct
Provincial from min-wax

Southern Pine Durability is legendary.

You have probably seen the evidence of Southern Pine durability, such as Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine. Ever seen a 100-year-old house with pine floors? What about the price and beauty of Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine. Think about it, Antique Oak looks a lot like new oak in that, unlike pine, it does not get better looking with age. Southern Pine purchased today will outlive the house, only to be reclaimed one day and sold for triple today’s price.

Pine Wood, Water and the Kiln

Wood is hydroscopic – it will absorb moisture and expand when exposed to humidity. Conversely, wood also expels moisture and shrinks in low humidity environments, changing and balancing with its general surroundings. A door that periodically “sticks” is a good example of this expansion and contraction behavior. Good news! Southern Pine completes these task more efficiently than almost any species.

Moisture equilibrium is the goal

The fact that Southern Yellow Pine is used for dock, decks and exterior siding gives us great example but one many do not consider when thinking about pine wood floors. Moisture equilibrium is the goal, better yet it is a tenant of our goal, a great installation. We Kiln dry your boards at the same time, they are not waiting around to be matched up on day.. this matters but more on that later.

Southern Pine should be sold like wine

IF Pine were sold like wine it would be easy to find the best pine flooring prices.  What a concept that Heart Pine and Pine flooring should be priced based on age, species and region.  Remember, Southern Yellow Pine doesn’t refer to any one species. In fact, SYP consist of a dozen species, ranging from Texas to Virginia. Unlike the wine market, the pine flooring industry does not value the diversity of species. If SYP was like wine, Alabama Southern yellow pine would be the measuring stick for all other species.

Southern Pine made in the USA, “engineered by God”.

Southern Yellow Pine Direct minimizes the amount of time between the kiln and the jobsite. What does this mean for the pine wood floor installation? Kiln drying is a standard practice in wood production mills and serves to efficiently bring green lumber moisture levels down to “workable” range–moisture content levels that will not end in the myriad of problems that can be caused by excess moisture levels in wood.

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North Carolina

Our favorite Finishes

In 2018 SYP Direct was named Houzz Hardwood flooring dealer of the year in South Carolina, but North Carolina was the #1 state for sales. In fact, the two Carolina’s have both been in our top 5 states by sales volume for 14 years in a row. The reasons are not all about style and taste because when are talking about North Carolina and ‘her’ sister to the south, the population varies dramatically from coastal to mountain with everything in between. One of our first big trips was to the Raleigh area where we visited our floor. (The Mercantile Antique Mall). Photo

North carolina mercantile antique mall

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North Carolina finish to order Heart Pine

https://premierefinishingandcoating.com/Reidsville, North Carolina is the home of Premiere Finish & Coating. Please visit their site, the technology is state of the art. “If you can dream it, we can create it”. SYP Direct specializes in unfinished Southern Pine and Heart Pine, but our premium services include ‘finish to order’ flooring.

Our partnership with Premiere centers on finishing our authentic long gorgeous pine, with one caveat. We ship our unfinished pine from our mill in Alabama, sometimes we have floors waiting to be ‘finished to order’. That is a fancy way of saying, not sold yet; and or if the timing is right we can share a ride from Alabama for your pick up. Call us today to find out what we have in Reidsville. 1-888-286-2057

Premiere Finishing & Coating has expanded its capabilities in a significant way by installing two new production lines with enhanced finishing capacity for cabinetry, doors, frames, moldings, panels, and other mill-work.

North Carolina the best deal in Heart Pine- Bona Natural Traffic on 1 x 8 x 12 Mill Run Heart Pine

The photo below or of samples of our finished order bona natural traffic on our 1 x 8 mill run heart pine those floors are finished tongue in groove and left in all 12 foot boards quite unique and available for pickup in Reidsville North Carolina

Bona Traffic for commercial and residential along with Monocoat by Rubio are our two go to finish products. For more information send us an email requesting information about the process of ‘finish to order’, and or follow the links.

