WFB EditorsSports FlooringPros Share Favorite Gym Floors of Summer 2021It’s officially the first day of autumn, and as the busy summer season comes to a close, we asked pros to send some of their favorite gym floor projects completed over summer 2021. Here’s what they shared.September 22, 2021NewsExisting Home Sales Drop 2.0% in AugustExisting home sales declined 2.0% in August to an adjusted rate of 5.88 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. Year-over-year, existing home sales fell 1.5%.September 22, 2021New ProductsMakita Offers Bluetooth Job Site RadioMakita’s 18V LXT/12V max CXT Cordless Bluetooth Radio features two powerful 3.5-inch side-firing speakers that connect via Bluetooth or an MP3 player via the auxiliary port, the company says. It is engineered for harsh job site conditions.makitatools.comSeptember 21, 2021NewsDOJ: Flooring Warehouse Supervisor Defrauded Company Out of $300KA St. Louis flooring company warehouse and labor supervisor has been charged with defrauding his employer out of at least $300,000 through a series of schemes that lasted years, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.September 21, 2021NewsOSHA to Develop Heat Standard for WorksitesThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is launching a rulemaking process to begin developing a heat standard for worksites.September 21, 2021NewsHousing Starts Rise 3.9% in AugustHousing starts increased 3.9% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.September 21, 2021NewsWFB Briefs: Mohawk Raises $108K for Habitat; 1 Billion Square Feet of Green Building Space; Välinge Founder HonoredMohawk announced its annual fundraising golf tournament raised $108,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Gordon County Sept. 13. The company has hosted the golf tournament since 2014.September 21, 2021ContractingIf You Could Change One Decision In Your Career, What Would It Be?Wood flooring pros share what, knowing what they know now, they would have done differently earlier in their wood flooring lives.September 20, 2021TechniquesWood Flooring Q&A: How To Calculate Install Waste FactorsIt's important to correctly figure out a waste factor, also known as a cutting allowance, on every wood flooring installation.September 20, 2021Tales From the FrontTales From The Front: A Job That Cracked (and Clucked)Wood flooring pro Charlie Downs, owner/operator of Downs Hardwood Flooring in Tulsa, Okla., saw a homeowner's juggling act that wasn't all it was cracked up to be.September 20, 2021Previous PagePage 57 of 982Next PageTop StoriesContractingBlending Personality With Practicality: See the Winners of the 2025 WFB Truck and Van ContestGet ready to rev your engines and roll into the world of wood flooring pros’ work vehicles. The WFB Truck & Van Contest celebrates pros' trucks and vans with categories for Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster.DesignAnimator’s Studio is Transformed With a Herringbone Pencil FloorSubfloor PrepSelf-Leveler 101: How We Do It Before Installing Wood FlooringParquetTransformative Flooring Design Illuminates HomeSponsor ContentAbsco's Waterborne Line-up
