[MassHistPres] Finding a home for antique flooring

[Lohe, Werner (OCD)]

I recently completed a small renovation, during which I reused most of the flooring, but I have 150 square feet of beautiful, 100-year-old flooring that I couldn't reuse.  It's 100% clear (no knots or nail holes), quartersawn (vertical grain), heart pine (southern long leaf pine).  Three quarters of it is in 11½ and 13½ foot long boards (the rest in 3 and 4 foot long boards).  Because it's old, when finished it comes up in a richer color than flooring cut from reclaimed wood of the same age.

Of course, I wouldn't mind turning this flooring into a bit of cash, but my real concern is to find a good home for it so that it doesn't end up in a landfill.  Thoughts?

         Werner Lohe
         Brookline, Mass.

Werner.Lohe at state.ma.us