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Box store pine floors are short and this are 14 feet long
03 May

Box Store Pine Floors

Wood Floor Shopping, Misconceptions, Misdirections and Misinformation, Our favorite Finishes

Box store pine floors are not as good as ours and they are more expensive. Let me repeat, apples to apples they way more expensive. And even their cheaper stuff is stupid expensive for what it is, or certainly what it is not. In world where laminate and hardwood are regularly used to market some floor cover, you might want to use a healthy skepticism when floor shopping. Rule number 1- or at least the question to ask when promised a lifetime transferable warranty; so forever?

My name is Jason and this is about box store pine floors

Why is this guy putting his name is the heading? Great question. The same reason you are going to see the term ‘box store pine floors’ over and over; we do not pay for advertising. Much easier said than done, if you are not on the first page its tough. So my great Do It Yourself project has been this website. I wrote every word and am responsible for every typo; but nowhere on this site will I lie or show you a picture that is not our floor and client (client proxy, i.e. builders). Welcome to SYP Direct

Box Store Pine Floors are short, by definition they are not select.

“Select” Knotty Pine and assume it means ‘the best’. No, not all. Select, by definition, indicates ‘hand selected’ during the sorting process. Only problem, it is all ‘hand sorted’ unless you are keeping defects in the grade. Lumber Liquidators does sell select pine, it was selected to be sold for pulp or thrown away, but still selected.

Select is hand selected

Select, or hand select wood floors all come from the same mill. Wait Jason, all box store pine comes from the same mill, right? Think about that for a minute- what size mill, what mill would be willing to sell size at “discount”- not in the real world. Sounds good in sales pitch, but Southern Pine Flooring mills do no business directly with any of box stores. Lumber mills, yes but that is part of the problem- read What is Southern Pine.

The mercantile antique mall
The mercantile antique mall
Display the colors and character of the knots in our rustic southern pine floors
Prefinished wide plank heart pine
Southern yellow pine direct the best prices per square foot
Antiqued southern pine
Box store pine floors
Compare to box store pine

Box stores are great, box store pine floors are not even good compared to YOUR options.

Did you know that we can take our 12′ boards and finish them based on your specifications. Yup, finished to order. Not to be confused with prefinished box store pine floors. A factory or flat line finish is not something that becomes affordable without some volume, so sometimes smaller projects will not work, for people with budgets. In fact, you can finish your cabinets, stairs and trim, all in the same place.

3/4 x 6 7/8 (1 x 8) Mill Run Heart Pine- What is Mill Run?

Our Mill Run Heart Pine, might also be seen in our photos as Character Grade which we had to change a few years back because it is not character grade pine. It is Heart Pine, in 12′ boards sorting with same concept as Euro Character White Oak, we took out the Euro of course. However, Character Pine is now being used to define tavern and cabin grade which a finish. My cousin Bub would call that lipstick on a pig.

Box store pine floors priced over $6.00 check these out

All of these floors were less than than anything you find shopping through box store pine floors. Long boards- Amazing Character.

Wide plank southern pine flooring
Box store pine floors
Box store pine floors
Box store pine floors
Finished and yet un-named
The real milk paint coat 1 of 2 after sanding
Compare these 12′ boards to box store pine

 

In conclusion, we love Home Depot and Lowes- but their prefinished solid pine floors are a mass produced product.

Caveat’ to that statement, we need lead time and you need to be doing more than one room. I wish it were different but this process is not off the shelf, custom is the proper description. Luxury flooring that beats box store pine prices, no kidding. Not to mention we can finish wide planks and 12′ boards, ask them that at lumber liquidators or whatever they call themselves now. Mill Run Heart Pine, finished clear or tint with topcoat, plus aluminum oxide UV protection- the price depends upon volume, call us now. 888 286 2057 or fill out the contact form.

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Remember we are a mill to order manufacturer of unfinished and prefinished Southern Pine, including our speciality Heart Pine. Our lead times are normally about two weeks, with Hardwoods and Imports the lead times vary and that is an understatement. 2 days -2 months has bee the answer since COVID. But things are imporving, as White Oak prices continue to fall. (Jason Howard 9/9/2022)
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04 Dec

Acclimation in six steps

Finish and Install, Wood Floor Shopping

If the flooring material being installed does not have specific acclimation and conditioning instructions, here are the steps to follow:

Step 1: Make sure that the heating and air conditioning units are in operation at least five days before delivery of the flooring, during installation and after the flooring is installed. If it is not possible for permanent HVAC to be operating before, during and after installation, a temporary system that mimics normal living conditions may enable installation to proceed.

