Come on in…
If you want cookie cutter feel free to move to Fairfax. They have what you are looking for. But, if you are looking for unique then have a seat. What works about this house is from room to room you will slowly go from new to old. The new tile in the kitchen works well. So do the 80 year old heart pine floors in the family and formal rooms. Heart pine wood isn’t easy to come by these days either.
Heartpine is the actual heartwood of the tree. Since pine used to be quite large when it was logged some hundred years ago, the pine trees were able to grow large enough to develop heartwood. Now that is not the case, as pine trees do not grow as big because they are harvested at an earlier age.
if you are interested in purchasing old recycled original pine, be sure what you are getting. Prices can vary widely but, nevertheless, be prepared to pay between 5.00 to 12.00 per board foot.
Basically, you can’t go buy heart pine at Lowe’s. It came from trees that were a few hundred years old. They don’t allow the trees to grow that old anymore. If you want to buy it yourself, you are getting it from someone elses house. I think we have a few hundred board feet in the house. So, a casual observer may look at the floors and think they need to be refinished. Tell them to think again and that they are walking on antique wood. Next, tell them to take their shoes off.
