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Trick of the Trade: Know When It’s Time For An Abrasive Belt Change

March 17, 2022

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Wood Floor Rescue: Expectations Blown Once Layers Removed in Upstate New York Home

March 17, 2022

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The Tool That Started It All: The Hand-Scraper

March 17, 2022

With all the new equipment available, there’s a lot of talk about if we still need hand-scrapers.

Wood Floor Sanding 101, Part 1

Two wood floor sanding gurus—Todd Schutte from Bona US and Daniel Boone from American Sanders—offer their wisdom on abrasives and the fundamentals of the big machine, edger and buffer.

February 9, 2022

Photo credits from top left: Aaron Sheaves, Josh Rollins, Daniel Springroll, Staci Martinez, Jason Mackintosh, Tadas Sadunas, Alfonso Urbano, Maranda Turner, Karla Contreras, Chase Ford, Dave Mitchell Jr., Dustan Hughes, Marshall Williams, Paul Digiore, David Wood, Michael Schuetz, Tom Ferr, Kyle Thompson, Brian Shourds; center photo: Aaron Sheaves.

Wood Floor of the Week: Stunning Flatness For Reclaimed Heart Pine Floor

The notorious trickiness of heart pine made these stunning end results all the more rewarding.

February 1, 2022

Wood Floor Rescue: One For the Books

Zach Lunt, owner/craftsman at New Hampshire Wood Flooring LLC in Concord, N.H., refinished the floors at the Meredith Public Library in Meredith, N.H., where his great-grandmother worked starting in 1922.

January 19, 2022

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See The Winners Of The Inaugural WFB Big Machine Contest

Whether it’s considered a faithful companion on the job site or an awkward, bulky piece of metal, a wood floor pro’s big machine inevitably has a story or two to tell.

December 13, 2021

'Best Heritage' big machine winner Kevin Clough of Restoration Hardwood Flooring.

Before The Sanding: My Steps When Estimating a Refinish

Wood floor pro Kirk Dozek has vast experience with refinishing wood floors. When he does an estimate, here are the things he checks for ahead of time that spare everyone trouble later.

December 3, 2021

Once you pull carpeting up, you can find complications the homeowners didn’t know about, like this plywood from where a wall was removed.

When It Comes to Wood Floors, The Devil Really Is In The Details

Taking just a little bit of extra time to check these things on every wood flooring job can save weeks of time, large amounts of money and untold aggravation.

September 20, 2021

Will this crud in the corner and on the trim cost you a final payment?

Why I Never Hook Up Power On My Sanding Jobs

Growing up in the wood flooring industry, Michael Altringer did whatever he needed to do to get power, but after a scare, he'll never hook up power himself again.

September 20, 2021

After a scare, I now hire an electrician to hook up power on every sanding job.

Wood Floor Rescue: Taking a Chance on What Lies Beneath

Hired for an install job, wood floor pro Tony Horsman found himself campaigning for saving the original floor. See the beautiful transformation here.

July 20, 2021

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2021 Tools + Supplies Product Focus

See the latest abrasives, sanding machines, vacuums and more. The companies below are advertisers in the June/July 2021 issue of Wood Floor Business.

July 13, 2021

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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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