Subfloor Prep

My Steps For Prepping a Plywood or OSB Subfloor For Wood Flooring

March 17, 2022

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The Wood Flooring Situation When 72 Hours = 5 Days

Is a calcium chloride test really a 72-hour test? Nope. Wood flooring pro Angelo DeSanto explains the real timing involved in correctly performing a calcium chloride test for jobs over a concrete subfloor.

October 27, 2021

2021 Subfloors, Subfloor Prep + Moisture Meters Product Focus

See what the following companies–all advertisers in the August/September issue of WFB–have to offer for subflooring, subfloor preparation, and moisture meters.

August 4, 2021

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Concrete Moisture Mysteries: Finding the True Invisible Culprits

The common wisdom seems to be that when there are moisture problems and the wood floor is over a slab, moisture from below is to blame—but that isn't always true.

March 18, 2021

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Wood Flooring Q&A: Upselling Underlayment

Wood flooring underlayment expert Jack Boesch explains how underlayment is an opportunity to upsell and increase margins when selling wood flooring.

January 19, 2021

Accessories such as underlayment are an opportunity to increase the performance of the floor as well as profit margins. (Photo courtesy of MP Global Products)

In Belgium, Wood Floor Substrates Are Oak Parquet Blocks

The oak blocks are stronger than plywood and they’re also easier to install, says Belgian wood floor pro Filip Redant.

June 26, 2019

Wood floor pro Filip Redant installs a typical subfloor in Belgium.

An Interesting Way to Dry Wet Subfloors

This wood flooring contractor takes an interesting approach when needing to dry out web subfloors.

August 1, 2017

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Six Essential Questions for Concrete Slab Prep

Six critical questions that must be answered when preparing a concrete slab subfloor for wood flooring installation.

July 31, 2017

When moisture emission levels exceed the maximum allowed by the wood flooring manufacturer, moisture-mitigation systems are necessary. This one-coat, epoxy resin rapid-set moisture control system can be ready to prime as soon as four hours after it is applied.

My Steps for Successful Prep Over a Wood Subfloor

Wood flooring pro Keith Long details the steps necessary for proper preparation of a wood subfloor before wood flooring is installed.

March 22, 2017

Each step for subfloor prep contributes to easier installation, sanding and finishing, with the end product being more flat and pleasing to the eye.

How-To: A Herringbone Floor, Part 2 (Subfloor Prep)

Yippee ki yi yo, Keith Long here with Thunderheart Flooring, reporting from the high plains of Northern Colorado’s Front Range. Snowpack here in the Rocky Mountains is well above average this year—the skiers and snowboarders have had great conditions, and there should be plenty of irrigation water for the farmers and ranchers this upcoming warm weather season.

February 24, 2017

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Trick of the Trade: Pulling out That Particleboard

Wood flooring pro Kyle Neuroh shares a method he's developed for making it easier to rip out particleboard subflooring.

December 5, 2016

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Sponsored: Six Tips for Preparing Concrete Subfloors

The subfloor needs to be flat, clean and sound. How will you get it ready for beautiful new hardwood? Here are a few tips that can help.

October 14, 2016

Tools designed to help make your concrete slab subfloors flat and clean can be a time-saving investment.

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The Next Generation: Black Wood Floor Pros Look to the Future of the Industry

WFB spoke with Black wood flooring pros from across the U.S. and beyond to share their thoughts, experiences and advice for building and uplifting the next generation of Black hardwood flooring pros.

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From Start to Finish: How We Did This Gym Floor

The raised edge of this wear layer (lamella) was created by shrinkage due to seasonal low relative humidity.

Engineered Flooring and Low RH: What Can Happen and Why

Our company fell victim to a new type of scam going around. We’re bolstering our security measures to prevent it from happening again.

How We’re Adapting to the Latest Credit Card Scams

My family thought I was nuts when I said I wanted to buy an electric work van.

Why I Bought an Electric Work Vehicle

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