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Kevin Mullany

Kevin Mullany

Kevin Mullany is the owner of Benchmark Wood Floors Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M. Kevin currently serves on the NWFA board of directors and several NWFA committees. He can be reached here.

Inspections
Inspections Are Supposed to Help Our Industry, Not Hurt It
A wood flooring inspection is supposed to be a service to the industry-a process that figures out why things went wrong when a floor fails and fairly determines who is responsible. Unfortunately, too often that isn't how things turn out. While I do think that, in general, inspections in our industry are improving (more on that later), wood flooring contractors should be aware of how to prepare themselves for an inspection should a job come to that. I'm both a wood flooring contractor and an inspector, so I've been on both sides of the issue. Here are some things I see going on with inspections and ideas for contractors to help protect themselves.
March 19, 2013
Contracting
As the Economy Changed, so Did This Wood Flooring Business
Besides examining the type of jobs we do, we're also looking at how we're buying products for those jobs.
May 31, 2009
Installation
Step by Step: Start Your Wood Flooring Jobs by First Snapping Lines
November 30, 2004
Snapping good chalk lines is essential to creating well-planned, professional installations that are straight throughout.
Installation
Step by Step: How to Get a Concrete Slab Ready for Wood Floors
Directions on how to flatten an uneven concrete slab before installing wood floors.
January 31, 2003
Good subfloor preparation is vital to successfully installing beautiful glue-down floors such as this engineered wide-plank floor (courtesy of Benchmark Wood Floors).
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Design
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Hailing everywhere from Italy to Portugal to Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., to Brazil to Chicago (by way of Poland), the recipients of this year’s WFB Design Awards prove, through sweat and creativity, that true craftsmanship has no borders.
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Meet the Repairman Turning Edgers Into Artwork
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Contracting
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This 7-inch-wide, 5/8-inch-thick engineered rift-and-quartersawn red oak floor was coated with Bona Natural Seal and Bona Traffic HD Satin waterborne finish. (Photo courtesy of Floors by the Shore)
Design
White Oak vs. Red Oak: As Pressure Increases on White Oak, Red Oak Is a Versatile Alternative
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