Tricks of the Trade

Trick of the Trade: This Trick Leaves You Hanging … Your Buffer Attachments

March 17, 2023

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Trick of the Trade: ‘My Two Cents’ for Better Stain Mixing

Chuck Balek came up with this tip for mixing wood floor stain after some stain cans changed to being square and you couldn’t fit a stir stick in them.

January 17, 2023

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Trick of the Trade: Being on a Roll Makes Loading, Unloading Easier

Michael Rodrigues of Cadillac, Mich.-based CSC Wood Flooring makes his life easier by rolling totes for all his supplies when going in and out of job sites.

November 18, 2022

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Trick of the Trade: Easy Vacuuming for Battery-Powered Chop Saws

Casey Ditworth at Woodshed Flooring Inc. in Pearl City, Ill., explains an easy tip for using a vacuum with a battery-powered chop saw.

September 16, 2022

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Trick of the Trade: A ‘Little Lifesaver Of A Tool’

When I am refinishing old homes with tight balusters on the stair treads or landings, this tool works perfectly for the job.

July 21, 2022

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Trick of the Trade: Taking the Hassle Out of Floor Outlets

Matt Garcia from Craftsman Hardwood Flooring has an easy way to cut out outlets in a wood floor.

May 19, 2022

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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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Trick of the Trade: Putting the Squeeze on Leftover Adhesive

Sean James, owner/contractor at Santa Cruz, Calif.-based SJ Hardwood Floors, offers an easy tip for leftover adhesive.

January 19, 2022

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Trick of the Trade: Taming the White Oak Shake

This old marquetry trick with an envelope and epoxy can be the fix necessary with loose shake.

December 3, 2021

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Trick of the Trade: Put Hot Glue To Work On Glue-Downs

Daniel Reddy at Villa Park, Ill.-based Reddy’s Hardwood Flooring Inc., has some simple uses for hot glue guns that make wood floor installations easier.

September 20, 2021

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Trick of the Trade: My Dad's MacGyver Drill Trick

With a hammer and cordless drill, as well as a few brads found in his cup holder, wood flooring pro Angelo DeSanto's dad’s trick rescued him again.

July 20, 2021

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Wood Floor Trick of the Trade: Punching Nails with Ease

Setting nails into a wood floor can be tedious, but the Air Locker tool can make life easier.

May 19, 2021

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State of the Industry 2023

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What Lies Beneath: How I Prevent Moisture Problems Before the Sale

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Routers 101: What a Wood Floor Pro Should Know

Walking into a job after another contractor gets kicked out is one of many situations that wood flooring pros like us must handle carefully.

How I Handle These Common but Difficult Customer Scenarios

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