Step 2: Once the facility has been confirmed to be at the expected living condition, proceed with delivery of flooring material. Check the moisture content of the wood flooring as soon as it is received at the job site. Southern Pine and Heart Pine should be at 10%- with a consistent sub floor differential. 

Acclimation about moisture differential

Step 3: Check the moisture content of the sub-floor. The moisture content of the sub-floor should coincide with the temperature and relative humidity of the job-site, based on the temperature, relative humidity and average moisture content chart shown below. This moisture content reading will give you a good idea of where the conditions in the facility are being maintained and allow you to compare to the expected “in-use” conditions.

Step 4: Ensure the flooring material is exposed to the “normal” conditions of the environment in which it is being installed. To accomplish this, break the flooring units into small lots and/or open the flooring packages. Cross-stack the material with spacers between each layer to allow air circulation on all sides of all boards. Start stacking elevated from the subfloor. 

Acclimation is not about time

Acclimate to equilibrium moisture content for as long as it takes. Some species will take much longer to reach equilibrium moisture content than others. It is never a good idea to base acclimation on time alone, but rather on actual moisture content. 

Step 5: If the flooring material cannot be delivered to an adequate jobsite, pre-acclimation, an off-site location can work. The site must be set to mimic the expected conditions of the jobsite. Then deliver the acclimated materials to the jobsite; this is common custom floors. Again, refer to the temperature, relative humidity and moisture content chart to determine ideal conditions.

Step 6: Finally, make sure the flooring and wood subfloor moisture content is within the acceptable range for the jobsite. The subfloor should be within 4 percent for strip and 2 percent for plank wood flooring.

Equilibrium floor and sub floor.

Wood is only acclimated or conditioned once it reaches its equilibrium moisture content for the space in which it is expected to perform. Equilibrium moisture content is based on an “unchanging” environment. After a wood floor has been installed, changing conditions within the environment will change the equilibrium moisture content of the wood floor, ultimately resulting in dimensional change.

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SYP Direct offers amazing prices with an A+ BBB rating; one in which we have held for 8 years in an industry where very few companies are even members of their local chapter. Call us today for custom prices based on your project, the location and scope. Truckload pricing available on #2 Knotty and Clear Pine, only. New Heart Pine and Caribbean Heart Pine prices will not change (as much) based strictly on volume.

Girl laying on pallet while pine acclimating prior to being glued down and face nailed

Acclimation – what we hope you take away from this post; Acclimation, sometimes called conditioning, is the process of allowing wood to reach its equilibrium moisture content (EMC) within “normal living conditions.” Not properly acclimating or conditioning wood flooring may cause excessive expansion, shrinkage, dimensional distortion, or even structural damage.

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Remember we are a mill to order manufacturer of unfinished and prefinished Southern Pine, including our speciality Heart Pine. Our lead times are normally about two weeks, with Hardwoods and Imports the lead times vary and that is an understatement. 2 days -2 months has bee the answer since COVID. But things are imporving, as White Oak prices continue to fall. (Jason Howard 9/9/2022)
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25 Apr

V Groove Siding

Walls and Other

V groove siding aka Car-siding

V Groove siding is also know as Cars-siding, named for the railroad cars they once lined, fits using v joint profile. Car-siding may be preferred over standard ship-lap which laps over making it hard to clean. Along with our V Groove and Ship-lap SYP Direct also offers gap siding. Gap siding, nickel or penny connects with a profile providing the illusion of gap, which experienced Do it yourself create using S4S. S4S, or smooth all four sides, refers to a board planed ‘smooth’, i.e., without a profile.

The popularity of v groove

Today interior designers might tell you that V-groove adds soul to a room. It has become so popular a design style has been centered around it, “Shabby Chic”. Compared to bead board V-Groove is less ornate and has “cleaner” lines. This, in my opinion, allows it to work in more modern setting. Painted V-Groove can be used in large spaces, or you can finish it to suit your imagination. See Burnt V Groove. 

What grade of southern pine is used for V Groove.

