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Gaps Appear in this Wood Floor After a Fire Restoration
(February/March 2012 - Patrick Burke)
I was called to do an inspection on a 3-inch solid prefinished Brazilian cherry wood floor installed over OSB. The homeowner said there were gaps left all over her floor...
Problematic Pooches: For Dog Nails, Booties Could be the Answer
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
Karen Luther sees the difficulty in owning both wood floors and a heavy dog. “The unfortunate thing is that I don’t think people realize dogs can damage wood floors before ...
Concerned Customers: How You Handle Them Speaks Volumes
(December 2011/January 2012 - Joe & Joni Rocco)
We all say it: “Next time, I am going to remember to do this or that differently.” Unfortunately, time has a way of blurring the specific...
Vintage Moments: Simple Moisture Management
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
Compared with the electronically sophisticated humidifiers of today, this model is uncannily simple. In Reichow’s words: “The felt wicks ...
Wood Performs in This Striking Concert Hall
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
Wood is a highly regarded building material for many reasons, including its acoustical qualities. This is why architects for Kansas City's Kauffman Center used wood throughout Helzberg Hall, a concert...
A Buckled Wood Floor Results in a Kitchen Demo
(December 2011/January 2012 - Avi Hadad)
I received a call from a homeowner who wanted me to look at his newly installed floor. He said the floor was cupping and buckling. The homeowner decided to remodel his kitchen a few months ago...
Engineered Enigmas: Know These Answers to Avoid Problems
(December 2011/January 2012 - Catherine Liewen)
Engineered flooring has come a long way since it was first introduced to the market nearly 70 years ago. As these products continue to gain popularity, a multitude of style and construction...
Nonprofit Exchanges Healthcare for Rainforest Preservation
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
It’s a very simple concept: In Kalimantan, Indonesia, there is a medical clinic that provides locals discounted healthcare if they help preserve the rainforest. And it’s ...
Understanding Manufacturer & Contractor Warranties
(December 2011/January 2012 - D. Jeffrey Craven)
Warranties aren’t always that straightforward. Sometimes the project owner or the general contractor may require that you provide some additional warranty. Typically, these ...
Q&As: Is an End-Match Necessary?; Recoating Over Prefinished; Acclimation
(December 2011/January 2012 - HF Editors)
I don’t usually install pine, but I had a customer request it. When the flooring was delivered I saw that it didn’t have an end-match. Isn’t an end-match required...
Economists Warn of Another Tough Year Ahead
(December 2011/January 2012 - Phillip M. Perry)
Consumers, financial institutions, and state and city governments are still struggling to right their balance sheets. The resulting financial squeeze is putting a damper on commercial activity—and tha...
Know These 10 Facts for a Great Cork Job
(December 2011/January 2012 - Don Jewell)
Cork flooring has been around for many years, but it’s seeing a resurgence due to its unique aesthetics...
What’s Your Leadership Style?
(December 2011/January 2012 - Glenn Gutek)
Style does matter. It is not about matching your belt to your work boots or accessorizing appropriately for the occasion, but, rather, understanding the way ...
For Restoration Job, Landlubbers Get Their Feet Wet
(December 2011/January 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
Rough waters and a salty sea boat captain: These were the major obstacles the crew at Winterport, Maine-based Don Dickel Floors encountered ...
Q&As: Who's Responsible, Mixing Oil & Water Finishes, & Slab Moisture
(October/November 2011 - HF Editors)
A solid prefinished oak floor I installed ended up cupping, and the inspector blamed the moisture problems on some raised flowerbeds against the foundation...
Educate Consumers about Formaldehyde in Engineered Flooring
(October/November 2011 - Dr. Melinda J. Burn)
It has long been acknowledged that formaldehyde can be released from adhesives used in composite wood products, such as engineered wood flooring...
Vintage Moments: Ideal for Education
(October/November 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
A studious young boy sits at a desk, dutifully taking notes and minding his timepiece; underfoot dust particulates sit locked ...
Forest Products Lab Takes Guessing Out of Wood ID
(October/November 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Wood flooring contractors have many lifelines out in the field: NWFA technical support, manufacturer and distributor reps, and this magazine ...
Are Your Wood Flooring Customers Thrilled or Disillusioned?
(October/November 2011 - David Martorano)
Like a kid at Christmas they walk in your store, wide-eyed and excited to select a new hardwood floor. Perhaps they want oak...
Understand What Causes Checking in Solid Wood Floors
(October/November 2011 - Michael B. Harde)
The age-old misconception is that there are many conditions that can cause wood to check. The fact is...
Charity Work Brings Office Staff to Wood Floor Job Site
(October/November 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Odds are most people with office jobs don’t understand how difficult wood flooring work really is. Cristina Ortega admits that is ...
Dynamic Duo: A Day in the Life With Contractors Gary and Lisa Horvath
(October/November 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Gary and Lisa Horvath, who started A.T.C. Hardwood Flooring Inc. in February 1992, have developed a keen business management system, something akin to one boss with two heads and eight limbs. Ahead of...
Wood Flooring for the Stars
(October/November 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
The draw of ABC’s smash reality hit “Dancing With the Stars” is the goofy celebrities, outlandish costumes and, for better or worse ...
The Case of the Dimpling Bamboo Flooring
(October/November 2011 - Bob Middleton)
Recently, a frustrated customer who was distraught with her bamboo floor installation reached me for technical support. In tears, she said, “There are tiny bumps...
