Angelo DeSanto

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Angelo DeSanto is owner at Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based Dande West and a frequent author and blogger for Wood Floor Business.

Video: Angelo DeSanto on the Show Floor at TISE 2025

Wood floor pro and Wood Floor Business author/blogger Angelo DeSanto of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based wood floor contracting company Dande West takes viewers on a walk through the show floor at TISE 2025, the biggest flooring show in North America.

February 4, 2025

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My Solution for a Nightmare Particleboard Subfloor Situation

I walked inside to get a look at what was accomplished in my absence, and as my roving eye of Sauron set itself on the subfloor, I beheld a terrible sight: There was only particleboard in every room.

January 8, 2025

Particleboard Meme

Moving Toward Rewards: The Little Lady I Met in Vegas

In 2024, after years of deliberating, I allowed myself to make a purchase that feels like a reward for years of hard work and toil on wood flooring job sites.

January 1, 2025

The Little Lady

How I Avoid Getting Rolled Up Like Sushi in Court

In the far-fetched case a client is unhappy with me or tries to take me to court, I would hope and pray I don’t get matched against an attorney who is half of what my Uncle John was—his superpower was charisma, and Uncle John rarely lost.

October 17, 2024

How I Avoid Sushi

How I 'Keep the Love Alive' After Decades of Doing Wood Floors

For wood floor pro Angelo DeSanto, keeping the love alive for the wood flooring craft is a deliberate effort, and he has four key motivators.

August 7, 2024

How I Keep The Love Alive

The Conundrum of Working for Family and Friends: How Do You Handle It?

I get hit up for flooring work and handyman stuff from my family and close friends, and it’s starting to wear on me a wee bit, because it feels like you cannot really say “no.”

June 11, 2024

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My Perspective: This Was the Best Surfaces Ever

Wood floor pro Angelo DeSanto goes to Surfaces in Las Vegas every January, and the 2024 show may be the best he's ever attended.

February 7, 2024

A product like SawStop is always important—as a business owner, having a safe saw that prevents serious injuries is huge for many reasons.

The Job That Taught Me to Protect My Time and Say ‘No’

The client’s mindset was one many of us can relate to: work as much as possible with a frantic passion for raking in as much money as possible, even if that means seven days a week.

December 20, 2023

The Job That Taught Me

Is Being Married to Wood Flooring Worth It? I Think So

To lifelong wood flooring pro Angelo DeSanto, in many ways, being in this craft is like a marriage to a fine mate—not always easy, but incredibly rewarding over time.

November 20, 2023

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How We Flatten Wood and Concrete Subfloors

Wood floor pro Angelo DeSanto takes subfloor prep seriously; here he shows some actual jobs and how they handled making sure the subfloors were ready for the wood flooring.

October 4, 2023

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Blending Personality With Practicality: See the Winners of the 2025 WFB Truck and Van Contest

Get 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.

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Animator’s Studio is Transformed With a Herringbone Pencil Floor

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Self-Leveler 101: How We Do It Before Installing Wood Flooring

Justin Boone used LED light inlays to frame the flooring designs.

Transformative Flooring Design Illuminates Home

What Should You Know About Wood Floor Vents?

What Should You Know About Wood Floor Vents?