Hardwood Floors April/May 2019

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Nutter installed rift and quartered 2-1/2” white oak that was custom-milled for this job.

All photos courtesy of Steve Nutter.

• Mercier Wood Flooring announced a partnership with JJ Haines &Co. for DISTRIBUTOR DOINGS

A lot of the ooring in High eld Hall has been replaced over the years. When Nu er and his teamwent in, they wanted to make sure to keep some part of the original ooring. “We decided to leave the last bit around the wall, following the border,” shares Nu er. Nu er installed ri and quartered 2-½” white oak that was custom-milled for this job. e boards were nailed down to the sub oor. “A challengewe faced thatmade this job uniquewas the border work. erewere no straight runs at all,” addsNu er. “Everything had a border. emain ballroomhad a nine-piece border, and even a smaller ballroomhad a three-piece border.” Another obstacle Nu er had to work around – fourteen 12x12 cast iron grills that were placed throughout the oor. A er the oors were sanded, they were nished with Bona AmberSeal and three coasts of Tra c Satin. “ e pa erns for all of the borders made this job a lot of fun. It was pre y intricate,” adds Nu er. “Being involved in the historic restoration aspect made it very rewarding.” g

distribution of its residential and commercial product lines in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. • Schönox HPSNorth America announced that Certi edCarpet Distributors andChemtec have joined its growing list of distributor partners. • Wagner Meters named Fishman Flooring Solutions its 2018 Distributor of the Year. is is the rst time Wagner Meters has presented the award. • Horizon Forest Products announced that McKenzie Rivas has joined the Houston Branch as an Outside Sales TeamMember and Kevin Spitler has joined the Repair Shop in Raleigh, North Carolina. • e Belknap White Group announced an expanded equity investment in JJ Haines & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland.

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