You know what would be great???


Recovered Heart Pine Flooring












You know what else would be great??

A golden toilet


















Neither will be in our new home.


Reclaimed heart pine flooring is running around $10/sq. ft.
It's a great green product in that most of the wood is saved from old building timbers instead of cutting down more pine trees. Also some companies are bringing up old logs that have been submerged in rivers for decades. These logs were floated down the rivers of the U.S. in the 1800s for delivery to the sawmills. Apparently all this salvage work is doubling the price compared to newer "virgin" heart pine.

Still, we like the concept of using locally harvested wood for our flooring. Here's a few sites to check out for nearby heart pine flooring.

Red Hills Lumber Company-Thomasville, GA
http://www.redhillslumber.com/home

Goodwin Heart Pine Company-Micanopy, FL
http://www.heartpine.com/index2.shtml

Wiregrass Furniture and Lumber-Beachton, GA
http://www.wire-grass.com/