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01 Sep

Pine Floors in Michigan

Wood Floor Shopping

 

Finished to order 1x4 clear southern pine flooring

Maize and blue

Michigan Wolverine Fans- Congratulations on making it to the National Championship game.

We celebrated your year by creating a Michigan Wolverine, Maize and Blue

finished Southern Pine.

 

Clear grade 3/4 solid 3 1/4 wide in all 10′ boards!!! This floor is one of a kind, seriously; because unique

does not do it justice. End matched all 10′ boards, all of them! That makes the floor unique but the color

makes it cool. floors The finish, has a UV aluminum oxide coating plus a micro-bevel on the (again) 10’not

10″. So, comparing anything else will be tough- but the price makes it easy. $4.95 for all 1600 sq ft.

Southern Pine floors in Michigan does not include White Pine

Please note: THIS IS NOT WHITE PINE! Nor is it utility grade box store farm grown plantation trash pine. This is old growth authentic longleaf southern yellow pine. The differences are abundant and easy to spot when comparing boards. White is plain, void of character and 1/2 as hard as Southern Yellow Pine. In our opinion, White pine is good for walls only and should not be considered an option for SYP.

Do it yourself Southern Pine Michigan

Michigan Do it Yourself and then review us!

“ Jason and Heather from SYP Direct Flooring have been an absolute delight to work with during our recent transaction. My wife and I are involved in updating, while trying to retain the character of a 124 yr. old building along Michigan’s lake shore. The original flooring was local Yellow Pine and trying to find authentic Southern Pine floors in Michigan can be difficult. Jason was an invaluable part of recreating the building as it once was. Heather was on top of getting back answers to questions of any sort. The quality of the was outstanding and just what we needed. These folks were helpful, friendly, gracious and fun throughout the process. This has been one of the best purchasing/customer service experiences I’ve had.” – Gary Miller, Grand Rapids, Mi. – 2017 Heart Pine Floors Michigan

Perfect for the lake cabins

Authentic Southern Pine shipped to your job site

Our floors are unique and the absolute best value in solid flooring. Call to have us explain this statement. SYP offers the best product, in this grade- bar none. Tongue and groove with relief grooves on back or v groove with flat back. KILN dried, precision mill and surface planed- barefoot ready. Standard lengths 8’-14’ or mix. All orders are based on minimum of 1 pallet, approximate 820 square feet, varies slightly based on width and length of the boards.

Michigan customer reviews SYP Direct

Michigan customer provides best flooring review for SYP Direct, excerpt from full review on Google.

“This project, on paper, should have been a real challenge:  The floor is about 25 feet from the water’s edge so there is plenty of humidity in the summer, and in the winter the temperatures can plunge well below zero and cold air is dry air!  Also, the floor is over a crawl space.  So, lots of moisture change in this location.  i went with a historical look using antique ‘hand-cut’ nails face-nailed in counter-sunk holes.  I then finished with a hand-rubbed oil finish.  The results are stunning!  We receive many compliments from visitors and craftsmen alike.  And the floor is as flat and stable as the day(s) I installed it.  Very, very happy with how it turned out. ” (Newbury, G.)

Michigan

SYP Direct is local for you.

Michigan we love you guys- call us now before the weather gets too bad, or to plan for when you thaw. Jason Howard

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03 Apr

Red Lodge Montana

Walls and Other

Southern Yellow Pine Direct Welcomes Red Lodge Montana to our list of cities in Big Sky Country. 

Montana is a western state defined by its diverse terrain ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains. Its wide-open spaces include Glacier National Park, a vast wilderness preserve that passes into Canada. The park’s many snow-capped peaks, lakes and alpine hiking trails are showcased along its famed Going-to-the-Sun Road, stretching 50 miles. Montana is also home to one of our favorite customers, check their photos out and you will see why! Pioneer Log and Timber of MT has been using SYP Direct for new pine since 2017 and we have been using their photos and bragging since day one. Check out the site by clicking on the photo to  the right and you will understand why we are proud to call them a customer.

