The 20 Most Popular Technical Wood Flooring Articles of 2016

From wood floor installation, mysterious powder and basketball floors to shiny finishes, rolling a big machine the right way and avoiding tannin pull—this list of the 20 most-read technical wood flooring articles of 2016 covers the wood floor contractor’s entire skillset.

Here’s a list of the technical articles our readers valued the most in 2016:

1. Gray Stain, White Oak & Water-Based Finish: Can You Avoid Tannin Pull?

2. What Is This Mysterious Powder Covering an Acacia Floor?

3. Remodeling or Remuddling: Are You Making the Right Choices on Remodeling Jobs?

4. What One Tip Would You Give to Get Better Installs?

5. How They Do It: Pulling Off Today’s Bold Basketball Floors

6. Trick of the Trade: Saving Steps (Literally) While Edging

7. Should You Recoat that Wood Floor or Run?

8. Can I Use an Existing Wood Floor as a Subfloor?

9. Foundations: Rack That Wood Floor Right

10. Q&A: Do Customers Want a Shiny Finish or Depth?

11. Trick of the Trade: Rolling My Big Machine

12. What Is the Most Common Mistake You See with Finish?

13. Why Is This Floating Floor Noisy and ‘Rolling’?

14. Know These Tips for Success With Self-Levelers

15. Where Is this Random Moisture Migration Coming From?

16. Tales from the Front: Darwin’s at Work in this Fire

17. Foundations: Know Your Grit Sequence

18. Trick of the Trade: ’Crazy Carpet’ Has a Nifty Wood Flooring Use

19. After CrossFit Mania, a Repair or Full Replacement?

20. Trick of the Trade: Make Treads & Risers a Little Bit Easier