Hardwood Floors are Our Heritage - About Us

Hardwoods are our Heritage

Who even starts a flooring company? We did!

In 2012, Evan and his father, Lee, were consultants in wood products and asked themselves, why aren't there solid wood floors that float? That night, Evan invented what would become Steller Floors' patented Flagship product, Heirloom. In 2018, Matt Risinger discovered us at a tradeshow, and when we went viral, we quit our careers to start Steller Floors - we've never looked back.

Today, the co-founders of Steller Floors have over 75 years of combined experience in wood products, wood science, and sustainable forest management. Our company was founded with the express purpose of creating beautiful and sustainable products in the USA that contribute to healthier human and ecological communities.

Every day, Evan re-defines the meaning of perfection in solid wood products. Britta Teller, our Chief Sustainability Officer, uses her PhD in Ecology to inspire new value in circular, sustainable business ideas. And, CEO Scott Johnson manages the vision for the business and structures our path for growth.

Amazing Hardwood Floors today is just the beginning!

Careers in Craftsmanship

When Evan and Britta originally decided to apply for the patent for Evan's flooring invention, we hoped that it would help us make a difference in wood products - but we didn't totally realize what that meant.

Our team now knows that making a difference means creating and growing living-wage careers in craftsmanship in our hometown of Tyrone, Pennsylvania - a town that desperately needs good jobs for folks with a diverse set of complex backgrounds. We also focus a huge amount of time and energy sourcing our materials from mills in our region that direct revenue to other, similarly vulnerable communities in extremely rural Pennsylvania.

Learn more about what craftsmanship means to us.

Sustainable Flooring in Focus

With ecology and forest resources as a core backbone of our leadership's educational backgrounds, sustainability is squarely in focus for our company. In addition to sourcing exclusively from our region, we source 100% wind energy for our manufacturing process. We minimize waste and build our floors to be used time and again for 100 years or more. We love that we are pushing the envelope on sustainable building materials and will be developing our program even further in coming years.