SYP Direct Floors

  Euro Character 5" White Oak June 1st - the end of August or until it is gone. We are clearing out a hardwood mill as per their request. Everything must go. Make an offer on #3 Red and or White up from 2 1/4 up to 7".  8" Character White Oak Euro Oak is not oak grown in Europe, it is a marketing term that indicates a grade. With a Euro or Character grade white oak as both ignore a characteristic that would normally cause a #1 to grade as #2, for example. Why is this done? You add length, and long floor look expensive.  Hardwood Grades #1 and #2 Common  The Common Oaks No. 1 Common. No. 1 Common grade is where much more variation and discrepancies will show through. You will have some knots and wormholes. You will have color variations of the sapwood to heartwood. The color is not as uniform as Clear or Select. There will be some lighter and some darker pieces and depending on the width of the board, you may have that occurring on the same board. No. 2 Common. No. 2...

Rustic is in the eye of the beholder   Sometimes you feel like a knot, sometimes you don’t! Rustic does not mean cheap or defected materials, it simply refers to boards with knots and sap, or what we Rustic Southern Pine (Knotty) floors are not created equal, not even close. Our #2 Knotty Southern Pine floors can be compared to Character grade Heart Pine, with up to 50% heart content. Which gives this grade its amazing color variations, and distinct grain patterns. However, to be sold as Heart Pine (by us), the face of every board must have a minimum of 50% heartwood. Rustic Caribbean Heart Pine Natural Finish Rustic Caribbean Heart Pine can be found in some of the most expensive homes in the United States. How do we know? This is the best kept secret in real wood and The point is that rustic does not mean anything other than knots and variation when talking about Caribbean Heart Pine. Both versions have 85% visible heart content. So, what is heart content? Heart content is color a...

  What is Knotty Pine? The first thing to understand about our“Knotty” Pine floors is that they are not a defected grade! Our specifications are as follows: kiln dried (dual process), tongue and groove with square edges and ends, planned smoothly with relief grooves on back. Heart content including sapwood (color variations) up to 45%, with some boards clear of either knot are color.  Knots are solid and most will be dime to quarter sized but will be solid.   What is Knotty pine? Simple, it is a generic term for pine with knots, not a big surprise. What may surprise you, Knotty Pine is not a grade. #2 Southern Yellow Pine is not a true grade, as differs from mill to mill, i.e. floors or lumber. Lumber mills sort lumber based on defects, knots included. But when a mill produces flooring, When comparing your local #2 SYP with our floors, get samples and photos of larger examples of the grade. Sometimes you feel like a knot sometimes you don't  We get it, not eve...

 What is Heart Pine? That depends upon whom you ask, and no, that is not a real answer. However, before answering the question what is heart pine, let me give you a reason to read my definition (s). First of all, we are not marketing a product rather giving you the information you need to make that decision. Sounds normal until you read compare what we tell you versus what "they" tell you as you shop for your next floor.    Heart Pine is about the amount of heartwood or 'heart content'. The term heartwood will be used interchangeably with heart content and should be given along with the grade. For example, Caribbean Heart Pine has a minimum of 85% heartwood visible on the face of every board. The rustic grade contains more sap, whereas prime has more heartwood and very few knots. The rustic grade contains knots which produce sap which produces color variation otherwise known as character. 3 things to fully understand before you buy Antique Heart Pine. Antique and anti...