Finishing

Understand the Color Options When Coating a Wood Floor

How do you go about creating custom color on a wood floor in today's market? Two wood floor experts explain the basics of stains and oils.

May 17, 2023

Wood floor coloration options are as varied as their application techniques; here a solvent-based stain is being applied.

Sport Flooring Contractors Organize as Part of American Sports Builders Association

A group of sport flooring contractors have organized as the Indoor Sports Surfaces Division of the American Sports Builders Association, with the intention to provide training and networking opportunities.

April 26, 2023

The working group for what is now the Indoor Sports Surfaces Division of the American Sports Builders Association at the Praters facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., in January included (from left): Tim Young, Basic Coatings; Ashton Salinger, Basic Coatings; McKenzie Nelson, Western Sport Floors; John Prater, Praters; Paul Nelson, Western Sport Floors; Rob Zehnder, PoloPlaz; Steve Yoder, The Ohio Floor Company; Cassie Wilson, Praters; Larry Wade, The Ohio Floor Company; Abby Mitchell, Ponder Company; Kevin Miller, The Ohio Floor Company; Paul Hildebrandt, Creative Floors; Jay Hendley, Covington Floors; Logan Allen, Allen Hardwood Floors; Mike Allen, Allen Hardwood Floors; and Phil Sanchez, Bona.

WFB Asks ChatGPT: Can I Use a Steam Mop for my Wood Floors?

WFB asked AI-powered ChatGPT a question about wood flooring. Below is its verbatim response. How did it do? Let us know in the comments.

April 18, 2023

Wood Floor Rescue: Industrial Seattle Vibe Comes to Life

Kyle Thompson of Port Angeles-based Thompson Floors & Home Repair had some interesting challenges when he tackled this big wood floor restoration job.

March 17, 2023

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Tips for Intercoat Abrasion with Waterborne and OMU Finish

Wood floor expert Toby Merrill offers tips every wood floor pro who uses waterborne or oil-modified polyurethane finish should know.

March 17, 2023

It’s important to make sure the edges are abraded just as well as the field. Here, Scott Bowman of Bowman’s Hardwood Floor Refinishing abrades the edges on a floor made of cutoffs from trailer flooring.

Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 2: The Answer!

What causes these strange brown spots in this one area of this wood floor? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins has the answer ... and the main clue was right there in the room scene photo.

January 30, 2023

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Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 1

This wood floor ended up with weird large brown spots appearing on it. What caused them? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins shows us the photos.

January 24, 2023

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Trick of the Trade: ‘My Two Cents’ for Better Stain Mixing

Chuck Balek came up with this tip for mixing wood floor stain after some stain cans changed to being square and you couldn’t fit a stir stick in them.

January 17, 2023

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Gym Floor Designed to Create ‘A Sense of Belonging’

“You just don’t see that level of detail often,” The Sports Flooring Group Owner Brian Cockfield says of the striking design at the McCrorey YMCA.

January 17, 2023

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Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 2: The Answer!

Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins reveals the source of the black spots on this red oak floor (no, it wasn't just the usual scraper shavings).

January 3, 2023

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Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 1

Everyone thought these black spots in different places throughout the wood flooring were mold ... but that wasn't the case. So what was causing them?

November 22, 2022

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Wood Floor Rescue: From Amber to Amazing For This School Practice Court

There was a massive amount of ambered poly to remove when Allen Sports Floors tackled this gym refinish.

November 18, 2022

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This year's winner of Best Residential in the 2023 WFB Design Awards, by Tom Ourada of Ourada Designs.

Confidence in Their Craft: See the Winners of the 2023 Wood Floor Business Design Awards

Wood Floor Business is honored to announce the 2023 awards for Best Residential, Best Commercial, Best Stairs, Best Gym, Readers’ Choice and Next Gen.

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WFB Wood Flooring State of the Industry 2023

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What Lies Beneath: How I Prevent Moisture Problems Before the Sale

From left to right: An offset flush trim pattern bit, round over bit, top-bearing groove bit, pattern trim bit with top bearing and flush trim bit.

Routers 101: What a Wood Floor Pro Should Know

How to Deal With Karens (the Complainers)

How to Deal With Karens (the Complainers)

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