Take a look at the latest products from these companies, all advertisers in the 2023 WFB Resource Book, the buyer's guide for the wood flooring industry.
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Take a look at the latest products from these companies, all advertisers in the 2023 WFB Resource Book, the buyer's guide for the wood flooring industry.
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Bona US
Bona Red Out is a two-step waterborne color neutralizer designed to reduce red and pink tones to help mimic the look of white oak wood flooring. Bona Red Out is safe to use on multiple wood species from red oak to Brazilian cherry. It is low-odor, dries quickly and is compatible with the entire Bona System to allow easy preparation for staining, sealing, and finishing.
bona.com/en-us/professional/
Bostik
Roll-Cote High-Performance Moisture Vapor Barrier Coating and Primer is a water-based, one-component system formulated to reduce substrate moisture-vapor emissions, including unlimited moisture protection for glue-down hardwood flooring. It is also designed to prime floors prior to the application of underlayments /adhesives, and block concrete alkalinity. Roll-Cote is Red List Free, CDPH- and VOC-compliant (per SCAQMD Rule 1113), and is a LEED v4 contributor for BD+C and ID+C.
bostik.com/us
Cascabel Collection
The Cascabel Collection now includes the Powder River series, 7½-inch-wide European oak flooring available in six colors. Its wire-brushed texture presents a unique “time-worn” feel, the company says. An aluminum oxide finish prevents degradation by creating a seal to protect from oxidation.
cascabelfloors.com
Lägler North America
Lägler has developed a new housing for its Hummel sanding machine. The modified housing is 3.5 pounds heavier, 1 inch wider, has 5% better dust pickup and no need for sealing felt, the company says. The tolerances are tightened, a new wheel leveling tool is included and the machine is still reverse-engineered.
laglernorthamerica.com
Muscanell Millworks
Muscanell Millworks' committed stair part shop crafts an array of treads, risers and nosings that match their unfinished flooring. Stair parts are custom to order and use lumber that is dried to the same 5-7% moisture level as their flooring.
muscanell.com
Saroyan Hardwoods
Saroyan Solid Hardwood flooring is available in a variety of grades and dimensions. Every order is hand-selected for appearance and milled for premium quality, the company says.
saroyanhardwoods.com
Stauf USA
WFR-930 is an alcohol-based adhesive that eliminates hollow spots. The patented solvent-based adhesive grabs faster and holds strong and it won’t etch the finish, the company says.
staufusa.com
Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products
Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products says it is continuing its research and development efforts to keep up with the wood flooring industry, and its wood fillers have been formulated to meet the demands of wood flooring experts. Its line of wood fillers includes: Woodwise Full-Trowel Filler, Wood Patch, No Shrink Patch-Quick, Powdered Wood Filler, Pre-Finish Filler, and Epoxy Wood Patch.
woodwise.com
Featured Suppliers
Aged Wide Floors
Engineered French White Oak from Aged Wide Floors’ Designer Collection is available in three widths plus chevron and herringbone. The flooring is 5/8 inch thick with a 4-mm wear layer and finished with Bona’s UV Traffic in a smooth matte sheen with excellent wear-resistance for both residential and commercial projects, the company says.
agedwidefloors.com
Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring
Allegheny Mountain offers ¾-inch 100 percent riftsawn solid wood flooring in lengths up to 12 feet. Wider planks are also available in red oak and white oak. Its Northern Appalachian oak has grading standards above NOFMA requirements and is cut and kiln-dried at its mill to 6% MC, the company says.
hickmanwoods.com
Appalachian Lumber Co.
Appalachian Lumber offers custom treads of any size, as well as pie treads and custom landing treads. The treads are made from high-quality hardwoods and are available in more than 20 species, the company says.
appalachianlumber.net
Berger-Seidle America
Berger-Seidle’s GreenStar is a two-component water-based wood floor finish. It has no aziridine, no isocyanate, no hazard labelling and no CO2 off-gassing, the company says. It has an 18-hour potlife after mixture and offers a unique workability, flexibility and level of resistance, the company adds.
berger-seidle.com
Delmhorst Instrument Co.