How to Thrive in the Remodeling Market
(October/November 2011 - Scott Avery)
Now that the new construction market has softened, demand for residential remodeling has increased. This change has led to builders ...
With Credit Tight, Leasing Could be the Answer
(October/November 2011 - Phillip M. Perry)
Equipment leasing can be an efficient way to lend diversity to your wood flooring business’s financial structure, whether your business is ...
10 Ideas For Better Contracts
(October/November 2011 - D. Jeffrey Craven)
As a construction litigation attorney, I have seen just about everything that can go wrong with a contract. Unfortunately, most contractors ...
Architect Builds Homes With Whole Trees
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Roald Gundersen is a forester/architect with a background in environmental design, and the New York Times has said ...
Vintage Moment: Waterlox Traces Roots to 1910
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
One company from that era that still calls the Rock ‘n’ Roll Capital of the World home is Waterlox Coatings Corporation ...
Q&As: Oil Finishes, Adhesive for Cork Underlayment, & Doug Fir in Bathrooms
(August/September 2011 - HF Editors)
I am hearing a lot lately about “oil” finishes. What exactly are they? In the wood flooring industry, when people mention...
Manufacturer Greens Operations With Kiln Retrofit
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
About three years ago, Tim Kelly was gassing up his vehicle for a trip back home to Ashland, Maine, from Montreal, Quebec. The price tag on the Kelly Lumber vice president’s full tank was $175 ...
Learn the Basics of Working for Your Government
(August/September 2011 - D. Jeffrey Craven)
Specialty trades like flooring contractors are often at the mercy of big commercial contractors...
The Forester's Toolbox: Technology Shores up Supplies for the Future
(August/September 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
At this very moment, about 466 miles up in space, NASA’s Terra satellite is recording atmospheric data across a 1,400-mile-wide swath of Earth. It uses a...
A Look at the Dying Craft of Sanding & Finishing Bowling Alleys
(August/September 2011 - Patrick Burke)
Growing up in the bowling alley business as a young boy was an experience I still cherish to this day. My grandfather owned a bowling establishment...
10 Top Problems Wood Floor Contractors Make
(August/September 2011 - Todd McDonald)
I grew up working for my dad’s wood flooring business by the age of 8, had my own company from the time I was 19 until I was 30...
Making a Truly 'Green' Wood Floor Spec
(August/September 2011 - Sam Cobb)
Today I got a “green” spec across my desk for a big commercial project: 180,000 square feet of 3¼ (only), select-and-better (only) red oak … and all FSC-certified...
Slab Moisture, Heat Create Finish Blisters in a Floating Floor
(August/September 2011 - Roy Leach)
Sometimes, just when we get to the point we think we have experienced everything in our careers, we face something new. Last year I encountered one such occasion...
Retain Customers Through ‘Dating’ Them
(August/September 2011 - George Hedley)
When you don’t see each other or stay in touch, the relationship withers away over time. Building loyal customer relationships works the same way. Think of it as dating...
Reining In Workers Comp to Help Profits
(August/September 2011 - Phillip M. Perry)
For employers large and small the problem is the same: The rising cost of benefits is eroding the bottom line. And one of the costliest...
Make Sure Your Underlayment is Working for You
(June/July 2011 - Bob Pratt)
For wood floors, underlayment can be more than just padding, and understanding the features that offer benefits beyond...
Vintage Moments: Long-Term Growth at Derr Flooring
(June/July 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
Way back in 1935—with the Great Depression still lingering—distributor Derr Flooring (then Derr Gibbons Supply Co.) employed just five people ...
Implementing Internal Financial Controls
(June/July 2011 - Johnny C. Gates)
Internal financial controls are essential to your business: They help prevent and detect fraud ...
Boundless Imagination: German Company Offers Custom-Printed Baseboards
(June/July 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
FN Neuhofer Holz says its FN Digiprint baseboards are better seen than explained ...
Q&As: Square Footage Shortage, Avoiding Dishout & Sound Barriers
(June/July 2011 - HF Editors)
Why does it seem like I’m always short on flooring when I get to the end of my installations? It seems like the manufacturers are shorting me. Glen Miller, manufacturer...
Inadequate Inspections Lead to a New World of Education
(June/July 2011 - Selva Lee Tucker)
What you are about to read was written by an addict. In a national publication, I am about to reveal a deep, dark secret about myself: I am...
Reclaimed Reprint: Artistic Duo Puts Cityscapes on Wood Flooring
(June/July 2011 - Doug Dalsing)
‘Instead of throwing away that flooring, we’re going to give it a new life,” artist Hugo Garcia Urrutia says ...
San Diego Spotlight: Wood Floor of the Year 2011
(June/July 2011 - HWF Editors)
The Wood Floor of the Year Awards are the Oscars of the wood flooring industry, with enough buzz around them to merit paparazzi and a red carpet...
How to Benefit from Better Supplier Negotiations
(June/July 2011 - Phillip M. Perry)
When it comes to buying goods and services, getting the most bang for your buck is critical in today’s economy ...
What is a Lien and How Does it Work?
(June/July 2011 - D. Jeffrey Craven)
Wood floor guys are pretty good with the tools of their trade. However, there are certain tools in the business side of contracting that are often ...
What is Really Causing White Line Syndrome?
(June/July 2011 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
The wood flooring business doesn’t have much in the way of conspiracy theories, but one finish problem is approaching that status. Rumors...
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