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Wood Floor Pros Share Favorite Projects of Summer 2023

Sep 6, 2023
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WFB asked followers on Facebook to share some of their favorite wood flooring projects from the summer of 2023. Here’s how they responded:

David Friedland

We don’t get to sand Australian Cypress very often; the last time I did one was 15 years ago, when it came out wavy because of the different hardness in the knots versus the soft wood. This time we sanded on angles with the belt sander, then used a planetary sander to finish it.

Friedland

Joe Hartley

Patched, sanded, and stained this gorgeous 113-year-old R&Q WO. Very happy customers.

Hartley

Fino Oficio

Fino
Joshua Crossman

Took 5-inch yacushapana and turned it into herringbone with some walnut feature strips in the border. ProCoat Unocoat finish.

Crossman

Brian Hansen

Hansen
Beverly Nix

Nix
Lorie Davidson

Davidson
Cody Rhodes

Rhodes
Graziano Calzone CeCparquet

Ce Cparquet2
Robbie Allen

Allen
Andy Anderson

A 135-year-old floor in a rural Wisconsin schoolhouse.

Anderson

Dinis Selimi

Selimi
Ed Sheridan

Sheridan
John W. Saunders

From substrate to poly, this was my favorite project of the summer.

Saunders

Mike Somodean

Somodean
Bradford Lawson

Lawson
George Gav F. Kavetsos

Kavetsos
Bobby Finch

Props to Eric Cohen for the action shot!

Finch

Dane Smidt

Smidt
Floor Master Co.

Just finished. Rebuilt stair's railing system and refinished the flooring. This parquet is one of my favorites of the summer!

Floormaster

Just finished as well... my own family room. Will be posting more pics soon.

Floormaster2

Jim Dalton

Dalton
Bill Powell III

Powell
Patrick J. Russell

Russell
Travis Morse

Morse
Rylee Bush

Bush
Daniel Springer

Springer
Angel's Wood Floor Restoration

Angel'swood
Crystal Morgan

Morgan
Chris Horst

Horst
Matt Sivley

Sivley


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