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Tales From the Front

Tales From the Front: Immeasurable Laughs From Metric Tape Measure Prank

November 18, 2022

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Tales From the Front: Unforgettable ‘House of Horrors’ in Norway

Norwegian wood floor pro Jason Harral, owner of Hønefoss, Norway-based Din Gulvsliper AS, had a job he now calls the “Oslo House of Horrors.”

September 16, 2022

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Tales From the Front: Doing Takeoffs Leads to Lifelong Romance

Preparing for his first wood flooring job on his own led to more than just a nice wood floor for Gregory Brown of Wilder, Vt.-based Brown’s Floormasters.

August 8, 2022

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Tales From the Front: Nailed It! (Contractor Gets a Crazy Surprise After a Joke)

Wood floor pro Cody Rhodes was the target of a job-site prank that had a lasting and surprise impact months later.

May 19, 2022

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Wood Floor Tales From the Front: This Job Wasn't Actually the Bomb

March 17, 2022

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Tales From the Front: Superdog ... or a Tale of Deception?

Contractors tend to have numerous crazy animal stories, but Bill Powell III of B. Powell Flooring in Earlton, N.Y., was told a story about a dog who seemed to have superdog powers.

January 19, 2022

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Tales From The Front: A Job That Cracked (and Clucked)

Wood flooring pro Charlie Downs, owner/operator of Downs Hardwood Flooring in Tulsa, Okla., saw a homeowner's juggling act that wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

September 20, 2021

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Tales from the Front: Customer Provides Surprise During Staining

The homeowner described herself as a “neurotic housewife” from the get-go.

November 27, 2018

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Tales from the Front: Fitness Coach Homeowner Lifts Fridge Like a 'Grocery Bag'

The fridge couldn't fit through the door...but what about on the counter?

September 21, 2018

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Tales From the Front: Contractors Elude ‘Sorta Stabby’ Drunk Guy

Wood flooring pro Andrew Ogden tells the story of one of the craziest jobs he's ever been on.

May 22, 2018

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Tales from the Front: Shady Stain

A former wood flooring contractor recalls the most disgusting job he ever did, where the stain on the flooring came from a dead body.

September 28, 2015

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Tales from the Front: Fall from Grace at Church Job

Rocky Sanders of Rocky Sanders Hardwood Floors in Rossville, Ga., recalls a memorable job he did at a church. As he tells it: “I was refinishing the floors in a church that was about a 100 years old. There were 4-by-4-foot vent holes throughout the sanctuary for the heat to rise from the basement area. We had taken the vent covers out while refinishing, and while I was doing my backing up with my floor sander, I fell through one of the holes and landed in the middle of a table where a group of ladies were having a Bible study. The way they shouted, they must have thought the rapture was taking place. All I could do is say, ‘Excuse me,’ and leave the room.”

September 25, 2014

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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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