What is #2 "Knotty" Pine
The first thing to understand about our "Knotty” Pine floors is that they are not a defected grade! Our specifications are as follows: kiln dried (dual process), tongue and groove with square edges and ends, planned smoothly with relief grooves on back. Heart content including sapwood (color variations) up to 45%, with some boards clear of either knot are color. Knots are solid and most will be dime to quarter sized but will be solid.
Sometimes you feel like a knot sometimes you don't
We get it, not everyone wants knots and or believe that they want knots on their floor. And if you don't get the joke above, look up Almond Joy commercials, but the point is that many of you reading this are trying to decide if you feel like a knot. The Q&A surrounding this subject are too broad to cover in one post but we can do it with a phone call and a bunch of pictures. For help deciding if Knotty Pine is right for you, text us for phone call right back or email us with project specifications and or questions.
Rustic is in the eye of the beholder
Rustic does not mean cheap or defected materials, it simply refers to boards with knots and sap, or what we Rustic Southern Pine (Knotty) floors are not created equal, not even close. Our #2 Knotty Southern Pine floors can be compared to Character grade Heart Pine, with up to 50% heart content. Which gives this grade its amazing color variations, and distinct grain patterns. However, to be sold as Heart Pine (by us), the face of every board must have a minimum of 50% heartwood.
Southern Yellow Pine is not species
Ask 10 people, "what is Southern Yellow Knotty pine" and you will get 10 different answers. Southern Yellow is s desription that tells us the pine grew South of Virginia and east of Texas. Furthermore, inside the SYP region you will find around 13 separate species of the tree that builds our country.