Pioneer Log and Timber

Montana lodge using southern yellow knotty on the walls
Red lodge montana travel info

Red Lodge Montana

Nestled in Montana’s magnificent Beartooth Mountains and surrounded by Custer Gallatin National Forest, Red Lodge delivers world-class outdoor recreation and access to Yellowstone National Park via the world-renowned Beartooth Highway. Cruise down Broadway Avenue as you check out the downtown locally owned shops, restaurants, and entertainment. And if snow skiing is your passion, Red Lodge Mountain is Montana skiing, pure and simple. We urge you to visit this website for more information on skiing Red Lodge and the photo to find out more about the city.

Shipping your floors

At southern yellow pine direct we do not use the phrase nationwide shipping as a marketing term. Red Lodge Montana is 1600 miles from our mill, in other words not a short trip. Furthermore, the 12’ pallets each weigh up to 3000 lbs., so they are not light either. SYP Direct has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. We take shipping very seriously, anyone can sell floors, delivering it is the problem. Great floors that arrive beat up are not really that great. Our experience and diligent customer service allow us to give you a 100% coverage promise, we protect your floors. In fact, no matter if you live Southern Yellow Pine Direct is local. For a free estimate with sample, contact us today. Lead time helps us get you exactly what you want but didn’t think you could afford.

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More about SYP Direct

What about SYP Direct makes us so  unique? Southern Yellow Pine  Direct aka SYP Direct is the only true online pine flooring mill. Furthermore, our mill partnership (s) allows us to manufacture using custom specifications aka milled to specs or milled to order.  Milled to order is really big deal. How so? Nothing is sitting around on a shelf waiting to be matched with another run, weeks later. Every board of your floor comes from the same timber which is milled all together creating a continuity important to the look and the ease of installation.

Southern Yellow Pine Direct is the homeowner’s resource for the best pine flooring from Red Lodge Montana to New Orleans. However, we are so much more than just a source for floors.  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.

1x8x12' Mill Run New Heart Pine

Finish to order

3/4 x 6 7/8 x 12′ unfinished Mill Run New Heart Pine. We have 3600 square feet available now; choose your finish with options such as Monocoat and Bona. 

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Southern pine floors from montana and other states

Montana (2022 update)

The original Red Lodge Montana, Pioneer Log and Timber post posted in 2019, or so. As one the founders of SYP Direct, our BBB A+ rated little company has become more unique with each passing year. Unique quality, pricing and customer service, the latter of which will be un-matched. 100% satisfaction which means 100% coverage guaranteed. 

Local installers found for diy customers

Local Pine Installers

he family was using a local installer, who assured them he had worked with Knotty Pine several times. As you will see, the local install professional is key to “non DIY” customers.

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Real wood flooring last forever

Real Wood Floors

Real Wood floors an investment that provides real returns, versus a single use floor such as laminate or engineered wood. Single-use floor covers, investment in your local floor covers and  carpet store, but not your home.

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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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31 Jan

North Carolina

Wood Floor Shopping

Southern Pine Direct pick-up Reidsville North Carolina

Premiere finishing in Reidsville North Carolina

North Carolina Pick up options

SYP Direct manufactures prefinished pine in Reidsville, North Carolina. Our partner, Premiere Finishing, has amazing cababilities including wide planks. So not only do we ship our unfinished pine all over NC, but we also manufacture our prefinished floors in the state. What does this mean for homeowners? You can pick up prefinished floors without any shipping cost, do it on your time and save big. Hardwoods, imports and exports, prefinished and unfinished and all of it available for SYP Direct customers.

The Mercantile Antique Mall

SYP Direct loves North Carolina, the Mercantile Antique Mall acts much like a showroom for our Longleaf Southern Pine with a lye treatment. North Carolina continues to rank in our top 5 states year after year. From the Mercantile Antique mall in Knightdale to Camp Carolina in Transylvania County NC loves authentic Longleaf Southern Pine. We have more than a dozen builders working with us in the state. One SYP Directs coolest floor resides in the Mercantile, 3800 square feet of lye treatment creating the perfect rustic environment.

