Author: Mary Hull
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Saving Money on Wide Plank Flooring
Love the look of wide plank flooring but not the price? Don’t despair! With a little homework you can find the floor of your dreams at a down-to-earth price. Here are some tips from Hull Forest Products, a family-run New England sawmill that has been making wide plank flooring for three generations. 1. Buy mill-direct.…
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Curly Birch Wide Plank Flooring
Couldn’t resist showing you a sneak peek of this truly exceptional figured wide plank Birch floor we created for a client in California. We loved it so much, we used curly Birch for the floor of our new office addition here at Hull Forest Products. We have many more photos of curly Birch floors in…
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Step Up the Style in Your Home With a Custom Staircase
Stairs are utilitarian–but they can also be a work of art. Imagine ascending and descending a beautiful stairway each day. Shouldn’t you take the time to make sure your stairs are not just functional, but lovely? Here are a few photos of custom staircase treads, risers, nosing, and landings we have crafted for our clients.…
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Join Us at the Shriner’s Auditorium Home Show Wilmington, MA Feb. 8-10 2013
Attention Greater Boston residents! Don’t miss the opportunity to see our locally grown wood flooring in person at the Home Show at Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA February 8-10, 2013. Selected floors will be 10-30 percent off. This show is free and open to the public and ample parking is available. Save yourself the drive…
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Using Tongue and Groove Wall Paneling
Thinking about using tongue and groove paneling on your walls or as an accent wall feature? This is a great way to add architectural detail to your home, and it’s less expensive than you think given the cost of plaster and wallboard. Plus, with walls this rich in detail, who needs to hang artwork? At…
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Installing and Finishing a Wide Plank Floor
During a recent expansion to our offices here at Hull Forest Products, we had the fun of choosing what kind of floor we would lay down. Ah, the perks of being a sawmill! We chose Curly Birch, and we videotaped the installation, sanding, and finishing. We have a talented team here at HFP, and our…
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Hull Wide Plank Flooring Appears in Old House Journal
Interested in the history of wood flooring? Dan Cooper has written an informative article on the topic for Old House Journal, and OHJ editors selected this photo of our wide plank oak flooring (taken by Damianos Photography) to accompany the article. Wide plank flooring is touted as a way to get a historic look or…
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Local Forests Are Helping to Reduce Carbon Footprint for One New England College
Our woodland owning clients sometimes like to know where their wood is going and what it’s going to be used for after a harvest. So today we’re telling the story of the not-so-lowly wood chip, and how it’s keeping New Englanders warm in winter. When we at Hull Forest Products buy your timber and saw…
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Woodland Management Provides Income, Recreational Opportunity, and a Forestry Education at Connecticut’s Camp Tadma
Managing for Multiple Use: The Mark Greer Scout Reservation Like so many Scout properties, Camp Tadma, an active boys summer camp in Bozrah, CT found itself on the chopping block in 2010 as the Boy Scout Council considered selling the 340-acre property. Friends of Camp Tadma Chairman Bruce Sullivan hoped that a timber harvest would…
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Hull Forest Products Recognized for Contribution to New England Agriculture
Here at Hull Forest Products, we’re quite chipper about winning Farm Credit’s 2013 photo contest, which highlights regional agriculture. Farm Credit is the nation’s largest lender to cater exclusively to agricultural businesses and rural America. Not everyone realizes the contribution that forestry and forest products make to southern New England’s agricultural sector–more than $250 million…