Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Reclaimed Pine Flooring

This Beautiful Pine floor was reclaimed in an older home that had seen many different owners and many different styles over the years. This floor lay underneath two layers of vinyl, one layer of linoleum, and one layer of glue down tiles. Top Shelf is the only company in the area that will put the time it takes into a floor like this. But we also feel that the results are unmatched. This floor could not be replicated in a newer product. The beautiful color, depth, and variation in these floors can only come from the old growth trees that were harvested when this house was built 80 years ago. Newer pines and firs are younger and although still a fine choice when no wood is currently in a room they simply do not have the character of the older growth lumber. It would have been a shame to do as was suggested by another company and "sell um' a new floor". Instead Top Shelf reclaimed the old floor and gave new life to a beautiful wood floor.