Fumed Southern Pine

The Mercantile Antique Mall is a great story. The floor is our Longleaf pine 1 x 6 #2 grade “Knotty” finished with a Lye treatment, but the story began with us saving them from a box store. The owner called us from inside a box store (lumber liquidators) because they did not like the product. Wanting something better they found SYP Direct. We make a living selling authentic long length Longleaf Southern Yellow Pine, not scraps.

Fumed Southern Pine

The mercantile antique mall
Prefinished southern pine character grade new heart pine with antiqued or darkened edges

Premiere Finishing and Coating

The Mercantile Antique Mall is a great story. The floor is our  1 x 6 #2 grade “Knotty” finished with a Lye treatment, but the story began with us saving them from a box store. The owner called us from inside a NC box store (lumber liquidators) because they did not like the product. Wanting something better they found SYP Direct. We make a living selling authentic long length Longleaf Southern Yellow Pine, not scraps. Just ask the Mercantile, SYP Direct saved their floor and helped create the amazing look you see in the photos.

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18 Nov

Nashville

Wood Floor Shopping

Nashville Tennessee, an ultra modern southern city, but as the birth place of country music it is southern first and foremost. At one time there was a pine flooring mill in every small town across Tennessee. Today, because of Southern Pine durability and dimensional stability pine builds houses, flooring an afterthought. The pine acreage once slow growing Southern Pine is now farmed using quick method which does not allow Heartwood to develop. Over the past 3 or 4 years we noticed a big increase in both homeowners and builders in Nashville calling for something to substitute for Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine.

View On Airbnb2 Bedroom Loft on Chattanooga's North Shore

New Heart Pine is not “new” it is just not reclaimed, yet.

The word new simply indicated it is not reclaimed Heart Pine. On the contrary, our timber is taking from private landholders in small batches. Finding Heart Pine in Nashville requires you get past the massive hardwood mills in your area, not to mention the spec houses being built. However, historic restorations, renovations and or homeowner driven new construction allows for choice. Nashville, congratulations on your amazing growth, let us help you add value to all those remodels and restorations.

 

The best substitue for Reclaimed Heart Pine

 

What are you looking at, $4. 00 or $24?

 

Caribbean Heart Pine or Antique

 

Does anyone remember the commercial “is it live or is it Memorex”? It is what I think of when I email this photo to customers making the decision to buy age, or create it Caribbean Heart Pine. And that word create should jump out at you because that always means more money. How so? Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine needs nothing but sand and poly, or clear coat. On the other hand, Caribbean Heart Pine, while it looks great; in order to match the age of good reclaimed floors requires experience. Adding age requires adding distress to the edges and or face of the floors. Wire brushing and “French Bleed”, darkening and distressing the edges are both excellent ways to create the illusion of age.

 

Naily and oily reclaimed pine samples
Nail hole “live or memorex”

 

Nashville Investors

 

Rule number one, buy real wood. Real wood is an investment, everything else just a lease. Homeowner equity becomes shareholder profits. A product is something you buy and use then replace, an investment provides some form of return.

Jason Howard Investment Flooring Post 2018.

 


 

Solid Heart Pine floors are an investment not a product

 

Nashville is no different from any other city, 95% of the flooring professionals push veneers or worse, composites. First of all, not all engineered (veneers) are all bad, but unless they have a 4MM wear layer, or better, they cannot be refinished. Unfortunately, years of carpet are now being deposited in your landfills with the next waive being composites.

 

Nashville

The footprint of fake wood

If  you listen to most “environmental” warriors, logging and timber is the equivalent of fossil fuels when accessing a carbon footprint. This is ridiculous. Managed timber doesn’t lend itself to wildfires. And real wood doesn’t end up in the landfill. If every house only had one floor over its lifetime, how many installations would that save?  Real wood floors will outlive your house. In fact, one day they will be reclaimed or salvaged as they are reinvented a century later. Try that with laminate.

