Price vs. Value
DIY: Do-it-Yourself: Select only
the Value-Added
Products you require.
Marreed-Prestman PineFlooring.ca uses NORTHERN
ONTARIO WIDEPLANK RED PINE exclusively, because
@ 2.4 lbs per sf. it is ~ four times (4X) more dense, harder/durable than
any White Pine(s)."
As a Value-Added Oriented Company, Marreed-Prestman
PineFlooring.ca specializes in providing Value-Added
Products
in order to Save Space, Time, Money and
Frustration
... where the flooring
installation and finishing is
a major part of your visionary success.
Clients can take full advantage of my Expertise when
purchasing PREMIUM
& SELECT
PRODUCT or, opt for fewer Value-Added Products when purchasing MERCHANT
& "MILL DIRECT" PRODUCT.
Prices for
World-Renowned Northern Ontario Wideplank RED PINE starts at
only $ 3.30 sf. (CDN.) with Nominal Charge Delivery anywhere in
Southern Ontario, Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario and Western
Quebec.
My
Expertise extends to WIDEPLANK RED
PINE Wood Selection, Premium Knotty, Solidity Knott Check, Line-Straightness
Test, Pre-Cutting away waste and Pre-Squaring Butt-Ends, thru
to offering critical Controlled
Indoor Storage and Hand-Load/Unload Just-in-Time (JUT) Delivery.
Marreed-Prestman
PineFlooring.ca surpasses all Commodity-Oriented
Retailers and Internet Re-Sellers.
"Some people buy flooring ... others invest in Kid-and-Dog Friendly,
'Heritage' flooring."
Common flooring is supplied by common
retailers to people with common requirements and expectations.
Marreed-Prestman pineflooring.ca builds
"Limited Edition Artistic Flooring" Wide Plank Red Pine Flooring that
"transforms and elevates" a house, condo, cottage, office or business for
people with particular requirements and high expectations.
"You can not open the "Yellow Pages" and find
an expert in "Heritage and/or Artistic Pine Flooring".
Value-Added
... is what Marreed-Prestman offers you
in
Premium Materials, Expert Installation and Professional Finishing
... beyond the value of flooring as a 'commodity'.
DIY:
Do-it-Yourself?
Marreed-Prestman
defines Full Installation as including all Premium Materials, Expert
GripTightTM
Installation and my exclusive Artistic Finishing but, not all Clients
require my Expertise and ARTISTIC FINISHING ...
Therefore, Clients can take advantage of Marreed-Prestman's VALUE PACKAGE
including Premium Materials and Exclusive GripTightTM
Installation then, they can choose ONE-OF-THREE "Good-Better-Best" FINISHING
OPTIONS, in accordance with project requirements, available skill and
budget, as follows:
1) DIY: Do it Yourself Finishing or,
2) Hire a local Tradesperson or Professional Floor Finisher or,
3) Ask me to Quote Marreed-Prestman's EXCLUSIVE ARTISTIC FINISHING.
X-Link (sister page):
Artistic Styles:
Full
Installation
X-Link (sister page):
Quotation?
* Quantity-Discounted Pricing, Bonus Savings and Regional Incentives apply
to Original Order Quantity.
Subsequent orders or
'additional quantities' are subject to the Pricing Schedule in
effect on the day of additional quantity.
In addition to
cost (alone) what is the difference between a Marreed-Prestman Full
Installation and DIY: Do-it-Yourself?
The results obtained in building and finishing a handcrafted floor is a
50-50 proposition. It is no different than weighing the
benefits of Professional Food and Beverage Catering for "your special event"
.... no matter how accomplished your Hosting Skills ... you know when to
hand the job to a reputable and proven Catering Professional "and accept The
Value Proposition"
As such, you know when to hand your unique flooring job to a reputable and
proven Red Pine Flooring Professional and accept "The Value Proposition".
Alternately, if you choose the DIY: Do-it-Yourself
route and decide to purchase PBB or PQC or MERCH, I can assure you the best
of quality ... the final responsibility for the success of your project is,
of course, your personal pride and joy.
Consider the benefits of buying flooring
for the Long Term, in the planning process.
