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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.
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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Wood Floor of the Week: Pro Was Born To Save This Maple Herringbone
When Chris McKenna’s dad emigrated from Ireland and founded Woodcraft Floors Inc. almost 40 years ago, one of the NYC-based company’s earliest contracts was refinishing apartments in the Bronx.
October 11, 2022
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Show Us a Pic of Your Favorite Job With Stain/Dye/Custom Color
Wood floor pros show off some of their favorite jobs where they used some kind of stain, dye or other custom color to create the floor.
June 9, 2022
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My Process to Successfully Stain Maple Flooring
Wood flooring pro Jamie Strohmeyer has to stain maple all the time—here's how he does it without problems.
May 19, 2022
In our part of the country, staining maple floors is a typical part of the business, but it has to be done carefully.
Wood Floor of the Week: A 'Little Bit of Spice' For Dining Room Floor
This unique dining room parquet features western maple, Brazilian cherry, walnut and hard maple.
April 13, 2022
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Foyer Becomes a ‘Foyay’ After Pro's Creative Water-Pop
The homeowners wanted “something special” for their foyer's wood flooring, with the caveat that it had to be stained as black as possible.
December 9, 2021
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Wood Floor Rescue: What Stain Looks Like ... On Top Of Poly
"I was quite surprised at the massacre staring back up at me," wood flooring pro Matthew McGrew of Kenna, W.Va.-based Wood Floors by Book Smart said when he saw this DIY fail.
September 20, 2021
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Wood Flooring Glows with that ’80s Vibe
It was the “glow in the dark” options for fractal burns that drew wood floor pro Mike Wong to this electrifying technique.
September 16, 2021
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Talking Shop: Your Customer Wants a Black Floor. How Do You Do It?
How do you create a black wood floor? Expert wood flooring professionals and WFB readers share their best practices.
July 20, 2021
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How I Use Creative Stain Samples To My Advantage
Wood flooring pro David Harris has developed strategies for stain samples that make choosing a stain easier, foster creativity and create positive social media buzz.
May 19, 2021
Taking a few extra minutes to make designs out of my stain samples adds some fun for me and my customers, and it's eye-catching on social media.
What’s Your Best Advice to Avoid Trouble When Staining?
Wood Floor Business asked wood flooring pros to offer their best advice for staining success. Here's what they said about techniques for creating great stain jobs:
May 19, 2021
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