 


 

Why do people buy ‘single use’ floors? A product designed with planned obsolescence ridiculous promises and useless warranties. Manufactures and their distributors have four conventions per year and one huge one just to talk about all the new and latest technology that they are going to sell homeowners. All of this is to perpetuate a population of consumers and salespeople buying into a false premise, fake is better than real.

sypdirect.net, August 2022

 

Nashville do not settle

 

View On Airbnb2 Bedroom Loft on Chattanooga’s North Shore

 

Nashville do not settle for a flooring lease, buy one that will outlive your home and one day be reclaimed. It is not too expensive, not at all, but you will hear the opposite when shopping. Trust logic and get the floor you want, buy real wood.

Chattanooga Tennessee

 

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1x10x12 wide plank new heart pine flooring
16 Nov

Florida Floors

Wood Floor Shopping

Florida homeowners, as you consider how to replace your floor do not settle. Do not settle for fake expensive floor covers. SYP Direct specializes in homeowners, in fact, we become your advocate in the face of misinformation about solid real wood floors.

2014 Sanibel Island Florida Heart Pine

Writing about our history in Florida must start on Sanibel Island because, well, look at the floor! 1×10 wide plank Heart Pine, ¾ x 8 7/8 in 12’ lengths. We delivered 4400 square feet, in the spring of 2014 and these photos have proven to be priceless. The finish is a tung oil blend and wow does it show off the patina of these amazing floors. Sanibel Island, it does not have to be Heart Pine, call us for White Oak, Red Oak, Walnut, Hickory – unfinished & prefinished solid and unfinished engineered.

Florida floors
Sanibel Island DIY

Prefinished or finish to order

Prefinished is different from a SYP Direct ‘finish to order floor’, custom is another word you can use. One is manufactured and then sold, the other is sold and then manufactured. The difference? Lengths and choice are the big two because they make it custom, unique because the homeowner made the choices. You want a 7” Rustic Heart Pine floor finished in BONA high traffic, in all 10’ boards, no problem. And, not expensive when compared to your local offerings (apples to apples), no matter where you live.  However, they are more expensive that prefinished floors which brings us to another unique option we provide our customers, access.

Tampa has an amazing hardwoods artist

SYP Direct sells directly to you while giving you all the information you need to find the right professional in your area. Why is this so important? Because the site finishing hardwoods (unfinished) can be done by the hour or by artist. Here is one example of a Florida Artist.

White oak character grade tampa florida
White Oak Tampa – Aloha Flooring

Ryan at Aloha Flooring in Tampa understands Southern Pine making him unique for this area. Nothing unique to Tampa, Southern Pine is the most misunderstood species because it isn’t one. So, finding Aloha Flooring in 2018 was fantastic for our business in Tampa. Thanks Ryan. 

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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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Milk Paint tung oil blend shown here with mineral spirits
16 Aug

Chattanooga TN Air B&B

Heart Pine
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 everyone—no matter your faith, nationality, sexual orientation, or gender. (Chattanooga.gov)

More to come on this project.

Summertime flooring projects

This summer, SYP Direct has delivered floors to these amazing cities, Chattanooga TN, Eureka Springs AR, Madison MS, Charleston SC, Chapel Hill NC, Tyler Texas, East Hartford CT, Newport IN, Forestville, CA, and Gulf Shores Alabama. While these are not all the cool towns and enclaves to which we delivered this summer, but this gives you an idea of a normal month.

Wall Skin

Salvaged decking

We pursue homeowner equity not shareholder with a one house one floor philosophy.

If you look at our project in East Hartford which was over 50,000 square feet of prefinished flooring compared to our 800 square foot Gulf Shores AL jobs, they resemble each other extraordinarily little except for the fact that they both used solid wood. Our customers range from the “too rich” to the folks looking for the “best deal” and we love them both. Customer service brings referrals which are so valuable to a company that does not want any repeat customers unless they move or add on. One House One Floor, real wood will outlive your home and one day salvaged then turned into an accent wall.

