WFB asked its followers on Facebook and Instagram: When someone says [blank], then I know they know nothing about wood floors. Here’s what they said:
Plankd Flooring
“I did one, and it didn’t take that long.”
Daniels Floors
“I want a solid, 10-inch-width floor installed.”
Wascana Wood Floors
“Engineered hardwood requires no humidity control.”
AA Alliance Floors
"But Lumber Liquidators have floors at this price."
Unique Flooring Solutions
“I would do it myself, but I don’t have the time.”
Universal Floors, Inc.
“No. 1 select grade.”
Mandy Labatte-Dawe
“They want a ‘scratch-free’ wood floor.”
Tanner Carroll
“My brother does floors.”
NickZeb
“I bought and installed this myself the same day.” (5-inch solid oak)
GoldenFloor
“Why do the patterns change and look different?” 😂
East Bay Wood Floors
“Solid vs. fake wood (engineered wood).” 😂😂😂
Josh Feck
“What kind of wood is this?” (While pointing to laminate or LVP).
HANIMAL BRIDGES
"What is scotia molding?"
Amish Wood Floors
“It should have less square footage cause it’s wider boards.” 🤯
Wood Flooring Specialist Co
“Our builders are going to lay it.”
Mr J
“I want the wavey look.”
spadore
“Is this all the same kind of wood? Some of these boards are darker than the others.”
Atlantic__flooring
“You can’t refinish this because it’s an engineered floor.”
Just2wildandcrazydags
“Are you doing all three coats of finish today?” 😮😂😂😂
Garrett Templeton
“What do you mean you can’t install without AC? I’ve had dehumidifiers in there.”
Josh Faye
“Can’t you just nail it to the concrete?”
Michael James
“I use the same machine you do.”(The machine: a buffer.) 😂
James Harbour
“The sheetrock is up, so you can start the floors anytime.”
Stuart Russell
“I’m an interior designer.”
Advantagerefinishing
“It just needs a light sanding in the [blank] area.”
Unique Floors
“I’ve seen it on YouTube!”
Bryce Allen Schultz
“You need five to seven coats.”
Johnny Albers
“LVP is better.”
The Floor Store at Thornebrook
“I only want solid wood.”
Johnny Rodriguez
They've never heard of the board stretcher.
Mike Hanning
“My uncle told me…”
Jessica Hall
"I used to do floors a while back."
"I read online..."
"I only want you to use the pretty boards."
"I want the floor level to the earth."
"We like it random, no patterns, that's how we did our other house."
"Can you fill the knots with blue epoxy?" (On a tavern-grade install.)
Lorie Davidson
“I was looking online and…”
Chad Reagan
“I'll have them stack the wood in the garage.”
Paul Picasso
“It's not rotten, it's just wet and needs to dry out. Then it will go right back down.”
Michael Velli
“Now the poly will fill the cracks, right?”
Rob Griswold
“My uncle did flooring for years. I know what I'm talking about.”
Michael Deloia
True statement just last week from another floor store: “They don’t make 8-inch oak anymore.” 😂
Hardwood Floors Rich
“I installed, can you sand it?”
Doug LeClair
“I was thinking of doing it with a handheld belt sander, but don’t have the time.”
Eric Nylin
“I've done most of the work here, but I'm just too busy.”
Bob Alberding
They have a friend who does wood floors—he is just unavailable.
Woodman Flooring
“Pintere...Reddi...YouTu...HGTV... have shown me what I need to know to make sure I can supervise the work and ensure you won't overpay.” Basically, “I know my stuff, you can't fool me!” 🤨🤨🤨🙄
Kurt Vollstedt
“That was me 29 years ago when I started working in this industry.”
Nathaniel Brown
“Figured I’d rent some stuff from Home Depot.”
Mike Somodean
“Can you put plastic up? I don’t want sand to get everywhere when you do your sanding.”
Alex Franklin
They post a picture of an LVP or a tile floor and they want their hardwood floor to be re-sanded.
Tobe Del
“It takes X days to climatize the wood.”
Cody Rhodes
“I do a little wood working myself.”
Riley John Rosengren
“I've done two floors, I know how this goes.”
Dan Portu
“It just needs a light sanding, not much. It’s in pretty good shape.”
Christopher Morrison
“Well, Google said…”
Bart Douglas
“That just looks like a big puzzle.”
Dennis Cudd
“If you sand them, my husband can put the "polyethylene" on them!” 😆😆😆
Harvey Penner
“I saw it on the internet.”
James Cortright
"This only needs a light sanding."
Paul Alexander
“I do three coats of stain.”
Bobby Hughes
“I have 40 years of experience and have always done it this way.”
Larry Israel
“I did it 20 years ago once.”
Anthony Dove
“I know a guy that can do it cheaper.”
Ron Teljeur
“If the sanding is too expensive, I'm doing LVT over the wood.”
Thomas Lane
“If you get on your knees and look at this angle…”
Dave Marzalek
“I didn’t do it.”
