We asked wood flooring pros to fill in that blank. Here are our favorite responses shared by our readers on the WFB Facebook and Instagram pages.
Bob Goldstein
Hand-nailed 11/2-inch strip. (It shows if your thumbs are not mangled!)
Jim Sours
Found the board stretcher.
T.J. Haas
Climbed a telephone pole to get your own power.
funguy3n
Learned to file a scraper correctly.
David Page
Used a tape measure.
adams_hardwood_flooring
Sat on a tool box in the back of the van with no A/C and smelling oil finish, thinner, and cigarettes the whole way, two ways, every day!
rwhardwoods
Worn a vapor mask while applying volatile finish.
mainefloorguy
Cleaned your tools.
David Diaz
Installed a floor without air nailers or sanded without a dust containment system.
JimBro Kramer
Been through inflation.
floorsbytheshore
Read an installation guideline.
Mike Stauffer
Set concrete nails with a sledgehammer.
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Ron Teljeur
Used a Model 45 Powernailer.
ssfloor
Scraped toekicks.
emorystansal
Run an 800-pound split-drum.
Nicholas C Maxson
Worked without Bluetooth headphones.
Ron Vasquez
Laced with a chisel.
Kent Chavis
Had to stretch a dollar from payday to payday.
tina_darling_boone
Sanded and stained without water-popping.
Jeff LaShomb
Did a hard day's work.
Dana DeVoe Jr
Learned to understand the true meaning of EMC.
Chuck Kutchera
Put down your phones!
Glenn Harris
Hand-brushed moisture cure.
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