Chattanooga tn air b&b

Repurpose real wood

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 […]

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Glue down Southern Pine

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 […]

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How to identify heart pine

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 […]

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Antique reclaimed heart pine with saw marks

Baseball, Apple Pie and Southern Pine

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 […]

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Syp direct sells white oak solid hardwood flooring

North Carolina

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 […]

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Shipping to California

Yes, we ship to California, Oregon and Washington State. Nationwide with A+ BBB rating.

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

Box Store Pine Floors

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 […]

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Dog Friendly

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 [...]

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Prefinished or Unfinished floors?

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, […]

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Made in america?

Made in America?

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 […]

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Say yes to pine walls

Southern Pine is perfect for walls using Ship-lap, V-Groove and tongue and groove.

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Pressure Treated Southern Pine

Southern Pine has long been the preferred species for pressure treatment because of its unique cellular structure that permits deep, uniform penetration of preservatives. Porous defines the cellular structure of Southern Pine, which allows the species to handle changes better than most. Some 85% of all pressure-treated wood produced in the U.S. is Southern Pine. Southern Yellow Pine Direct offers treated dimensional lumber such as the 4 x 4 beams shown below. Contact Jason for […]

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09 Feb

Arizona & Southern Pine

Walls and Other

The Crary family of Prescott Arizona, sent amazing pictures of our Heart Pine Floors. The photos you see here are the end result of an “aging” process using an undercoat and patience. After 8 years and thousands of floors only the truly unique catch our attention, this fits the bill. Instead of explaining the ‘recipe’, we can get it directly from the source.  “We wanted the floor to look rustic, we put an undercoat on first and sanded it off, before applying the finish coats. (Waterlox) VERY labor intensive but we like the result 🙂 We probably should have done one more layer of Waterlox at the end, but we just wanted to move in. So, it is imperfect like us and we love it!”

Arizona & Southern Pine

You may not think of Arizona when you think Southern Pine, or Heart Pine. Think again, SYP Direct makes it possible for people like the Crarys to obtain authentic materials at a reasonable cost.  The finish job on these floors is amazing but the underlying materials made it  possible. Full disclosure, Allan Crary runs Haley Construction and along with his wife Alison who designed this floor, they are not your normal DIY. The caption reads Bean Bleed, which refers to the Jatoba Bean stain wiped on and off, would not be as dramatic without the character underneath.

Haley Construction, Prescott Arizona

Started in 1955 by CJ and Francis Haley as a residential developer in Globe, AZ, the company moved to Prescott in 1960 and soon became one of the largest construction companies in Yavapai County. Haley boast 1,000 projects in the Prescott and northern Arizona. These include notable municipal and commercial buildings, historic restorations, medical, green buildings, and award-winning custom residential homes. Want to move to Arizona? Check out Prescott and Haley Construction- it is a growing area, and we already found you a builder!

New Heart Pine

To display the amazing job arizona diy did with syp direct wide plank southern pine
See the "Bean Bleed"?

Prescott

Prescott described as an “historic desert mountain city”. located about 60 miles south of Sedona, a popular arts and retirement community. Downtown is clean, quiet and is a mix of old West and Midwest with a number of historic structures. Older homes, mostly of Victorian vintage, are nicely kept and restored, due in part to preservation incentives. There are more than 700 structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Prescott county.

SYP Direct- Local no matter where you live

What is SYP Direct, how about an A+ rated mill to order online pine flooring mill; delivering the best Longleaf Heart and Rustic pine floors, bar none. Seriously, checking one box is not possible when asked the question what is SYP Direct?   What we do is an easier question to answer since there is no category for our business model. We mill to order Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) floors one customer at a time, i.e. mill direct. Mill Direct brings continuity which creates an easier installation with better performance over the life of the floor.

More about SYP Direct

What about SYP Direct makes us so unique? Southern Yellow Pine Direct aka SYP Direct is the only true online pine flooring mill. Furthermore, our mill partnership (s) allows us to manufacture using custom specifications aka milled to specs or milled to order.  Milled to order is really big deal. How so? Nothing is sitting around on a shelf waiting to be matched with another run, weeks later. Every board of your floor comes from the same timber which is milled all together creating a continuity important to the look and the ease of installation.

