Michael Purser started his company, Rosebud Co., in Atlanta in 1973 (for more information on Rosebud Co., visit www.rosebudfloors.com or visit the Facebook page at The Rosebud Company). His work focuses on restoring and preserving wood floors in older homes. He and his wife are empty nesters and enjoy spoiling their dogs. Their current pupil is a young Boxador by the name of Joey.
- Tuesday, February, 16, 2021 Keeping Mo Mighty: a Tiny Restoration Job For a Giant Legend It was a special day when I got a phone call from Josslyn Stiner of the Fox Theatre Institute asking if I’d be interested in taking on a very small project at the Fox Theatre here in Atlanta.
- Wednesday, July, 17, 2019 Paradigm Shift: the Ripple Effects of Waterborne Finishes Few products have had as much impact on the wood flooring trade as waterborne finishes. It was just over 30 years ago that they were introduced to our industry, and while they have consistently...
- Friday, July, 20, 2018 Giving the Past a New Future: Tackling Historic Restorations Wood floor work comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes these days. What my dad and others of his generation offered has gone through some dramatic transitions from the standard nail down...
- Tuesday, November, 21, 2017 Why We’re Never the Last Contractor on the Job Anymore One of the biggest drawbacks to wood floor refinishing is our place in the sequence of building trade workers on a work site: dead last. We come behind everyone else when there is little time,
- Wednesday, August, 23, 2017 Wall-to-Wall Carpet: The Underwear of Floor Coverings OK, now that I have your attention, let’s discuss what I think is the bane of all flooring material: wall-to-wall carpeting (WTWC). I don’t think there has ever been a more disgusting material...
- Tuesday, April, 11, 2017 Herringbone Conundrums & Seniors Day at Henry Ford’s Fair Lane Evidently Henry and Clara Ford were somewhat fond of the herringbone pattern. They have about 18,000 square feet of it in the home they built in Dearborn, Mich., in 1915. It’s quartersawn white...
- Monday, January, 09, 2017 What Goes Around, Stays Around: Ode to the Buffer, Part 2 [Continued from Part 1 of this post…]The buffer will likely be at the forefront when it comes to finding options for refinishing floors that have already been sanded too much. Or homes built before...
- Friday, December, 16, 2016 What Goes Around, Stays Around: Ode to the Buffer, Part 1 The buffer has always been my favorite piece of equipment. Like many my age who grew up around a wood floor contractor, I rode my dad's buffer when I wasn't riding a tricycle yet. I got the thrill of...
- Monday, December, 05, 2016 What the Wood Flooring Industry Can Learn From the Tower of Babel I was raised in a very religious environment and got to hear more than my fair share of stories from the Bible. Without a doubt, one of my favorites was the story of the Tower of Babel. The Book of...
- Wednesday, December, 23, 2015 The Resourceful Dutchman: A Great Option for Old-Floor Repairs Let me be specific from the get-go about what type of flooring repair the "Dutchman" method best addresses. The Dutchman works best on specific spots of structural damage or aging issues with the...
