Readers Respond: What Sentence Tells You They Know Nothing About Wood Flooring?

What Sentence

WFB asked followers on Facebook and Instagram what sentence tells them the person knows nothing about wood flooring. Here are some of the responses:

Jamie Kelly

When vacuuming with the backpack vac on: “Oh, it looks like you have a jetpack on.”

Eric Dietz

I’ve finished furniture, so I can do it, I just don’t have the equipment.

Neal Garcia

Can you nail quieter?

Shane Scheimann

I use Mop & Glo.

Troy Stanfield

I don’t need an expansion gap, do I?

Steven Mahedy

Just bring a couple bags of self-leveler.

Jim Hutchison

I'll do it for a buck a foot.

S&R Flooring Design and Consultation LLC

Do you have to sand first? Can’t you just put a coating on top?

Michelle Reichow

My kids are so excited to rollerblade on our new wood floors. 🤦‍♀️

Daniel Springer

Wow, that's a big sander.

Wesley Elliott

I'd like to have my "hardwoods" sanded and finished.

Woodman Flooring

My Ridgid 6-inch sander is a beast ... I can just use that.

Jonathan Gramajo

What’s MC, RH, what do you mean by acclimation?

Anthony Boccia

Do you sell spotted gum stain?

Terri Sparks

What kind of grout will you use?

Paul Digiore

Can you change the dark ones and make it all one color?

Gregory Dozorec

What’s the difference between laminate and engineered?

Alan Lovstad

Is this yellow oak?

Bill Douglas

it only took Bob Vila 30 minutes to refinish 1,000 square feet.

Sheldon Walker

Home Depot has sanders.

Floors Incorporated

A fresh coat of shellac, and it’ll be awesome.

Mike Hanning

It flooded last week, but I dried it out!

Patrick Keith Fogarty

Installing that hardwood is just like a puzzle, eh!?

Genia Smith

The floors in our old house never scratched. They looked brand new for 20 years.

Ron Teljeur

We want a long, wide white oak plank without knots but don't want to spend more than $5 per square foot.

Benny Powell

I have hardwood I'm interested in covering with vinyl plank!

floorman29

I’ve never in my life heard of acclimating hardwood floors.

neads_floors_inc

The carpet guy said you can just fill the bevels.

backtothewoodfloors

Oh, I sanded a floor once.

tjrondeau18

How many coats of stain are you putting on?

inspryeration

I don’t want Engineered hardwood because that’s a laminate.

traceydavis7140

I watched YouTube last night and you’re not doing it right. (True story.)

creativesportsconcepts2

Can you just fill this gap.

dmufford

This flooring is FDA approved. 😂

just2wildandcrazydags

"Can I walk on it?” … during installation. 🤭

polycure

When are you putting the varnish on?

c.t.refinishing

The word “refurbish.”

nickforbes1

"It looks like your tape pealed off some stain here" 👉 … pointing to a white oak board with a mix of heartwood and sapwood.

oxbow_hardwoods

Well on HGTV they…

drummondflooring

Dark stain will cover dark stains

capellflooring

I just bought my new steamer….

devriendtmichael

The interior architect said …

thecoloradopainter

LVP is pretty much the same, right?

carlosvaldes1479

Can you move the furniture back and forth to sand and finish? I don’t have a room in the garage. 😂

brownswoodflooringsc

I’ve done some floors with my dad in high school.

cascobayhardwoodfloors

My friend had her wood floors refinished and they were in and out in a day. Why is it taking you so much longer?

joevcarpentry

I was gonna do it myself BUT I don't have the time. 🤣

keithjordan

“Can my husband be your helper for a discount?”

peninsulahardwoodfloors

I got Minwax from Home Depot and did some stain samples for myself.

alabama_hardwood_specialist85

I saw this on Pinterest.

ewfreeland0815

When buffing for final coat: ”Oh, are you doing the polishing now?”

weloveparquet

I just need a light sand.

brown_oaks_flooring

It just needs a good buff and polish.

towncountrywoodfloor

What does water in the basement have to do with anything?

cedar_valley_wood_floors

I didn't know people still sanded floors, isn't that the old fashioned way?

seanfloors

I bought some floor polish, what do you think?

missmyhardwood

Can we put the wood in the garage to acclimate?

arkansaswood.floors

Can you just do a few areas that are bad? Most of the floors are in good shape—I've always mopped them with water.

nhwoodfloors

Can you come to just sand the floors and I’ll finish them?

njhflooring

I think it would only need a quick polish up.


 


 




















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