How did you find Southern Yellow Pine Direct in Arizona?

“Honestly, I think I just did a lot of google searches initially about pine floors and ran across your site. It seemed professional but personable, with a LOT of good information. I emailed a lot of people initially, but Heather was the one that responded with the most detail. I never felt like there was anything I could not ask her unlike other places. She went above and beyond communicating and answering my questions in great detail which I appreciated. I knew what to expect for every step from her from the samples to the delivery of our actual flooring. And of course, your pricing and quality is great!”

Faux Beam T/G Floors

Leftover flooring become heart pine beam in arizona diy project
Leftovers are good

Creating a decrotive beam with extra tongue and groove floors

I don’t know about you but I am not this creative or talented. Alison claims it “wasn’t that hard” but I am not sure our defintions of hard are not quite the same. Of course the undercoat process and the finished product is very impressive but how about the beam. Over the years customers have sent pictures of bartops, doors, shelving, accent walls and a chicken coup but never a beam using all t/g floors. Creating it might seem easy but look closely, at the finish and quality of work that is not easy at all. It requires precision and a complete understanding of the desired outcome, aka the look. And by the way, the Crarys also ended up with a matching window, too.

window bonus

Pine flooring used to created rustic window
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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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13 Jan

Colorado

Wood Floor Shopping

Our latest Colorado Pine customer showed off some skills with this V Groove ceiling. Literally translating to “burnt cedar board” in English, ‘shou sugi ban’ involves scorching wooden boards with a torch or controlled fire, cooling, and a wire brush and, if desired, a natural oil. In recent years, shou sugi ban has been used or interior and exterior projects such as decking and furniture. Consider us biased, but Southern Pine looks amazing using this technique, and we have the “Colorado pine V Groove” to prove it. Created by one of our favorite customers this #2 Southern Pine distressing technique ranks at the top of our list as well.

Burnt V-Groove

Burnt, torched or scorched, the terms are interchangeable for most of us, while the technique can change the style, it is all about fire. Why, when this process can be so very time consuming would anyone take on the project? Do you see the Colorado pine burnt V-groove picture? It looks amazing, with the added benefit of preventing rot, decay and insect damage while extending the life of your wood by decades. If you are skeptical of your skills, try it out. Get a blow torch and we will send you samples, with the promise of a video back from you recording the first try. Seriously, our Colorado customer, while not his first attempt at scorching wood, he is by definition a DIY. With that logic, you too can burn your V Groove Southern Pine and get this exact ceiling!

V Groove Colorado 2020

V-groove southern pine torched ceiling powderhorn colorado

Tiny Homes, Powerhorn Colorado

Of course, SYP Direct loves the concept of the tiny homes, renting them at a ski-resort would be very cool, right? Well, the people at Powderhorn agreed and have begun building the strategically placed rentals around the resort. “Tiny Homes are comfortable, fully equipped, sustainable accommodations conveniently nestled on the mountain. Efficiently designed, each unit sleeps four to eight and has a full bath, plus its own kitchen, kitchenette, or microwave so you can relax with a hearty meal in your own great room, on your deck, or gather with others at the cozy firepit to delight in sharing adventures of the day.”

Like a Tiny Ski Lodge

Amazing walls tiny house grand junction co

Colorado Discover Ability/Adaptive Center at Powderhorn

As with our most recent road trip post our highlight ends up being something, we did not see coming our way. During our research of Grand Junction, we found Powderhorn and the tiny homes which, sorry GJ, we could not resist. Powderhorn Mountain Resort is the winter home of Colorado Discover Ability (CDA). The CDA works with the Adaptive Center at Powderhorn and offers private ski and snowboard lessons for those with disabilities. Family lessons are also available as well as group lesson for agencies working with the disabled. We salute Powderhorn resort owners and management for something very cool. Any readers interested in helping the CDA visit the link above, or for the Adaptive Center at Powderhorn, here.