People seem "eager to spend" on kitchen and
bathroom 'cabinetry' and 'fixtures' in the early stages of a project
because they know those rooms impact both the practical and aesthetic value
of their home or cottage. Windows are next but, a bit of an afterthought.
Later, as their project becomes a reality, 'budget' and 'deadlines' get
squeezed so, the design, livability and ambience of their Dream Home or
Cottage is compromised and flooring, regretfully, "becomes a commodity",
even though, "flooring" has the greatest impact on every aspect of any
project. My clients, some of which, have built many times would agree with
me ... 'cabinetry', 'fixtures', 'windows' and 'flooring' ... should read ...
"Handcrafted Canadiana Wide Plank Red Pine Flooring, large, double-glazed,
low-E/Argon (insulated) windows, functional MDF-based cabinetry/solid wood
cabinet and passageway doors and complimentary 'brass-core' plumbing
fixtures".
A hand-crafted 'artistically-distressed' RED
PINE floor is critical to the design, livability and ambience of many
projects but, people may not plan ahead for flooring in the manner they plan
"the kitchen", "the bathroom" or "windows", thus, they may not
get the GREAT NORTHERN WIDEPLANK RED PINE FLOOR "they have always wanted"
... simply because I am a "one-man show" an Outlier. an
accomplished and out-of-the-ordinary craftsman
(with one crew). I am usually "Sold Out" months in advance ... so, plan
early to avoid disappointment.
How 'critical' is it to determine the reality
of BUDGET" per major item" ... early on in the building planning process?
Imagine, if you absolutely "had to have"
livability, beauty and durability in one
major item in your "Dream Home" or "Dream Cottage" ... which one
would you consider important enough to
warrant an expenditure of $ 10,000., $ 20,000., or $ 30,000.?
Which one major purchase
is guaranteed to exceed your highest
expectation for quality living and appreciative value. Would it be "your
dream kitchen", "your dream bathrooms", "your dream windows", "your dream
fireplace" or "your dream floor"? Which
one
of these five major items is the
only one that will appreciate in intrinsic and monetary value beyond your
initial appreciation and wildest expectations?
Invest in Classics that will still be Masterworks decades into the future.
"Dream Kitchens" are susceptible to fashion
... "Dream Bathrooms" are difficult to adapt to changing life style
... "Dream Windows" are seldom appreciated ... "Dream Fireplaces" are
susceptible to energy-efficiency, environmental concerns, inflating wood
purchasing costs, wood storage requirements and 'careful attention' (due to
children, pets, etc.) ... But, "Dream Floors" are definitive ... people
love them forever ... because, by definition, Dream Floors are Classics.
Classic Wood Floors are proven to be durable, warm and livable.'
Critically, they are by nature, compliant' with fashion and lifestyle as
proven throughout history in buildings ... from Cabins, Cottages and Homes
to Restaurants, Inns and Resorts ... to Country Clubs and Castles.
Notable Quotes
"We have enough floor samples
from retailers to have done this floor 4 times over but
nothing has struck my fancy. We ended up putting in a new knotty Alder kitchen
(shimmed พ inch to allow for new floor) to give us an idea of what we wanted
in flooring but, until we saw your
website we havent been able to come up with any ideas
that we could agree on ... since we built in 1992 ... on the
Trent-Severn. (Mo and Matt in Big Chute).
"My wife and I have decided to go for it.
It's a lot of money for us, but we think it is worth it, given your
expertise and my want of it for a long time. I will send payment from Tokyo.
(Jeffery and Kimiko ... Full Installation June 13/08: Lower Beverly Lake,
Ontario.)
Northern (slow growth, high density) Red Pine is
a rare, but, sustainable-growth material ... but still, difficult to source in
the wider widths. In addition, there is only one Marreed-Prestman
floor built per month, (by choice) in all the world. People who have purchased a
Marreed-Prestman floor for the
Right Reasons appreciate the fact they have purchased a precious
and exclusive 'one-of'-a-kind' floor
for little more than they would spend on quality broadloom (which
wears out and looks shabby after ten, or so, years). People know a
Marreed-Prestman floor will enhance their living
and working environments and they know its liveability and value will increase
(considerably) over time.
Price is what something costs ...
