The most popular blogs on the website in 2017 included point-by-point how-to’s about installing herringbone flooring, a nuanced dissection of particular case of wave that wasn’t the big machine’s fault and why a contractor runs his company as a one-man operation.
The blogs were written by wood flooring pros for wood flooring pros. Take a look at what you might have missed in 2017.
1. How-To: A Herringbone Floor, Part 1 (Planning Layout)
2. How We Stopped Working Late Nights and Weekends
3. How-To: A Herringbone Floor, Part 3 (Starting Installation)
4. Really Bad Wave ... and Why It Wasn't the Machine's Fault
5. How-To: A Herringbone Floor, Part 4 (Installation, Sanding, Staining & Finishing)
6. A Floor Guy’s Rant: Jigsaw Puzzle, My A$$!
7. The Day When My Job Site Was Almost Fatal
8. Why I Don't Work for General Contractors
9. How-To: A Herringbone Floor, Part 2 (Subfloor Prep)
10. How-To: Calculating a Five-Tier Border With French Knots, Part 1
11. Avoid Trouble—Or Even Make Money—When Covering Your Floor
12. Telling Isn't Selling': How I Land Most Estimates
13. Same House, New Paradigms, New Pricing
14. What This Cabinet Inspection Has to Do With Wood Floors
15. How-To: Calculating a Five-Tier Border With French Knots, Part 2
16. Words Are Powerful: Why I Am Back to Blogging
17. Specifics of My Sanding Process, Part 2
18. This Simple Buff & Coat Becomes an Absolute Nightmare!