NORTHERN ONTARIO WIDEPLANK RED PINE FLOORING 12", 10", 8", 6"

Hand-Crafted "Kid-and-Dog Friendly!"  'Distressing' or, no 'Distressing'

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do not do your floors justice ... they're even more spectacular in-person."

"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, Hand-Crafted Artistic Flooring — at value-oriented prices — that appreciate in intrinsic and monetary value. Red Pine flooring transforms and elevates a house, condo, cottage, office or hospitality business — for people with particular requirements, high expectations and Vision.

The Right Reasons
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"Fort William Historical Park is a representation of a expansive Hudson Bay Company fur trade outpost.
All work that we do on this site has to meet specific historical guidelines,
which is why I feel your product is well suited for this application."

"I absolutely agree with you about the importance of flooring. I feel that my floors, baseboards and window frames are what will create the warmth I want in my home. I noticed a comment on your website that said 'rustic yet, sophisticated' which is exactly what I am looking for."

"It's Jim from Forest Lake in Sundridge.  You delivered 1900 sq ft of Northern Ontario Wideplank Red Pine Flooring in Oct. 2008. We layed the floor successfully and love it. It is truly a unique and beautiful floor and we are distressing it the slow way ;-). I was just on your website and noticed that your wife was an Air Canada flight attendant. Nice picture of her in the 767 with the captains hat!  I was a pilot for AC for 25 years and retired in 2004 to pursue other flying. I now fly a water bomber in Western Canada in the summers. She looks familiar and I am sure that I worked with her although I was never on international flights much except for freighters. I retired as an A320 Captain. Say "hi" from one Pioneer to another! Anyway, we love our DIY floor and we will spread the word!"

 Air Canada, Captain Jim
Ret.

The Emotional Connection

Northern Ontario Wideplank Red Pine flooring is a visual statement that will reflect your lifestyle and impact your mood day-in and day-out. People who desire a Marreed-Prestman floor, generally do so, with the intent of building an emotional connection within their living environment. Clients experience the warmth, beauty and durability of new, Artistically 'Distressed' "Kid and Dog Friendly"™ RED PINE Flooring (harvested from the Sustainable Northern Red Pine Forests in Northern Ontario, Canada).

"It's the perfect floor with my kids and fido."

"This is the perfect location (on water) for your floor.  We're amazed by the amount of hard work you put into creating "Kid-and-Dog Friendly, 'Heritage' flooring.". ... we feel lucky."

"My husband, like most men, hates change.  Thank you for 'putting him in his place' ... which he absolutely loves, now."

"I wanted to differentiate my house ... I did not want "a perfect floor" ... but, I did require professional installation and 'a diamond' finish ... our floor is functional and beautiful."

"We have enough floor samples to have done this floor four 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, but until we saw your stunning web site we haven’t been able to come up with any ideas that we could both agree on ... since we built in 1992."

"I've lived with hardwood flooring ... it looks great but, it's too glossy, high maintenance and dog scratch marks showed up in no time. I want a floor for our new place that we can live with."

"I purchased a prefinished Maple floor only five (5) years ago and now it needs re-doing. What I want is a finish that will last twenty (20) years with heavy traffic of six (6) grandchildren and their toys here. I live in Port Colborne, Ontario, and no refinishers here can find such a product? Does this finishing product exist?"

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"I knew your floor would be easy-care ... I've lived with hardwood and carpeting in the days when I actually loved washing windows and mirrors and waxing floors ... those days are gone ... my 'distressed' floor has made life easier."

"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 full payment from Tokyo where I am a teacher at the American School.

"We have an Australian King Shepherd ... nothing we put on the floor will withstand the abuse of a hyperactive 120 lb. dog, but the 'distressed' floor makes our place Liveable."

"Right from the start, we knew we wanted something special ... my budget said "Big Box" but, my heart said no  ... I am a 'Price Shopper' ... but still, I 'blew the budget' on your Parchment Style flooring ... it is the best thing I've ever done in my house."

"We have an older dog and she can't walk on hardwood floors because they're too slippery. At first, we didn't think your "dog-friendly" flooring would be any different but, it is an improvement. Thanks for explaining the difference between a manufacture's UL-coats and your FloodCoat finishing'."

"Hardwood is not wheelchair and "mobile-scooter" friendly!"

"I love Red Pine ... it has the warmth ... the ambience we wanted and "the distressed look" makes it Liveable ... even though we don't have children and a dog, yet."

"We wanted wideplank boards and we wanted Red Pine ... you had what we wanted."

"We live on a lake ... with family, pets and visitors, I didn't want to be tied to cleaning or fretting over 'wet and sandy' floors."

"My daughter has allergies ... carpeting is out of the question ... carpet underlay 'gases-off'', tile is cold and I didn't want the plastic look of hardwood."

"I'm a tall man and I have a back problem ... luxury carpeting and underlay only exacerbated the problem ... polished hardwood was out of the question for our waterfront home ... your flooring made a remarkable difference."

"I wanted an eco-friendly product ... I heard about the Sustainable Forest Management Network when I was touring the Canadian Ecology Centre in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park near Mattawa ... that's where I heard about your eco-friendly product."

"Hardwood is just not "real" any more ... it is medium density fibreboard (MDF) or Engineered Wood (chipboard) with a thin veneer top layer ... it "ripples" with the sunlight (because it warps). I wanted real wood but, you see shiny "hardwoods" everywhere, dogs 'destroy' them and they don't have warmth ... your Red Pine flooring is perfect for me and my pooch."

