Readers Respond: How I Feel After [Fill In The Blank] Monkey Meme

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WFB asked its followers on Facebook and Instagram to fill in the blank on this monkey meme. Here’s what they said:

Johnny Rodriguez

… hand-scraping 3,000 square feet.

Dinsmore Flooring, Inc.

… sanding a black-stained maple floor!

Paul Digiore

… 3,000 feet of 9.5-by-7-inch engineered wood on concrete.

David Sharpton Jr.

… scraping a flight of stairs.

Joe Dawson

… edging all day.

Michael McDermott

… staining a whole house.

Ftwoodfloors

… I install, sand and finish 5,000 square feet alone lol. 😂😂

Plankd Flooring

… saying it’ll only take 5 minutes.

Russell Byron

… first week back in January.

iSandNewYork LLC

… I noticed I left my phone on the other side of the room because I wanted to record myself staining the floor.

Andy Eicher

… coating my way out the door only to look up and see the cat that’s supposed to be locked up standing in the middle of the room.

DS Hardwood Flooring

… paying taxes and Uncle Sam didn’t come out once to help install or sand.

The Hardwood Flooring Company

… you told your wife it would be an early day. You get out as the sun rises. 😂

Matthew Beford

… watching the electrician cut and drop more wires after I just prepped and swept the floor.

Michael Wong

… watching my customers pick a stain color.

I.r.b.flooring

… the homeowner floods their house by some freak accident after you caution off doors and text, and email them to stay off the floor you just final coated.

Kris Hanson

… the designer shows up to help pick a stain color.

Thomas Lane

… prepping the floor for espresso, then the client decides to go natural.

Barry Oliver

… dealing with a client who’s an influencer. (I wish I had known before I took the job.)

Michael R Leonzal

… a 25-minute phone conversation with T.J. Haas about a bowling alley.

Tobe Del

… walking in the snow that didn't get shoveled to a house without a mudroom entry. 😾

Jimmie Luckey

… staining without a respirator.

Alex Franklin

… a customer asked you about the job before you are even done. Like the question, what are you gonna do about the corners? Great question but I’m not done yet. I still have to orbital and scrape the corners because everything I do is as a process.

Wesley Aaron

… edging five waxy hall closets just for them to cover with LVP.

Ron Teljeur

… the customer rejects the custom stair treads when you show up to install them ... yesterday.

Cardona Flooring

… removing old finish from a floor that hasn't been touched in decades.

Candon Decocq

… scraping two corners.

Benny Powell

… edging all week long!

Jim Hyde

… hand scraping risers.

Jesika Peterson

… one day of DM hardwood design school. 🤣🤣 IYKYK lol.


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