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What’s the Best Thing a Customer Can Say To You?

January 20, 2022

How We Hire and Keep a Motivated Workforce

January 19, 2022

We really do love our team, and we want them to know it. Our company party in December was catered at Top Golf.

Readers Respond: What’s Your Favorite Wood Flooring To Install?

See how wood floor pros responded to this question.

January 17, 2022

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Time To Vote: Choose The Funniest Caption For This Photo

Check out some of the funniest captions submitted by wood floor pros for this photo and vote for your favorite.

January 6, 2022

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Readers Respond: What’s Your Top Sign A Customer Will Be Trouble?

See how wood floor pros responded to this question.

December 20, 2021

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Tools + Equipment

See The Winners Of The Inaugural WFB Big Machine Contest

Whether it’s considered a faithful companion on the job site or an awkward, bulky piece of metal, a wood floor pro’s big machine inevitably has a story or two to tell.

December 13, 2021

'Best Heritage' big machine winner Kevin Clough of Restoration Hardwood Flooring.

Nothing In Life Comes Easy: How I Started My Gym Floor Company

Wood floor pro and gym floor artist Luis Perez of Hero Flooring shares his story of how, as a young African American/Latino man searching for a better life, he began is gym floor business.

December 3, 2021

I’m beyond blessed for the struggles and hardships in my life, because they’ve led me to make the best out of the situations I’m dealt with.

Readers Respond: If Not Wood Flooring, What Would You Do For A Living?

See how wood floor pros responded.

December 13, 2021

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Wanted: Funny Captions for Photo of Hardwood Flooring Hunk

The winning caption will be featured in the February/March 2022 issue of Wood Floor Business.

December 13, 2021

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Sponsored: Make MORE Money

David Williams, vice president at Raleigh, N.C.-based wood flooring distributor Horizon Forest Products, explains how investing in yourself and your daily education can pay dividends.

December 10, 2021

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Create a Hashtag From Something You Always Say To Your Employees

What do wood floors constantly say to their employees on a job site? They told us!

December 9, 2021

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Antique Flooring Adds To Festive Christmas Spirit—As a Tree

Washington, D.C.'s Universal Floors specializes in restoring antique flooring, and now some of those scraps are being put to use as festive Christmas trees.

December 9, 2021

Scraps of antique flooring left over from jobs are now being crafted into Christmas trees by Washington, D.C.-based Universal Floors. This one is at the Decatur House, home to the White House Historical Association.

Tale From The Front: Topsy Turvy

A stressed-out customer glances at the flooring he ordered and thinks there's been a major screw-up.

December 9, 2021

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How My Travels Help My Flooring Company Stand Out

Here’s why I go to such great lengths—literally—to ensure my wood flooring company’s offerings remain one-of-a-kind.

December 9, 2021

I’ve been traveling since I was a kid and, up until the pandemic, I made a point of traveling at least six times a year, both for work and for pleasure.

A New Wide Plank Floor Makes Noise. Was the Glue the Problem?

After replacing the floor with a glued-down 7-inch-wide engineered plank, the wood floor became loose and began to make noise.

December 9, 2021

This concrete subfloor was too smooth for the flooring adhesive.

Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Patterned Floors in Belgium

“I think this is due to an aspiration of architects and floor installers who want to get themselves to a higher level every day," says Belgian pro Che Polfliet.

December 9, 2021

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Consistent Posting Grows Wood Floor Pro's YouTube Audience

Wood floor pro Courtney Lee shares how he grew his audience of more than 21,000 subscribers.

December 9, 2021

Lee's daily posting has helped earn him a following of more than 21,000.

WFB December/January Caption Contest Winner Unveiled

December 8, 2021

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'Best Heritage' big machine winner Kevin Clough of Restoration Hardwood Flooring.

See The Winners Of The Inaugural WFB Big Machine Contest

Whether it’s considered a faithful companion on the job site or an awkward, bulky piece of metal, a wood floor pro’s big machine inevitably has a story or two to tell.

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How I Do These Floors: Herringbone Parquet

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Foyer Becomes a ‘Foyay’ After Pro's Creative Water-Pop

I’m beyond blessed for the struggles and hardships in my life, because they’ve led me to make the best out of the situations I’m dealt with.

Nothing In Life Comes Easy: How I Started My Gym Floor Company

Bad maintenance practices can cause a hazy appearance on the floor.

Wood Floor Q&A: Why The Dull, Hazy Floor?

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