Tales From the Front

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.

May 23, 2023

Tales from the Front: Unexpected Rain Shower While Sanding

David Friedland had a memorable job one late night while sanding at a hotel lobby.

March 17, 2023

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Tales from the Front: Wild Goose, Er, Dog Chase

Mike Wong of Calabrese Flooring ended up on a nerve-fraying wild goose chase when he agreed to look after the customer's husky.

January 30, 2023

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

Keith Christopherson of Christopherson Wood Floors in Olympia, Wash., had an opportunity to play a prank on his dad that was irresistible when he found a metric tape measure.

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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Márcio and Fabio Goncalves of Port Chester, N.Y.-based Creation Hardwood Flooring Specialists drove home the 'Most Unusual Work Vehicle' title for their 1929 Ford Model A truck.

Rolling with Opportunity: See the Winners of the 2023 WFB Truck and Van Contest

Scroll through the winners of this year's Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster categories, and more.

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How I Did This Job: Strip to Plank

The No. 1 thing I’ve learned about selling is confidence: confidence in yourself and confidence in your product.

What I’ve Learned About How to Sell Wood Flooring

My dad was an innovator in the industry, but his life ended too early, potentially in part due to being electrocuted when hooking up power. In this photo he is running a Sharpless Built Super Sander, which was a hardplate belt sander we used for our intermediate cuts and leveling.

My Trigger Phrase: ‘Been Doing It That Way for 35 Years’

How to Deal With Karens (the Complainers)

How to Deal With Karens (the Complainers)

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