"I wanted a rustic, sophisticated country look — in my condo penthouse (Ottawa) — I shopped in Canada and, beyond, for two years before I found 'a married and depressed man'.

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"Pine (unlike hardwood) was the only wood that could be installed in my Unwinterized Cottage ...  it was a natural alternative to hardwoods which can not be used in 'seasonal' buildings (or below grade) ... and engineered woods. plastic laminates that look cheap and are notorious for scratching and chipping."

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"We have an older dog ... she sometimes piddles and gets sick on the floor ... with broadloom that was a problem ... the carpet smelled and it was impossible to clean."

"We thought we wanted to sell our townhouse ... the realtor told us we should do something with the flooring to increase its value and saleability."

(Update: our new flooring has changed our environment ... we've decided to stay and makeover the kitchen and bathrooms. )"

"We built a stunningly beautiful hand scribed log home and installed laminate flooring. In hindsight, that was 'a mistake' ... it scratches and chips and the manufacturer and retailer only offered a patch-kit which does not properly repair the floor. Three years later, we opted for a Marreed-Prestman floor. It's stunning."
(Update: During alterations to kitchen cabinets ... a "wall of cabinets with stained-glass window-doors" came crashing down on the floor resulting is gashes and scratches in the floor .... Marreed-Prestman repaired the floor as 'new' in less than half-an-hour)."

"Money was not relevant to my decision ... in a-day-and-age when the average kitchen costs $15-to-20 G's and the average floor lasts less than ten years, we knew you offered beauty and value-for-money ... we wanted to enjoy the ambience of (red) pine ... we have antique furniture and a modern stainless steel kitchen ... it suited our style."

"Plastic Floors are for Plastic People. "... this is a warm floor, a heritage floor ... it fit my expectations.

We're building a large home and we're here to stay ... we wanted the biggest bang for our buck over the long term ... 2,800 square feet is a lot of wood, a lot of work — and a pile of money — we're more than happy."

"I build a home every couple of years on spec ... the design of this house is cosmopolitan ... I wanted flooring that would "warm up" the place and enhance its market value ... it sold in one week at list price."

"We've lived for twenty years with plywood on our cottage floor because my husband I could not agree on flooring ... now that we're retiring to "the cottage", we found what we wanted ... something we could agree on."

"I have 2,500 square feet of hardwood in my house but, I didn't want to put hardwood in my new kitchen and family room addition."

"It's the perfect floor for my basement Rec-room and home office."
(Note: Hardwood can not be installed below grade in basements or in unwinterized buildings. Conversely, Red Pine flooring can be installed in basements and in unwinterized homes and cottages because "it breathes" and it is not grouted like hardwood flooring which can not take the cold without cracking.)

"I love wide pine ... I have a Century Home ... it's the floor I wanted (10") to maintain the spirit of the house."

"No-one else offered The Marreed-Prestman 'Distressed' Look ... the price of reclaimed and barn board flooring was even higher (installed and finished) ... they are too dry and prone to splintering ... they didn't have the character of Red Pine and their 'hairspray' finishes would show every ding, dent and scratch."

"We wanted to move to a country house ... we could 'cash-in' on our townhouse but the cost of the country house we wanted was 'out of the question' ... since we do like where we're living (in the city) we decided to take a small mortgage and upgrade the place to our liking ... the 'distressed' floor, baseboard trim and (window/door) frames (you did) throughout the house are perfect."

"I'm so excited that I finally found the "ROCKY ROAD" floor I've been searching for — for ten years. "

"I have two dogs, two cats and a Parrott ... so you see, I need your 'distressed' flooring."

"My company installs hardwood flooring ... I have a dozen installers and finishers on staff but, I know we do not have the expertise to install and finish 12" wideplank in my chalet ... I was amazed by vendors who would not do the work themselves or take responsibility for the installation and finishing of their product (using my crew) ... they just wanted to sell "the romance of pine off-the-rack" and make an easy buck. Your offer to work with my installers and do the final finishing yourself — and take responsibility for the job — made the difference."

"My cottage is special. It's true, there are faster, cheaper and easier ways to obtain flooring but I didn't hesitate when I found exactly what I had been looking for. My place deserved PARCHMENT ... that's what I wanted ... nothings else came close."

"My place needs a new roof, a new kitchen and a new floor but, I can only do one of them this year ... I'm doing the floor ... the rest can wait."

"I couldn't wait to get rid of the dirty, stained carpet and cracked linoleum."

"My partner is a 'Pine Person' ... if she could have a 'Pine Man', she'd have one ... I think that's you."

  Notable Quotes

"Do you sell to the United States? I live in Washington Missouri, USA. (ZC: 63090). If I ordered 3,000 sq. ft. of "distressed Red Pine wide planks" for a major home renovation project, could you give me an approximate cost for Northern Ontario Red Pine Lumber in 10" width, plus shipping costs? Thank you. D. Walde, Wash. Mo., phone 636 xxx-xxxx"

Reply: "Daniel: Sorry, I am unable to ship into the U.S. due to current U.S. regulations and prohibitive paperwork.

"I really appreciate the time you took to come to our home and show me large samples... I would love to have you install your beautiful red pine."

Hand-Crafted "Kid-and-Dog Friendly!"  'Distressing' or, no 'Distressing'

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