Value ... is what a
Marreed-Prestman
floor offers you beyond the value of flooring as a commodity.
If you are searching for flooring that will exceed your vision and "transform
and elevate" your home, cottage, office or business based on the right
Reasons4Buying then, a Marreed-Prestman 'Distressed' Red Pine floor
is of great value to you and your family.
When you choose to go
beyond the purchase of flooring as a commodity and demand distinction, beauty,
harmony, artistic expertise, experienced installation and finishing
craftsmanship ... you are buying into "your vision" (X-Link (sister page): "Cathie's
Vision"). You are demanding a 'grand' floor in a Rustic/Sophisticated
Style one that is more practical and more beautiful than mass-market flooring.
Marreed-Prestman defines Full Installation as
including all Premium Materials, Expert GripTightTM
Installation and my exclusive Artistic Finishing but, not all Clients require ARTISTIC FINISHING.
Therefore,
Clients can take advantage of Marreed-Prestman's VALUE PACKAGE including Premium Materials and
Exclusive GripTightTM
Installation then, choose ONE-OF-THREE "Good-Better-Best" FINISHING
OPTIONS, in accordance with project requirements, available skill and
budget, as follows:
1) DIY: Do it
Yourself Finishing (good) or,
2) Hire a local Tradesperson or Professional Floor Finisher (better) or,
3) Ask me to Quote Marreed-Prestman's EXCLUSIVE ARTISTIC FINISHING
(best).
As you might expect, my exclusive HandTorqued
GripTight
Installations
and
my exclusive Rock Pine Finishing Technique
entails labour-intensive work and a longer finishing process than
traditional Do-it-Yourself or "mass-market" installations and
finishing but, no better materials,
installation and finishing or tougher pine flooring exists anywhere. As such, my Prices: Full
Installation and Final Finishing reflects value.
X-Link (sister page):
Artistic Styles:
Full
Installation
The combined quality of my products, craftsmanship and expertise are exclusive
and unique to Marreed-Prestman. These are of greater value to my Clients than
the intrinsic value of lesser flooring materials and common installation labour
supplied by Commodity-Oriented Resellers.
The cost of a Marreed-Prestman floor
reflects uniqueness, expertise and labour-intensive work required to built a
rock-solid "Heritage Floor". As a self-employed home-based and highly
skilled craftsman, your cost per square foot (sf.), as indicated on the
Price: Full Installation page, includes personal, direct involvement ... a
direct physical, mental and emotional contribution (as Working Foreman) toward
the creation of your vision. I work on every aspect of your job ... on average,
my monetary reward is similar to that of common manufacturers but, manufacturers
sell to retailers and retailers add on an additional ~ 40% ... so, you pay more
for "distribution and retailer overhead" than you do for "quality and
uniqueness" when one purchases mass-market products. As such, I am able to give you ~
40% more value in product and expertise and a floor that appreciates
in value, year after year ... Again,
this is without question, a better expenditure and investment.
Price
increases are routine due to increasing energy and harvesting costs. In
addition, my artistic design processes and expertise has evolved over the years
to the point of "international recognition" and that is placing upward pressure
on prices but, it also increases the appreciative value of your flooring
investment. I am still able to maintain that all-important "affordability factor
" for those with "a set budget" who want to transform and elevate their home,
cottage or business ...
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Janka
Hardness Rating Scale For Wood Flooring Species
Janka (J) Ratings are determined by
the number of pounds of pressure required,
to halfway press a steel ball, with a diameter of .444 inches, into
the topside and end of a board.
and
The Rock Pine
ฎ Finishing Technique
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"NORTHERN
ONTARIO RED PINE
@ 2.4 lbs per sf. is ~ four times (4X) more dense, harder/durable than
any White Pine(s)."
Northern (Ontario) Red Pine has a
Janka rating of ~ 1575 (J), Caribbean Heart Pine is 1280 (J),
Southern Yellow Pine is 870 (J), both Shortleaf and Loblolly
Southern Yellow Pine are 690 (J), Northern White Pine is 380
(J) and Eastern White Pine ranks in at 380 (J) to give a few
specific numbers.
Isn't Pine a softwood?
