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How We Did This Floor: Edge-Grain in the Portland International Airport

Approximately 57,000 square feet of the Portland International Airport now has local edge-grain white oak wood flooring with an oil finish—a massive undertaking, even for a company like Pure Floors Inc. This is how they did it.

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What’s Your Favorite Tool You’ve Bought Recently?

Wood floor pros share their favorite tool/equipment purchases, from sanding equipment to installation tools.

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Tricks of the Trade

Trick of the Trade: Clever Contraption for Scribing to Rock Walls

Daniel Caffo of Daniel Caffo Hardwood Flooring Inc. in Woodlyn, Pa., built a clever jig for scribing wood flooring to stone walls.

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Restoring Olivewood Floors With a Modern Flair

Corrao Pietro of Rome, Italy-based Corrao Pietro Parquet restored olivewood floors in one of the "most challenging projects" he's ever done.

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Philadelphia Restores Street to Historic Wood-Block Pavement

A block of Philadelphia’s Camac Street has returned to its roots and been restored to its original 1800s wood-block pavement.

Odd Stuff on Odd Jobs: Hack Work and a Saggy Subfloor

Often we run into jobs that have additions and home improvements that may have not been thought out nor factored in for future additions. On this job, the builder had to make structural fixes, and we had to remove a layer of thinset and self-leveler.

My Solution for a Nightmare Particleboard Subfloor Situation

I walked inside to get a look at what was accomplished in my absence, and as my roving eye of Sauron set itself on the subfloor, I beheld a terrible sight: There was only particleboard in every room.

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Extraordinary Floors

Wood Floor of the Week: A Big Bordeaux at a Big Industry Event

This wood floor installed during a recent DM Hardwood Designs School is a Bordeaux pattern with a twist: Instead of multiple tiles of Bordeaux parquet, the entire floor is one huge Bordeaux pattern.

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Beautiful, Durable and Bug-Resistant: Historic Dade County Pine Flooring

Dade County pine was harvested to near extinction due to its beauty, durability and resistance to decay and bugs; today it is a coveted material in restoration projects.

Tools + Equipment

Readers Respond: What Do You Buy For Wood Floor Pro Black Friday?

WFB asked its followers on Facebook and Instagram if they got 50% off a tool or piece of equipment they’ve been dying to get, what would they buy for wood floor pro Black Friday? Here’s what they said.

Trick of the Trade for Doing a Wood Floor Board Replacement

Lifelong wood floor pro Ron Teljeur, owner at Aldergrove, B.C.-based Acorn Wood Floors Ltd., demonstrates an easy tip that helps protect existing flooring when doing a board replacement.

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Tools + Equipment

New Listings in the WFB Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook Group: Bona Power Station, HydraSand, More

See the latest used items for sale in the Wood Floor Business Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook Group:

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Podcasts

All Things Wood Floor, created by Wood Floor Business magazine, talks to interesting wood flooring pros to share knowledge, stories and tips on everything to do with wood flooring, from installation, sanding and finishing to business management.