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Wood Floor Rescue: An Intimidating Wide-Plank Pine

This was the oldest and widest pine floor Benny Powell had ever worked on, and he needed a boost of confidence from his mentor to make it happen.

September 15, 2023

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Wood Floor Rescue: Removing the Halo From Vintage Maple

Jamie Strohmeyer of Green Bay Floor Restore deals with a lot of maple in his life as a wood floor pro not far from the hardwood forests of Wisconsin, and this job offered a chance to restore beauty to this worn old maple floor.

July 18, 2023

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Wood Floor Rescue: Original Attic Floor Transformed for Modern Life

Zach Christie and his brothers weren’t even supposed to be the wood flooring contractors on this job, an attic in a Pennsylvania home dating to the 1800s.

May 17, 2023

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Wood Floor Rescue: Industrial Seattle Vibe Comes to Life

Kyle Thompson of Port Angeles-based Thompson Floors & Home Repair had some interesting challenges when he tackled this big wood floor restoration job.

March 17, 2023

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Wood Floor Rescue: From Amber to Amazing For This School Practice Court

There was a massive amount of ambered poly to remove when Allen Sports Floors tackled this gym refinish.

November 18, 2022

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Wood Floor Rescue: Bringing Centuries-Old Beautiful Fir Back to Life

“It’s so Downton Abbey,” says Danny Stenhouse, owner of York, U.K.-based Sandhouse Floor Sanding & York Parquet Ltd., of this job site, Brockfield Hall, where he brought the wood flooring back to life.

September 16, 2022

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Wood Floor Rescue: Unveiling Heart Pine in South Carolina

Bobby Newman of It’s All Wood Hardwood Floors LLC in West Columbia, S.C., couldn't even tell what kind of wood floors were under all the layers at this historic home, but he discovered beautiful heart pine.

May 19, 2022

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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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Wood Floor Rescue: Rhyme and Reason for Tassie Oak

Over decades, this home and its wood flooring had become a hodge-podge. Wood flooring pros Clint and Lisa Fudge tackled the renovation to make everything seamless.

May 19, 2021

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Wood Floor Rescue: Repairing a Hideous Repair

Wood floor pro Micah Hestad came to the rescue for this customer after another contractor created a mind-boggling repair after a wall was removed.

March 18, 2021

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Wood Floor Rescue: A Wood Floor Reveal ... Like a Boss

You never know what you might find when you're going to refinish an old wood floor, and this job by Bob Alberding held a lovely surprise.

January 19, 2021

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Wood Floor Rescue: Kiwi Native Woods Uncovered

This fantastic transformation that uncovered the true beauty of many native New Zealand woods was so much work—but so worth it.

November 19, 2020

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Top-Nail 5/16-Inch Strip: How We Did (and Still Do) These Floors

Lifelong Vancouver-area wood floor pro Ron Teljeur explains how 5/16-inch top-nail wood flooring was used historically and is still used today.

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Making Flooring Dreams Come True: The Winners of the 2023 Outstanding Retailer Awards

The hand-crafted parquet steals the show in this basement hangout.

Yes, That’s Wood Flooring—Not Tile—in This Unique Bar Room

The contractor on this job applied the second coat of waterborne finish without abrading; the first coat had become too inert after sitting more than 72 hours.

The Top Reasons Why Finishes Fail (to Perform)

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

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