Yes "pine" is a softwood but, not all
pine is a 'soft wood'. you can dispel any fears that Northern Red
Pine is not hard and durable ... in
comparison ... Hard Maple has a ranking of 1450 (J) and that is
twice as hard as Douglas Fir. Hard Maple is roughly six percent
harder than White Oak but about eighty-nine percent as hard as Red
Pine, twenty-four percent softer than Jarrah, and close to two
thirds that of Santos Mahogany's.
In another comparison, black Sugar
Maple has a ranking of 1180 (J).
In addition
to Northern Red Pine having a rating of 1575 (J) ... that being four
times (~ 4X) more dense and stronger than White Pine, Marreed-Prestman
has created the Rock Pine Finishing Technique
Yes ...
Marreed-Prestman prepares your Red Pine
Floor using professional 'pine floor' finishing equipment ready for
finishing as normal then, we "uniformly break/unlock the grain" of
the wood surface using my (proprietary) Cold Sand
Method. (Cold
Sanding opens the pores of the wood to accept the impregnation of
"Diamond-Tough" Aluminum Oxide Cured Resin.)
Note: One should be aware
of
a "mass-market" or "less knowledgeable" craftsman who's methods may
inadvertently burnish (seal/glaze) the wood surface and inhibit stain
and/or resin impregnation or worse a "craftsman" who applies a
'Sanding Sealer' which not only inhibits stain and/or resin penetration
but undermines the bonding and durability of the Wearcoat. Lastly, be
aware of a "craftsman" who brush-coats a wood floor instead of applying
professional (pour down) flood-coats. Flood-coating has become a rare
skill because it requires years of experience and a fluid technique to
ensure impregnation of the seams and butt-ends and to ensure thick, even
and long-lasting topcoats.
Red Pine
(Pinus resinosa) is much more dense and heavier than White, Yellow or
Western Red Pine ... I use NORTHERN ONTARIO RED PINE exclusively because
of its hardness and durability and because it has larger, more pronounced
reddish knots and a vibrant grain ... an excellent choice for flooring
installations because of its toughness and dramatic good looks.
My
Cold Sand
surface readily
accepts the application of my penetrating resin ... a "Diamond-Tough"
Aluminum Oxide Cured resin. This method of resin impregnation sets
in twenty-four (24) hours. After which time, we abrade the floor and apply
the Floodcoat Wearcoat. Again, using the Aluminum Oxide Cured floor
finishing resin. After the final finish is applied and set, the floor can
be walked on with dry stocking feet. Life can return to "normal"
within twenty-four hours and furniture can be moved in after three (3)
days (to avoid furniture 'imprinting' the floor before it reaches the
stage II cure) and daily activities resumes as normal. After twenty-one
(21) days, the floor is fully cured (stage III) and "Rock Solid" ...
without leaving a slippery or 'plastic-looking' finish on the surface.
My Cold Sand
and wood impregnation method can rightly be considered Rock Pine ฎ. Your floor will have a natural, warm look and
the comfortable, handcrafted ambience of a Heritage Floor but, more
importantly, it will be tough, durable and easy-care.
Marreed-Prestman offers my proprietary
GripTight
Fastening Technique which has proven over the years to be "the best and most
reliable method" for
fastening wide plank flooring
when you want a solid installation without 'cupping', 'squeaking', 'bounce', etc.
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Marreed-Prestman
offers
new wide plank Red Pine
flooring with three (3) levels of
'Distressing'... Light (city living/kids/dog), Moderate and Heavy
'Distressing' (country living/kids/dog).
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A Marreed-Prestman Red Pine floor
will still ding, dent and scratch but, my method of distressing and SFX
finishing camouflages abuse ... the eye is not drawn to any particular
mark (new or old) ... my 'animal-friendly' Diamond-Tough Flood-Coat Finish
is critically important. It's magic because it's Livable when you live
with kids and dogs (or they visit). Proprietary
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Choose any "designer" highlight
stain colour inset into the 'Distressed' areas of your new
Red Pine floor to achieve that "Old World" Look.
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We,
regretfully, had to pass on a 1,600 sf. 'distressed' pine flooring job for
an audio-animatronics company in the NBC office tower in Chicago (2003)
for which they offered to pay a ridiculous amount of money
eighty-thousand ($ 80,000. USD) United States dollars + travel + lodging
if,
and only if, we could do the job within a month of their telephone call.
