The NWFA will hold an open house at its St. Louis headquarters this week on Nov. 9-10 from 2-7 p.m. each day. Many NWFA member companies will have displays, and there will be technical demonstrations throughout the open house, including one from Hardwood Floors' blogger Wayne Lee, who will teach about machine maintenance at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 10. There will also be giveaways and refreshments served throughout the open house, which is free and open to anyone in the industry.
The demonstration schedule is (times are approximate):
Wed., Nov. 93:30 p.m.: Moisture Meters (David Paal of Wagner Meters)4 p.m.: Adhesives (MAPEI)4:30 p.m.: Sanding (A.J. Winstead of Clarke American Sanders)5 p.m.: Fasteners (Gene Jarka of Powernail Company)5:30 p.m.: Penetrating Finish (UFloor)6 p.m.: Staining Maple (Nathan Shaw of Rust-Oleum)6:30 p.m.: Rolling Water-Based Finish (Bill Costello of Dura Seal)
Thurs., Nov. 103:30 p.m.: Moisture Meters (David Paal of Wagner Meters)4 p.m.: Subfloor/Moisture Retarders (Roger Barker of Fortifiber Building Systems)4:30 p.m.: Safety/Lead (Chris Livingston of 3M)5 p.m.: Floor Cleaning (Enos Farnsworth of Basic Coatings)5:30 p.m.: Machine Maintenance (Wayne Lee of Cardinal Hardwood & Tile)6 p.m.: Finishing (Janet Sullivan of Lenmar)6:30 p.m.: Floor Removal (John Bastain of TBD2)
Exhibiting companies include:3M Ambassador Floor Co. Basic Coatings Beno J. Gundlach Company Boardwalk Hardwood Floors Capri Cork Carpenters Local Champion Floor Co.Clarke American Sanders Coates & Associates Cornerstone Hardwood Flooring Duo-Fast Floor Fastening Systems Dura Seal Electro Plastics Inc dba Step Warmfloor Fortifiber Franklin International, Tite Bond Hardwood FloorsHistoric Timber & Plank Home Builders Assn. of St. Louis Hydraflow Flooring Div. ISC Surfaces Jaeckle Distributors Karlson Hardwood Floors Lenmar Lockwood Flooring Mannington MAPEI Corp.Megaswitch Oshkosh Designs Powernail CompanyReal Wood Floors Rust-Oleum TBD2 Inc.Think Tank Tingle Flooring UFloor Systems Wagner Moisture Meters
In addition, other companies contributing prizes include:54th Street Bar & Grill Basic Coatings Bostik Brick House Candiccis Charles Peterson Chick-fil-a, Chesterfield Culver's Delmhorst InstrumentsExquisite Catering Fox & Hound Hampton Inn Hassel & Hughes Lumber Co. Lee's Chicken Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Miller & Company Mullican FlooringPM Barbeque PoloPlaz Somerset Wood FlooringSt. Louis Bread Company (Panera Bread) Stauf-USA Superior Floors W•D Flooring
The NWFA headquarters is located at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63005; for more information, call (800) 422-4556.