The JX-20 and JX-30 are the latest moisture meters in Delmhorst’s Navigation family. They are professional-grade, accurate and versatile, the company says. The JX-30 features the Delmhorst EDGE App with expanded wood species, customizable settings, geotagging and data sharing from any location.
delmhorst.com
Fortifiber Building Systems Group
The Accord sound-rated flooring pad maintains comfort underfoot, providing an outstanding acoustic barrier and dependable moisture-vapor protection, the company says, adding that Accord is easy to install over subfloors and under floating engineered or laminate flooring due to an integrated seam-seal tape. It is also a Class I moisture-vapor barrier over concrete.
fortifiber.com
Graf Custom Hardwood
Graf Custom Hardwood’s engineered flooring is designed with extra layers of GrafCore of solid hardwood for stability and support. An engineered floor can withstand humid conditions with very little contraction and expansion. The layering of the poplar core can also be tailored to respond specifically to the needs of each project. The flooring is available in white oak, red oak, walnut and hickory and in select, better and character grades.
grafch.com
Grill Works Inc.
Grill Works Inc.’s Flush With Frame Vents are designed to sit flat on the subfloor. The frame is set permanently, while the vent is removable to permit cleaning of the duct throat. They are delicate-looking but tough, and they are available in a variety of thicknesses, the company says.
grillworksinc.com
Hasko Inc.
The Hasko HSSM series features machines for solid and engineered wood flooring from the leading provider of technology to the hardwood flooring industry, the company says. The HSSM SideMaster provides side matching for sawn-face engineered wood flooring and plan-to-zero systems. The HSSM Splitter produces sawn veneer faces up to 8 inches wide.
haskomachines.com
Lico Machinery Inc.
Lico specializes in the design and manufacturing of sawmill and flooring equipment ranging from standalone machines to complete solutions. Lico offers a wide range of ripping solutions for the mid-range production up to the most demanding requirements, the company says. A single system can be designed to produce from 20,000 board feet to 90,000 board feet (4/4) per shift with ripping yields up to 93 percent, Lico says.
licoinc.net
Lignomat USA Ltd.
The Ligno-VersaTec meter features pin, pinless and RH modes for dealing with wood floors. The meter has proven to be accurate and easy to use with dual-depth pinless measuring mode, the company says. The depth electrode E12 allows measurements of subfloors without removing the floor planks. The inspect electrode E14 allows for measuring the hardest floor coverings such as strand bamboo, etc. For measuring ambient conditions the fast-acting, precision RH probe can be added.
lignomat.com
Loba-Wakol LLC
Wakol GmbH PU 280 is a one-component waterproof primer for priming porous and non-porous subfloors and for rigidifying soft subfloor surfaces.
loba-wakol.com
Negative Air Systems
The Zephyr 3000 Series of dust extractors are developed to fit any standard door opening and are capable of removing 9,000 cubic feet of dust and fumes in 60 seconds, the company says. They are fully transportable and set up in minutes with no special tools required. They operate on a standard 110 circuit and are ideal for any home improvement project, the company adds.
negairsys.com
SanderParts.com LLC
The HydraSand attachment mounts to any rotary sander and utilizes six 5-inch pads mounted to a thick steel plate. The six sanding pads provide maximum sanding performance using hook-and-loop sanding discs.
sanderparts.com
Tactical Flooring Tools
Tactical Flooring Tools’ ratchet flooring clamp features a ratchet plate that will fit under the toekick in the kitchen and still be able to tighten the strap. The strap material was chosen because it does not stretch like other straps, which must be completely stretched out before they begin to pull boards together. The color was chosen to easily find the clamps when rolling up in low light.
facebook.com/Tactical-Flooring-Tools
Wagner Meters
The Orion 950 Smart Pinless Wood Moisture Meter offers dual-depth moisture measurement, and that is only the beginning, the company says. The 950 is versatile and features thermo-hygrometer functionality, EMC calculation, data storage, wireless connection to free smart-device apps and more, the company adds.
wagnermeters.com
WerkMaster Grinders & Sanders Inc.
The RASP Precision hardwood sander reaches within 1⁄8 inch of the wall, the company says. It is designed to handle wood and concrete surface prep and disassembles into three parts for easy transport, the company adds. It features a 220-volt, 3-hp single-phase motor.
werkmaster.com