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Stephen Diggins

Stephen Diggins

Stephen Diggins works for Horizon Forest Products in their Derry, N.H., branch as manager and training director. He has many years of installation, sanding, finishing, gymnasium design and technical consulting experience, which he uses to assist his flooring customers on a regular basis. With 38 years in the flooring industry, he has been a freelance columnist for magazine, newsprint and online medias and has conducted product seminars ranging from wood flooring to luxury vinyl tile.

Moisture
Wood Floor Mystery #16: It’s Cupping, But There’s No Water Here, Part 2 (the Answer!)
Stephen Diggins knew there had to be water somewhere in this house causing the wood flooring to cup ... and he found it when the disgusting black water ended up pouring right onto his face and down his shirt.
July 17, 2023
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Moisture
Wood Floor Mystery #16: It’s Cupping, But There’s No Water Here, Part 1
Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins inspects a solid wood floor that's cupping—but there's no water anywhere. Where is the cupping coming from?
July 10, 2023
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Troubleshooting
Wood Floor Mystery #15: More @#$%* Black Spots … And I Need Your Help
Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins asks readers for help with an unusual and severe black spot problem on a wood floor in a rental property.
July 3, 2023
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Troubleshooting
Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 2: The Answer!
What causes these strange brown spots in this one area of this wood floor? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins has the answer ... and the main clue was right there in the room scene photo.
January 30, 2023
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Troubleshooting
Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 1
This wood floor ended up with weird large brown spots appearing on it. What caused them? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins shows us the photos.
January 24, 2023
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Troubleshooting
Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 2: The Answer!
Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins reveals the source of the black spots on this red oak floor (no, it wasn't just the usual scraper shavings).
January 3, 2023
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Troubleshooting
Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 1
Everyone thought these black spots in different places throughout the wood flooring were mold ... but that wasn't the case. So what was causing them?
November 22, 2022
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Techniques
Plan Your Floor: Figuring Out Starting Lines For Installation
Floor pros know there are some rules you never break. Let’s look at one: Never start your installation off a wall!
July 27, 2022
Many times a “vantage line” that’s aesthetically pleasing is the best option when dealing with walls that aren’t square.
Troubleshooting
Wood Floor Mystery #12: Return of the Fog, Part 2 (Two Clues + the Answer!)
The wood floor had areas that looked foggy—but the reason was definitely not what everyone would have thought.
July 19, 2022
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Troubleshooting
Wood Floor Mystery #12: Return of the Fog!
What is causing these "foggy" white cloudy areas after a wood floor was coated?
July 11, 2022
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Top-Nail 5/16-Inch Strip: How We Did (and Still Do) These Floors
Lifelong Vancouver-area wood floor pro Ron Teljeur explains how 5/16-inch top-nail wood flooring was used historically and is still used today.
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Design
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Management
Rolling with Opportunity: See the Winners of the 2023 WFB Truck and Van Contest