I'm considering using some of this stuff in a room in my house. Long story but the wife saw it in the flooring store and it was love at first sight. :(

Anyways, there seems to be quite a variation in price from place to place. I have someone in the family that installs flooring but doesn't have a good supplier for this stuff. Does anyone have experience with this stuff and could recommend a supplier in the Northeast?

Thanks.

Who makes it?? I could post it on my buying group forum, maybe somebody carries it & I could get you a deal.. Or depending on who makes it or distributes it, I MAY be able to sell it to & ship it direct..

Just make sure you don't use it in a high traffic room, pine is super soft.. If you like the rustic look, there are a TON of hand scraped (or hand sculptured) hardwoods out there that would probably hold up better then the pine..

As always, just my .02

Scott

Thanks Scott. Generally, pine is a soft wood...as you said. I've been told that the antique stuff is very hard.....because of the very tight grain from old growth trees.

I would still be leary, ask them for the hardness numbers & compare to an oak floor (sets the standard) Oak is actually one of the softer species of hardwood believe it or not..

If it's not AT LEAST as hard as oak, I'd stay away..

If you can get me the manufacturer, I could check up on it.. This is what I do for a living..

Scott

FWIW, I have 4" Douglas Fir floors. They've held up very well over the life of the house (112 years). I had them redone last year when I moved in, but there was no real wear issues prior to that

All you Yankees...:p
Heart Pine is VERY hard and very commonly used as flooring here in the South.
The "Heart" term is a reference to the center of the tree.

I've seen derelict wooden boats with deck planking made of old growth pine. That stuff is some of the hardest wood I've ever seen - some of it in much better shape than the oak beams it's fastened to.

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I've seen derelict wooden boats with deck planking made of old growth pine. That stuff is some of the hardest wood I've ever seen - some of it in much better shape than the oak beams it's fastened to.

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Yep, I agree that OLD GROWTH pine would hold up fine, but I seriously doubt that's what's being used.. Just do me a favor & compare the hardness numbers..also ask them if there is aluminum oxide in the finish..

I'm really not trying to start or maintain a debate, just looking out for his best interest..

Scott

Thanks for the input guys.

Scott, They sell different types of pine. They sell the new "old growth" pine stuff....which is just plain cheap flooring as far as I'm concerned....and they sell legit antique, re-claimed heart pine. This is the good stuff. Pumpkin color, TIGHT grain, etc.

Anyone know a good supplier?