If you are going to paint your new v groove siding, knots are hard to cover with paint, so grade should be the first consideration. Furthermore, painting over knots means painting over sapwood and gorgeous character. On the other hand, Clear Pine cost more than Knotty Pine, so that will be a consideration.

Staining Southern Pine siding

If you are finishing or staining V Groove siding, Knotty Southern Pine is perfect. Our customers sent us these photos of V Groove siding; plus we included some ship-lap and tongue and groove walls as well. Southern Yellow Pine Direct does not use staged pictures, what good does that do anyone? “Here is what your floor looks like with professional lighting”, seriously? Well, it might even be more important with a wall or ceiling because we have all seen those accent walls in hotels and restaurant; again perfect lighting.

V groove interior wood siding
“scorched” v groove
Installation of v groove in colorado
The before pic
1x6 v groove siding aka carsiding
#2 knotty v-groove
V Groove Idaho Finish Southern Pine –

Do you have a large project coming up? While SYP Direct focuses on homeowners, we have access to the oldest and most respected family mill in the South. They specialize in dimensional lumber but offer an amazing C grade and #2 grade southern yellow pine, in long length up to 16′. The bad news, it has to be a order large enough to justify its own truck basically- call Jason for details. 888 286 2057- if no answer leave a message because, believe it or not we call you back. See the A+ BBB rating as confirmation.

Pine Flooring Experts– is another reason to buy from SYP Direct.  Southern Pine represents about 5% of the flooring market, and unfinished pine is a small piece market. It is heavy, long and unprofitable compared to engineered and LVT floors. Very few flooring installation professionals understand Southern Pine or Heart pine. We do, and with over 3 million square feet delivered to homeowners our experience is unmatched when talking about pine floors. 

And Finally, transform your space with the timeless beauty of pine walls. Whether you’re looking to create a cozy cabin retreat or add rustic charm to your home, our premium V Groove and Ship-lap pine walls are the perfect choice. With their classic design and natural wood grain, these walls will instantly elevate the aesthetic of any room. Don’t settle for ordinary walls when you can have the stunning elegance of pine. Upgrade your space today with our exquisite Pine Walls.

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12 Sep

Repurpose real wood

Wood Floor Shopping
Repurpose real wood

Wall skins: top layer from reclaimed beams

Repurpose real wood – salvaged or reclaimed.

We want everyone to repurpose real wood. With that in mind, please enjoy this video which cost us $75.00 six years ago, We are “thrifty” like most of our customers, but the content is good. Salvaged is ‘saved’, reclaimed is repurposed; and not the kind of repurposing we are talking about with our folk art. The video should clear it up and if you are shopping for reclaimed heart pine this is very important because of the massive priced ranges you will find.

Do not confuse antique with antiqued

Distressing is a fashionable design style and decorative art form that has been getting increasingly popular both among fashion and interior designers. In its simplest form, distressing a wood floor is about adding age. And we call the final product antiqued, with a d. Not to be confused with antique with has the actual age. If you antique a floor, it has been ‘antiqued’ using certain finish techniques. An antique reclaimed floor is entirely different category and price.

Repurpose real wood

Repurposing salvaged cabinet doors

We want everyone to find something made of real wood or a piece of real wood, and repurpose it for something. It does not require anything other than imagination and the a true understand of what repurposing real wood could mean for our planet. What if all this single use disposal furniture we buy were replaced with real wood. Suddenly we have a family heirloom, an asset for some, that we pass down over generations instead of future landfill content.

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At our house real wood does not get thrown away- it is repurposed.

Repurposed sometimes means that I burn it, spreading the ashes around specific plants and grass. But most of the time, I make stuff. Most of you will not appreciate the stuff, but just appreciate the repurposing of 250 year old wood:)/.

Repurpose real wood
Repurpose real wood

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27 Jun

Glue down Southern Pine

Finish and Install, Knotty Pine, Unique and or Cheap

In reality, you can glue down Southern Pine in standard 3/4 thickness. No problem, you want to glue down Southern Pine you use Bostiks Best. It has a built in moisture barrier and is urethane based so that is allows movement like a nail. But today, in this blog glue down Southern Pine is 1/2 inch, with the long lengths up to 14′ an option. SYP Direct does not sell anything but real wood and this 1/2 glue southern pine is perfect for new construction or a remodel. See more on Pinterest or Houzz.

