Tales From the Front

Tales From the Front

Wood Floor Tale From the Front: Birds Create a Foul Surprise in Bermuda

When Howard Brickman of Brickman Consulting in Norwell, Mass., went to do a gym job in Bermuda in the ’90s, he discovered something unexpected regarding the subfloor prep.

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Tales From the Front: The Magically Disappearing Wood Floor Mallet

Josh Frink, territory manager for Florida at Bona US, got his start at age 15 with his dad on a job he’ll never forget after missing the nailer with his mallet.

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Wood Flooring Contractors' Real-Life Ghost Stories

Wood flooring pros share real-life experiences with the paranormal while on job sites.

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Tales From the Front: A Real Wood Floor Ghost Story

Brandon Dudek of Vivid Hardwood Flooring LLC had a big Brazilian cherry job where he realized that even though the house was empty and locked, he was not alone.

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Tales From the Front: Incorrect Court Lines Magically Shift

Wood floor pro Eric Herman of State of the Art Wood Floor Gallery in New York City once saved the day for racquetball courts by going back to the job at night.

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Tales From the Front: Heavy Metal Scares Everyone Involved

Tom Hanson at Warwick, R.I.-based Thomas Hanson Hardwood Flooring says he gets startled on jobs all the time when someone’s trying to get his attention while he’s deeply engrossed in sanding, but one scare really stuck with him.

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Tricks of the Trade

Tales from the Front: When Filler Created a Crime Scene

Lorie Davidson now owns Davidson Wood Flooring in Dahlonega, Ga., but at age 20 he worked for a wood flooring company and had what he calls “not one of my finest moments.”

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Tales from the Front: Duped into Tainting the Garage Fridge

Wesley Goetz of Gloucester, Va.-based Haywood Floor Covering Inc. had an embarrassing incident on a job early in his career he’s never forgotten.

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Tales from the Front: An Unusual Way to Turn on the Lights

Not much surprises Bradley Kidder in his wood flooring life in Florida, but turning on the lights on this job site did.

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Tales From the Front: A Clever Way to Move a Fridge

When a GC was being ridiculous about moving a huge refrigerator, instead of getting confrontational, Keith Christopherson thought of a creative way to make the GC cooperate.

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Tales From the Front: The Jig Was … Down on This Job

Aussie wood floor pro Troy Stanfield of Plankd Flooring had a job where some of the tradies upstairs were getting down ... literally dancing down through the wood floors.

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Tales From the Front: This Helper’s Situation Was Almost … Mortifying

Brad Rich, the owner/president of Rich Hardwood Floors, had a moment with a helper on a job site that gave him a massive fright.

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