V Groove Colorado 2020

V-groove ceiling with blow torch effect
Burnt T/G ceiling

More about Colorado Discover Ability

Colorado Discover Ability, (CDA), was incorporated in 1980 as the Powderhorn Handicapped Ski Program, Ltd., a non-profit corporation. CDA was initially established to provide educational and therapeutic outdoor experiences to the disabled population in western Colorado, solely through alpine skiing at Powderhorn Ski Resort. Today during the summer, CDA’s focus shifts to providing water-based recreation, such as river rafting. To find out more or to donate, click here.

Exterior Tiny Home

Tiny houses powerhorn resort
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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 Jul

Wyoming and Montana Southern Pine

Walls and Other

Two similarities in Wyoming and Montana residents, love of our Southern Pine floors and very easy to deal with as customers. To be clear, we understand the difference between Wyoming and Montana about as well as their residents understand the difference between Alabama and Tennessee but we know pine. Ask the question what is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear WY or MT? Southerners would answer cowboys or Yellowstone. Folks from WY and MT, probably Country Music and NASCAR. As an LSU fan, Louisiana born and raised, yes, leaving out football was intentional. The differences may be subtle, however the common characteristics are easy to identify. 

Kimmerer WY

Residents from both states are laid back and easy to talk with about anything, not just cowboys. In fact, there seems to be some southern accent with some residents. Kimmerer WY 2020, “it shore is purtty”, of course he wrote this to us in hopes we would understand, very funny LM. The bunk bed photo goes along with this same customer, he is right though it is pretty. The floors are 7” Longleaf Heart Pine with Bona Natural clear high traffic, very nice. 

Love these helmets

Wyoming cowboys logo discussed comparing wy and mt
University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming Cowboys

Whoa, not Wyoming or Montana Cowboys rather the U of WY located Laramie and founded in 1866. If you are not familiar with their helmets you are not a college football fan, they are classic. Nothing against the Grizzly or on the helmets of the University of Montana but that Cowboy just stays with you after having played against them many years ago. One Cowboy alumni and our first builder from Wyoming and Montana, enjoys reminding me of this from time to time. 

Pioneer Log and Timber of Montana

Pioneer Log and Timber, a Montana customer we brag about, all the time. Why not? Visit the website and the fog will lift. MT log and timber, uses the type of materials we have specially milled per project requirements, both floors and walls. The obvious implication, if our company fits with PLT of Montana you should feel pretty good about our products. Yes, we confirm our implication while extending an offer to prove it. 

Ask us about the finish

Wyoming and montana resident love rustic southern pine
Prefinished Bona Natural

Shipping cost to WY and MT

From New Orleans to Butte Montana, 2085 miles, and those floors originate in Honduras. Alabama is closer but , yes shipping costs exist. Alabama Heart Pine grows in Alabama, any Southern Pine has shipping cost to WY and MT even if seconds from a lumber yard. However, shipping costs represent part of the mill to customer process, normally they do not connect directly. SYP Direct allows residents in Wyoming and Montana to purchase mature southern pine in long lengths without removing one of the most important characteristics, price. In other words, shipping costs to WY and Montana, not prohibitive. You can get the floor that belongs in your home forever. Yes forever, we sell the kind of pine that someone will reclaim one day making Grizzlies and Cowboys happy.

The Caribbean in Cheyenne

In March of 2018, we sent Caribbean Heart Pine to Cheyenne Wyoming. Our customer chose the 5″ rustic grade, with knots and a minimum of 85% heart pine content, aka heart content. SYP Direct shipped our first Southern Pine floors to Wyoming and Montana in 2014 but this was our first shipment of Caribbean Heart Pine, which we began offering in 2016. Rustic Caribbean Heart Pine is gorgeous, no doubt but most WY and MT residents prefer domestic. It does not matter if you want authentic Southern Pine shipped to Wyoming or Montana, SYP Direct has you covered. Nobody beats our customer service, quality or prices- nobody.

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