Glue down Southern Pine don’t buy engineered and pay more for a veneer.

Installing a southern pine floor unfinished waiting to finish with durable stain
Wide plank 1/2 inch
Glue down southern pine
Glue down

We have 1/2 inch glue down Southern Pine

So if you want to glue down Southern Pine, the 3/4 thick type; it is not a problem, just use the proper adhesive which is Bostiks Best. Bostiks is polymer based and allows microscopic movement, just like a nail. Plus it has a built in moisture barrier, the stuff is marine grade and truly an amazing product. For more information on our products and Bostiks, including customers that have done it already, some 10 years ago.

More about buying Southern Pine from us

Southern Yellow Pine Direct is the homeowners’ resource for the best pine flooring on the market. However, we are so much more than just flooring.  In fact, SYP Direct works with your contractor if you are purchasing your own materials. Do not get stuck with ‘bundled’ services, finish and installation does not have to include the floors. Why should you be held captive? To find out more about SYP Direct- contact us now.

Pine Flooring Experts– is another reason to buy from SYP Direct.  Southern Pine represents about 5% of the flooring market, and unfinished pine is a small piece market. It is heavy, long and unprofitable compared to engineered and LVT floors. Very few flooring installation professionals understand Southern Pine or Heart pine. We do, and with over 3 million square feet delivered to homeowners our experience is unmatched when talking about pine floors. 

Southern yellow pine direct flooring

SYP Direct offers 1000 square feet of 3/4 x 3 1/8 clear pine (no knots) finished as seen with Aluminum Oxide top coat.

Glue down 3/4 prefinished Clear Pine with Blue “Fungus”
Blue magic prefinished pine
Blue magic
Prefinished southern yellow pine
3/4 x 3 1/8 all 10′ tongue and groove with ends matched
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Remember we are a mill to order manufacturer of unfinished and prefinished Southern Pine, including our speciality Heart Pine. Our lead times are normally about two weeks, with Hardwoods and Imports the lead times vary and that is an understatement. 2 days -2 months has bee the answer since COVID. But things are imporving, as White Oak prices continue to fall. (Jason Howard 9/9/2022)
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How to identify Heart Pine
12 Jun

How to identify Heart Pine

Heart Pine, Wood Floor Shopping

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 gorgeous finish. This starts with our dual kiln and precision mill work using mature Southern Pine. All grades contain stable knots and the gorgeous color variation we call character.

Identifying Heart Pine with grades

Grades and terminology should make it easier for a layperson to make a decision between those choices. Clear ‘naming’ and pricing based on those grades give you all the information you need. The problem? Some companies add terminology or, in some instances just make it up. Without spending too much time on the subject because it raised my blood pressure, let me give you one example. ”

If you want to identify heartwood color is crucial.

The way that you identify Heart Pine is color, over simplistic, duly noted but the answer is still color. Let me get some business out of the way before moving forward; not all Heart pine is new, and NOT all new pine is created equal. Glad that is out of the way, lets take a look at the colors we use to identify Heart Pine.

Creating Color- The transition from sapwood to heartwood plays a significant role. Sapwood is the living part of the tree responsible for transporting nutrients, while heartwood is the dead portion. The drying process in the kiln promotes the transformation of selected sapwood layers into heartwood. As the sapwood dies off, the cell walls change color, becoming drier and stronger to form distinct heartwood layers. In essence, the color of Heart Pine is a result of this transformation.

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How to identify heart pine
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When you Identify heart pine sapwood is the start

Sapwood is lifeblood of the pine tree. Sapwood carriers the nutrients throughout the tree, it is alive while heartwood is dead! What does that mean? Heartwood has less moisture than sapwood, until the Kiln. However, over time the tree “promotes” layers of sapwood to heartwood status. As the sapwood  stops flowing through selected layers of the tree (dying) it becomes as hard as heart pine. The tree pores fill up with organic matter and the cell walls change color, ultimately becoming dryer and stronger to form Heartwood layers. Enough about stability, want to see more pictures. Visit Pinterest but come back.