There was no choice but to decline their generous offer as we were already
booked well in advance for that timeframe ..."You can't turn us down. You
are the only one with the product we want. ... we're in the same
building as Oprah ... my
studio is used by the biggest Stars ... I'll introduce you all to
Eddie Murphy and
Robin Williams."
"Sorry, we replied, we are booked for that timeframe and the customer has
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Be fair to yourself ... determine your
actual requirements before 'factoring' prices...
In my experience, people
rush to guesstimate their flooring requirements which falsely encourages or
discourages them when they calculate the cost of their flooring project ... if
you underestimate your requirements, you may be surprised by the actual
square footage and appropriate budget requirement ... if you overestimate
you may 'disqualify' yourself based on false 'pricing' information. Neither
situation is advantages.
Calculate your actual sq. ft. flooring requirements as accurately as
possible? This exercise may surprise you .... if you are building
or renovating an 1,850 sf. house, you may only require 1,250 sf. of
'distressed' Wideplank Red Pine Flooring plus, utility flooring.
1a)
Measure the interior of each room (excluding walls, including
closets) then, remove the footprint for the kitchen and
bathroom cabinets/counters, tubs/showers, staircase, fireplace/stove base
areas and closets that you may not want done, etc., to determine a fair
measure. (Avoid using 'building plans' and 'exterior' dimensions.)
1b) Consider Cutting and
Fitting 'waste' ... it may be higher than expected, as this, in part, changes
as your plans progress, depending on the 'complexity' of the 'final' floor
layout, belated floor plan changes including cabinets, counters,
bathroom fixtures, fireplace, stairs and even wall locations ... mainly,
consider the skill, experience and efficiency of the installation crew.
1c) Consider your budget
requirements. If budget is "an issue" when considering "wall-to-wall" artistic
flooring, consider doing selective areas ... the critical living areas ... use
utility flooring in less important areas .
In addition to
Complimentary Online/Fax Quotations, Marreed-Prestman offers a No Obligation
Fee-Based On-Site Inspection,
Assessment and Quotation Service ... I visit your job site and assess 'job
issues', your requirements, options, methods, budget and 'vision' ... you take
advantage of my knowledge and expertise. Whether you Do-it-Yourself or have me
install and finish or, perhaps, hire a local contractor, my On-Site
Consultations will inevitably save you Space, Time, Money and Frustration.
Half (50%) of my On-Site Consultation Service Fee is credited to either your Full
Installation job or your DIY: Do it Yourself/Contractor Lumber Supply order.
Lastly, "Telephone Advisory Guidance" is available based on my years of
experience and expertise whether you purchased your flooring from
Marreed-Prestman or, not. Unlimited "Telephone Advisory Guidance" is available
thru job completion and beyond. From the selection of wood to finishing products and
technique and, of course, assurance that you avoid major problems associated
with jack posts, subfloors, and the like. We arrange a time for you to call me
and I answer your questions while your project is underway and as a "back-up" if
you have any 'complications', thereafter.
You can buy manufactured flooring anywhere but there is only one investment
that will "transform
and elevate your home, cottage or business"
... a
Marreed-Prestman Red Pine floor:
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Live a Carefree Lifestyle with
The Kids and The Dog.
'Distressed' Pine Flooring can take the punishment and
camouflage (reduce the exposure) the abuse,
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Enjoy a new
"heritage" floor ...
choose the warmth, beauty and durability of real wood.
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A. Marreed & D. Prestman 'Distressed' Red Pine Flooring Inc.
guarantees each and every new floor that we
install against DEFECT in materials and workmanship for as long as you own
your floor* (non-transferable) provided contract T&C are fulfilled.
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Red Pine flooring is a natural product ... it is not a
composite, it is not plastic, as such, ~ 1% expansion and
contraction of the wood in the annual "breathing" process is
normal. Additional, expansion and contraction may be "aggravated" by the
"lack of normal temperature and humidity levels" in the building prior to,
during or after the installation and finishing processes.
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*
Clients allow for standard Curing Times which will
include a timeline for the introduction" of furniture and animals in
accordance with T&C.
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