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2026 Wood Floor Business Contractor Survey

September 28, 2026

Wood flooring contractor kneeling while installing hardwood flooring with power tools on a residential floor

2026 Wood Floor Business Contractor Survey

How Online Quoting Saved My Sanity and My Business

Diamond pattern mixed media floor installation in a Texas castle interior with stone walls and castle exterior visible in inset photo

How We Did This Floor: A Mixed Media Floor Fit for a Texas Castle

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Wood Floor Pros: Legal Risks of Working for Friends and Family

2026 Wood Floor Business Contractor Survey

Here are the results from our exclusive survey of wood flooring contractors.

Wood flooring contractor kneeling while installing hardwood flooring with power tools on a residential floor

How Online Quoting Saved My Sanity and My Business

The single biggest change I made was simple: I stopped driving out to measure jobs. Instead, I shifted the initial quoting process completely online, and it changed my life.

How We Did This Floor: A Mixed Media Floor Fit for a Texas Castle

The phrase “Trust me, I have a plan” was used frequently during this mixed media project—a castle rising from the rural landscape of West Texas—by Matt Garcia of Craftsman Hardwood Flooring.

Diamond pattern mixed media floor installation in a Texas castle interior with stone walls and castle exterior visible in inset photo

Wood Floor Pros: Legal Risks of Working for Friends and Family

From a legal perspective, wood flooring jobs involving friends and family can create more problems than projects involving complete strangers. Avoid these common pitfalls so the job gets done and relationships remain in tact.

Diverse multigenerational family smiling outdoors with text about legal risks of working for friends and family

Enter the 2027 Wood Floor Business Design Awards

Wood Floor Business is now accepting submissions for its 2027 Design Awards—the only wood flooring design contest open to the entire wood flooring industry. All winners will be featured in the magazine and one winner will receive a $500 gift card. Enter now!

Craftsperson sketching wood design samples for 2027 WFB Design Awards competition, deadline February 5

How We Do These Floors: Recoating The Worst of the Worst

We dialed in a recoating process that worked, even on the most demanding jobs—here’s my advice for a recoating process that works.

Worker using floor sander to restore damaged hardwood flooring with visible water damage and wear patterns

Stain/Custom Color

Prevent This Common Complaint: The Stain Won’t Dry

One of the top calls I get from pros is, “The stain just isn’t drying.” This is easily avoidable—let’s go over the top reasons why it happens and how to make sure it doesn’t happen on your jobs.

Going the Distance: See the Winners of the 2026 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards

Whether they bring the world’s wood straight into their clients’ homes or set new standards for in-store experience, the recipients of the 2026 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards go above and beyond to serve their customers, communities and staff. See the winners here!

Group of professionals at 2026 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards ceremony with Saroyan sponsor signage and flooring display

Stain/Custom Color

My Rule Of Three: How I Match Customers With Stain Colors Right Away

In my 30-plus years in this industry I have learned a thing or two about matching customers to stain colors. My rule and goal is to nail a color in three tries or less.

Remodeling Activity Drives Private Residential Construction Spending Increase

Private residential construction spending increased 1.7% in March after two months of declines, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Stunning Craftsmanship: Introducing the Winners of the 2026 WFB Design Awards

There was a variety of stunning craftsmanship in this year's WFB Design Awards winners: Best Residential, Best Commercial, Best Stairs, Best Gym, Next Gen and Readers' Choice, as well as two winners in the new Sponsor's Choice category. See the winners here.

2026 WE Business Design Awards winner showcase featuring diverse interior design projects including geometric flooring, sports court, and architectural stairs, sponsored by Bona Saroyan.

Wood Floor Q&A: Do I Still Really Need To Use the Big Machine?

Which machine will be faster, the big machine or the planetary? The answer is: It depends. Here are some things to think about.

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