How to identify heart pine
How to identify heart pine
How to identify heart pine
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21 May

Shipping to California

Wood Floor Shopping

Shipping to California

The first time we ship to California, 90210. Yes, and the customer ended up being one of our all time favorites. In fact, our thank you card hung on his Christmas tree that year, circa 2016. H. Nguyen, was our first experience shipping to California, and for that we say thank you again! Mr. Nguyen bought our milled to order #2 Southern Pine, and it came out amazing. Today, after 8 years he is still loving his floor!

 

Custom Quote Shipped to California job site

The California misconceptions

  1. Rustic does not mean cheap or “country,” not always anyway. Rustic does not mean anything other than knots and variation when talking about pine, sap and heartwood.
  2. Not all pine is created equal; with 13 species of Southern Pine, age and location matter.
  3. Real wood is the ‘green’ choice; Eco-friendly because it last forever.

 

About $4.00 Shipping to California

Shipping to california

H. Nguyen 2016

Hein nguyen california customer shows off knotty pine

Delivery & Shipping to California with 100% Coverage and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Like all these big promises, you need to read the fine print. The difference is that with us, we tell you upfront in big print.

  • Accepting and signing for the shipment indicates the customer has taken possession of the flooring. However, this does not mean anything other than the pallets arrived in tact- you must inspect!

Selling and shipping to California with a 100% coverage guarantee tells you two things:

  1. We send plenty of boards
  2. Our floor are not full of defects

Professional installation

 #1 Be sure you choose an installation professional with Southern Pine experience and or; is willing to listen to a few species specific hints.

  • Most floor covering stores hate real wood, that includes the “flooring guy” who operates using his own source which is the local engineered wholesaler.
  • Real wood takes time and time is money.
  • Commissions on LVT 5 x that of unfinished wood floors

 

When we see a special circumstance or unique offer we send out emails to clients who might be interested. For example, the picture is 1 x 8 x 12 #2 Southern Yellow Pine, true Knotty Pine and right now it we can offer this amazing floor for $2.15 sq ft.

Knotty pine price special offered through email

 

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14 Apr

Dog Friendly

Finish and Install, Misconceptions, Misdirections and Misinformation

2024 Dog Friendly Floors Update

Dog friendly floors are all about the finish. Of course, you will here that real wood is not good for big dogs or even dogs in general. This is simply not true, at all. However, before we talk about the finish, we should address the question of Southern Pine and if it is a dog friendly floor.  There is so much confusion regarding pine because there are so many variations of this versatile and durable species. First and foremost, not all pine is created equal. Dimensional lumber (2×4) and New Heart Pine are not from the same species, or age of pine but unfortunately this is not common knowledge.

Dog friendly floors from syp direct owner and dog

Dog Friendly floors need dog friendly people; while the content below is about dog friendly floors, the aim is to introduce CARA and two special dogs. Our company, and the writer believe passionately about the work the employees and volunteers do at CARA as well as other No Kill Shelters. If you can help you local shelter, we urge you to do so. Every little bit helps, from blankets to kitty litter. Beware of visits, you might find one hard to leave, we sure did.

Community Animal Rescue and Adoption

Community Animal Rescue and Adoption of Jackson Mississippi, or CARA is one of 4000 No Kill Shelters in the United States. A community shelter is considered no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and/or located in that community has reached a ‘save rate’ of 90% or higher. Estimates put the total number of entities deemed animal rescue groups with or without brick and mortar over 14,000. Those numbers were eye opening when you put them into the context of the total number of animals involved. For more information search your local animal shelter or visit CARA of Jackson and adopt a new best friend.  

Our reasons to support CARA

Tank- What is he is usually the first question when inquiring about Tank. Our answer or guess, Tank is a Plott Hound or at least part one. The AKC tells us that the breed is “noted for stamina, endurance, agility, determination and aggressiveness when hunting” which Tank does very little of today unless he losses a dog treat. Tank was adopted and then returned to CARA by the owners which is heart breaking. He was love at first sight, we brought him home in 2013 where he remained an only child until 2016 and the Moo arrived.

