Video: Avi Hadad Shreds Van Halen's 'Eruption' Solo

Mar 30, 2015

National Wood Flooring Association COO Anita Howard threw down the gauntlet when she challenged Contractor Blog regular Avi Hadad to play the smoking-hot guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen in the song "Eruption." Hadad took up the challenge and videotaped the whole thing. He nearly started a fire in the process. Check out that smoke.

The Crazy Thing That Happened After the Chandelier Dented This Floor

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Expert Tips for Prepping Wood Floors and Applying LED-Cured Oils

How Manual Labor Saved an Art Movement (or ‘The Revenge of the Skinny, Vulgar Floor Scrapers’)

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The Crazy Thing That Happened After the Chandelier Dented This Floor

"Honestly, on this job I never thought about this situation happening in a million years," says wood floor pro Josh Hansman about this repair of a wood floor with dents from a massive chandelier.

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How Manual Labor Saved an Art Movement (or ‘The Revenge of the Skinny, Vulgar Floor Scrapers’)

“The Floor Scrapers” by Gustave Caillebotte was singled out and deemed “vulgar and crude,” as it violated the unwritten law of popular art by showing the urban working class just going about their business—but it also ended up saving Impressionism.

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'Meeting of the Minds:' Pushing the Boundaries of What’s Possible in Wood Flooring

In October, I attended the “Meeting of the Minds,” a gathering of hardwood flooring professionals hosted by Daniel Antes at Distinctive Hardwood Floors. We all came together with one goal in mind: exchange knowledge, ideas and techniques.

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Trick of the Trade for Doing a Wood Floor Board Replacement

Lifelong wood floor pro Ron Teljeur, owner at Aldergrove, B.C.-based Acorn Wood Floors Ltd., demonstrates an easy tip that helps protect existing flooring when doing a board replacement.

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How Wood Flooring Pros Can Manage Their Tempers and Control Frustration

Wood flooring contractors know that when you are working with the general public all day every day, you can encounter some difficult personalities. Here are 10 points elaborating on how contractors can manage their tempers.

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Another Form of Contractor Currency: The Trade Out

Whether you call it bartering or a trade out, it’s an economic system that’s been around for centuries and can serve a useful purpose when applied properly. In my situation, I got a crash course in it because I was dirt poor when I started my business.

When I started out in the wood flooring business, I was dirt poor, but I managed to live for three years at Lizzie T without writing one check for rent by bartering refinish work.

Legal Advice

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.

Blogs

Wood Floor Mystery #17: What Caused This Weird Discoloration in the Floor? Part 2: The Answer!

It was the dog ... in the billiards room ... with the ... find out the complete answer to the mystery of the huge black discolorations in this wood floor.

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