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02 Mar

Maryland

Wood Floor Shopping

Maryland and Southern Yellow Pine Direct have been a perfect match since 2014 when we launched the Online Mill concept. The state understands the versatility of Southern Pine, from the beach styles to very early American, the classic pine, MD seems to “get it”.  Of course our Beach floors are popular, but 3 to 5″ Heart Pine remains the favorite. SYP Direct markets directly to residents using our network of installers and Do It Yourself clients all over the state.

Maryland customer #2 Southern Knotty Pine wide planksAbout Maryland

Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state that is defined by its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, Baltimore, has a long history as a major seaport. Sixteen of Maryland’s twenty-three counties, as well as the city of Baltimore, border the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. MD has a combined total more than 4,000 miles of shoreline making it a perfect state for Coastal or Beach Style floors.

Beach & Coastal Floors

Are Chesapeake Coastal floors different from most, are they Whitewashed? When you step into a house on a MD beach, you immediately know you are in a whole different world, whitewashed or otherwise. The rooms are open and airy, the furniture is casual. Colors may be pastels or lighter colors and distressed for age.

Local Source for Pine

Maryland consistently ranks in our top 10 by state when measuring total sales. As we say,  we are the best local source for pine no matter where your zip code. Of course SYP Direct is not local to MD the way Crab cakes or the Ravens. On the contrary, we are your best source for the best pine at the best prices. In fact, Longleaf pine, the slower growing version which gives us New Heart Pine, is not found locally in commercially viable stands. All the pine grown today is the faster growing Loblolly species, great for construction but lacks the colors and character of trees three times their age.

More about SYP Direct

Southern Yellow Pine Direct is the only A+ rated mill to order online flooring store.  Our company wants to add value to your home with a forever floor, not a floor cover! Southern Yellow Pine Direct is the homeowner’s resource for the best pine flooring on the market. However, we are so much more than just flooring. Custom stairs, lap siding, gap siding, post, and beams, shipped directly to your job site. SYP Direct works with your contractor if you are simply purchasing your own materials. Do not get stuck with ‘bundled’ services, finish and installation does not have to include the floors. Say no to bundled services, contract your own floors. SYP Direct provides all the support you need to convince or find a new installer.

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02 Jan

Rustic Floors

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The best rustic floors are all about character and color, derived from knots

The word rustic, is subjective.  It is Southern Pine with sap and heartwood, a 7″ wide plank mill run heart pine. We shipped our unfinished 12′ boards to our finish partner who created for us an amazing floor, just perfect really. Fawn, the finish name sits on top of our 3/4 x 7″ tongue and groove, ends matched including a micro bevel along all four sides. This floor offers, what I consider to be the common characteristic of gorgeous rustic flooring, color variations. Rustic Floors are how we define character

Do all rustic floors have knots?

Rustic floors, or rustic by definition refers to simplicity, rural or country style. Rustic handwriting and lumber, but what about flooring? Do knots automatically indicated a “rustic” style or simplicity? The word comes from Latin Rusticus or Rus, “to be country”, or Shabby Chic as we call it today. All well and good but some may believe rustic indicates a lack of sophistication and style. We will argue that those two characteristics are not always one the same, simple is good. Want great recent example what rustic means in Colorado?

Caribbean Heart Pine Rustic Grade

Caribbean Heart Pine gives you the type of floor that  creates envy, intended or otherwise. Every single person that comes into your home will complement the floor while having no idea what type of pine they are admiring. Perhaps one of the most desirable traits of Caribbean Heart Pine is that its natural beauty becomes more evident with time. As the wood ages, its patina emerges providing a palette of rich, vibrant colors ranging from yellows to vibrant reds and coppers that deepen and intensify with age. Want to see more pictures, Pinterest site.

“Sometimes you feel like a knot, sometimes you don’t”

NO, I will ‘knot’ apologize for that and if you do not get it, you are too young to remember! How about Not all Knots are created equal? No, the perfect example our #2 grade, aka Knotty Pine. Our #2 SYP does not indicate defect but rather a lack of heart pine. Remember not all Southern Pine is created equal, age and species matter.

 

Rustic with Knots

“Knots are not holes

“A few knots are ok, but”; the number of times we hear this or some version probably exceeds 50% of all callers. Rustic yes, but that does not mean huge knots all over every board, no. Of course, we get those of us that believe it is not the frequency but the stability of the knots that matter most. A knot is solid, not falling out or on the edge of board and never holes. However, notches or small holes a very different story. (see waste factor)

Repairing Scars

Repairing scars pays off 

Repairing a knot with a notch missing, what we call a scar, is easy and looks amazing. Ok, with dozens of wood fillers on the market which one works best? Well, just like our customer service we prefer to go old school with sawdust. For information on the process check YouTube, but essentially you mix some adhesive with sawdust, fill and sand. If your floors have a color/stain, drop some of that into the mix but don’t give up unless you can see all the way through.

 

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07 Aug

South Carolina

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South Carolina Pine Floors

Since 2014, SYP Direct claims the source for local South Carolina pine floors. Charleston, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Rock Hill, and Greenville have multiple projects. In fact, Mount Pleasant had 5 one summer. South Carolina ranks in our top 3 states for overall sales, every year. A pick up option exists in Charleston, our partners include imports, finished flooring builders, and  installation options. Trusted locals to verify the manner in which SYP Direct treats our homeowners. Searching online using the search term, Southern Pine Floors in SC reveals Lumber Liquidators pine. Before you buy Clover Lea call us we can explain to how they fooled you, and save your project!

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Charleston’s French Quarter and SC Southern Pine

South Carolina Southern Pine and the French Quarter of Charleston, what? As a native of Louisiana, the writer understood historic restorations a from monetary point of view. Charleston customers and builders changed our perspective. Charleston does not keep  history alive for tourism, they love this city. Restorations are an obligation, a birthright almost and monetary concerns secondary at best. Did you know that Charleston is not the capital of South Carolina? Nope, and New Orleans is not the capital of Louisiana. Charleston was at one time, long ago and New Orleans never wanted (state) politics to get in the way of the party.

Beach Style Floors

South Carolina is a southeastern U.S. state known for its shoreline of subtropical beaches and marsh like sea islands. Our Beach style floors, the whitewash with a hint of blue , was borrowed from our first SC DIY beach floor. Maryland and South Carolina both claim Whitewashed Southern Pine as there own, with Maryland featuring a  “Chesapeake version”.  However, our SC Do It Yourself customers have become experts in the hybrid whitewash showing off blue and even green.

Myrtle Beach

A little further north, a roughly 60-mile stretch of beachfront known for golf courses and the vacation town Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach, a city and vacation resort on South Carolina’s Atlantic coast, is the hub of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile string of beaches. Along its beachfront boardwalk are arcades, souvenir stands and restaurants, as well as the old-fashioned Family Kingdom amusement park and the Sky Wheel, one of the country’s tallest Ferris wheels. Myrtle Beach also offers world class golf with courses designed by leading professionals.

White Oak, Hardwoods and Imports

Why hardwoods from Southern Yellow Pine Direct? Simple, we remove the people that either take a commission or shorten your boards. “Farther from the blade, the more you paid”, true 100% of the time. The best White Oak prices are always found at the mill in long lengths. We allow (end-users) homeowners to buy direct from the mill floor. We don’t eliminate the middleman, we take it tree to delivery meaning we eliminate several of them.

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