One the best dog friendly floors and finsh

Thank you CARA

Ellie
Ellie "Moo"

Ellie Moo – After being saved from the city animal shelter by a dedicated employee Ellie spent almost two years in CARA. When she arrived her hair patchy and her neck marked from the chain, there was not much hope of adoption. If you did not realize, Ellie is a pit bull and in some places illegal to own. Our assertion has always been that the problem lies with the breeders and owners not the dogs, Ellie Moo was just confirmation. Today her life is much different,  she has custom dog bed a big yard, daily walks and her buddy Tank. In case you wonder Ellie Mae became Ellie Moo, now really just the Moo for her close friends.

 

The finish is 10x more important than the type of floor, all woods scratches and scuffs with kids and dogs. For the DIY, ease of repair is my first choice followed by ease of application which includes time.

Dog Friendly floors

In the days when everything was toxic, the term dog friendly meant sap and knots, character for lack of better word because this allows scratches to be easily hidden. Today dog friendly can be about the allergens or aluminum dust, but good or bad the that terminology is everywhere. So, to be clear we are talking about the best finishes hiding and or fixing damages and we have a 100% zero VOC option, too.

A dog will be a dog- so dog friendly includes being easy to fix

Any UV coated finish can protect against normal (not large) dog wear and tear. The problem occurs when fixing an issue is necessary. As far as we know, only Monocoat by Rubio allows to “topically repair only the affected area” and better yet there is no sanding or ripping out entire rooms because of an entryway. It is no secret that Monocoat is our favorite DIY finish product for a number of reasons, including a true zero VOC product that requires ‘one coat’.

Homemade Scratch Repair- Olive oil and vinegar

Mix equal parts water and Vinegar which creates a natural wood filler perfect for tiny scratches. Mix the solution together & apply to with a clean rag, done.

Lemon juice and oil. Mix together equal parts fresh lemon juice and oil—canola oil, vegetable oil, or olive oil would all work. Apply to the scratch with a microfiber cloth, being sure to wipe in the direction of the wood grain, done.

Walnuts or Brazil Nuts. The natural oils Simply rub the nut over the scratch and let the natural oils fill in the dent. Because of their texture, walnuts and Brazil nuts work the best.  We have no 1st hand knowledge; however, trusted sources swear by this one. 

 

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Southern Yellow Pine Direct offer homeowners the reliability of an A+ rated BBB company; the best quality, pricing and service bar none. We operate under an "old school" philosophy that the customer is always right. We make sure you are just that by educating and dispelling myths about Southern Pine and Heart Pine flooring.
Remember we are a mill to order manufacturer of unfinished and prefinished Southern Pine, including our speciality Heart Pine. Our lead times are normally about two weeks, with Hardwoods and Imports the lead times vary and that is an understatement. 2 days -2 months has bee the answer since COVID. But things are imporving, as White Oak prices continue to fall. (Jason Howard 9/9/2022)
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23 Jan

Prefinished or Unfinished floors?

Wood Floor Shopping

When you are deciding between prefinished or unfinished floors the first consideration should be your experience, or a trusted professional with the experience. Prefinished hardwood floors have had all the work done to them before they arrive in your home and are ready to be installed. In most cases this means sanded, stained, and finished with a UV aluminum oxide coating as a topcoat. On the other hand, unfinished boards require; acclimation, finish, drying time, not to mention it is long and heavy. 

Prefinished is factory and site by hand.

By comparison prefinished by definition means finished before you see it, meaning big multinationals pick colors and styles based on what sold last year! So they make it then market with cool names and nice (short) boxes. Site finishing means you are limited by the imagination not inventory. 

Prefinished or unfinished it has to be real wood

Flooring and allergies starts with zero voc finish such as monocoat
7″ rustic caribbean heart pine.
Prefinished or unfinished floors?
Milk paint tung oil
Prefinished or unfinished floors?
Prime grade caribbean

So what is best, buying prefinished or unfinished wood floors? Unfinished floors must be site finished, while prefinished floors are finished in a factory.  Site finishing unfinished boards allows the artisan to create and no factory finish compares with the look of a hand finished floor. Having said that, installing prefinished floors take much less time and effort but I will argue that the results of site finishing are worth it.

Lipstick on a pig- you have been warned.

Have you ever heard the term ‘putting lipstick on a pig’? This means you are attempting put a pretty coat on something not so pretty. Two examples of “Lipstick on a pig” are wire brushed LVT and anything that claims to be waterproof. And, of course any warranty that uses the words transferable and lifetime in their promise. All we can say, Caveat Emptor or buyer beware when buying a product designed to fail.

Unfinished or prefinished floors- one should be much longer.

7′ boxes do not mean 7′ boards- they are a nested bundle. Sold in a range such as 1-7′ with average lengths from 36″ to just over 1ft. You know the stuff you see everywhere. 100 names for 10 colors! Why? Money of course! Manufactures, take the small cuts, defects, micro shorts of dimensional lumber mills and finish it for the masses. That means 1-7′ bundles with average length under 24″, no matter what they say at the store waste comes in higher than 10%.

In conclusion

When deciding between unfinished and prefinished floors, it’s crucial to consider the pros and cons of each option. With an unfinished (site finished) floor you have choices that might be crucial, such as hypo-allergenic products, i.e. Monocoat by Rubio. Prefinished floors provide a convenient and ready-to-install solution, but they are short and do not the “wow” factor. If you value the ability to choose custom colors and finishes, site finished or finished to order floors would be the ideal choice for you. On the other hand, if you prioritize convenience and quick installation, prefinished floors are the way to go.

Prefinished or unfinished wide plank #2 southern pine
Open workspace
Prefinished or unfinished floors? The question is easy with this color.
Creative

Our suggestion? Take the time to evaluate your preferences and needs before making a decision. For more information and personalized assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us today.

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Made in America?
13 Jan

Made in America?

Customer Bill of Rights

Made in America means real wood

What is the made in USA rule?

“Of course, it is made in American it came from Home Depot, and it says so in the name, American Walnut.!” But like many things (cars), this term is added to make you feel good about the purchase even though you wanted real wood. Terminology

Made in America today means the finish with engineered floors and only boxes with anything else such as laminate. It leaves of lumber and comes back a Veneer assembled to a composite of undetermined origins. Yes there are Made in America engineered floors, but they are so expensive and almost always unnecessary.

Not so fast. Would you believe that very little of this “engineering” is done here? We send our trees around the world, and they come back as veneers ‘engineered’ with composite pressed board backs. 

Floor Covers. A floor cover by (our 100% made up) definition is any temporary cover designed to be placed on top of something for a period of time, torn and repeat until the house falls down. On the other hand our (actual) floors will outlive your house, one day be reclaimed and become a coffee table, or accent wall.

Floor Covers typically not made in America

Solid real wood made in america

Made not re-imported

Re-imported? We call them rim-ports and yes they count as exports of lumber and imported back as veneers or worse. Our industry sends timber to South East Asia where it is “engineered”, why go to all that trouble? Money of course, saving it on labor, materials and regulations.

Lsu with american flag blend
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Nordic Construction: Spotlight Made in America? Jason Howard, SYP Direct Co-Founder November 20 2023

Southern Pine in the great Northwest

Nordic Construction, Dreary Idaho and owner Mike Rosen are the focus of our Made in America post, for good reason. Mike Rosen, is a retired United States Marine, 10 years enlisted and 12 years as a commissioned officer. Today Mike does some amazing work as hunting guide for a program called Freedomhunters.org. Nordic Construction absolutely represents the best of Made in the USA; and we are truly grateful to have them as our partner.

Nordic Construction is a member of the SDVOB Small Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses.


 

Nordic Construction is our exclusive distributor for Southern Yellow Pine covering the Inland Northwest, as well as California and the Oregon Coast. Want to talk to Mike, our first partner west of Austin, email him by clicking here.

Made in america?
Nordic Construction 1 x 8 2nd coat Min-wax
Why does this stuff matter so much to SYP Direct Floors, the owners; including the writer of every word on this site?

Call us homeowner advocates, the only honest folks in a horrible dishonest business. We have over a decade carrying an A+ BBB rating because we do not lie or charge to much, it is that easy. The idea that some box store will sell you something that adds value to your house, when that entity has shareholders to keep happy, is rather naive. Price to Earnings Ratio and Shareholder Equity is important, not your home equity; in fact your house is the customer and it will repeat over and over. It matters, real wood matters.

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