Answer These 5 Questions for Better Financial Control -
Gene Siciliano
In today’s challenging economic environment, it’s more important than ever for contractors to have a firm grasp on financial management. When all is said and done, there are a handful of ...
Do the Right Thing: Real Wood Floor Job Site Dilemmas -
Avi Hadad
We constantly hear of jobs gone wrong and how to do them right in the future. We read about people who were financially hurt by...
State of the Wood Flooring Industry 2012: Rocky Ground -
HF Editors
For the past few years, the wood flooring industry has been traveling over shaky economic terrain, but...
It Varies: We Can’t Expect Solid Prefinished Wood Floor Widths to be Perfect -
Peter Fahey
As an NWFACP-certified inspector, one of the most common installer/retailer/consumer complaints I see is regarding width variation in solid...
Dirty Poly Beads Appear in This Trouble-Plagued Gym Floor -
Robert Gamble
An old gym floor in the Southwest was resanded and coated with poly, but the finish was peeling off. A second attempt at resanding and finishing the floor...
Tales from the Front: Employees Over-Think This Job -
HF Editors
James Coleman at wood flooring contracting company Floor Arts in Rock Hall, Md., remembers one job he couldn’t get to fast enough ...
Act Right Now to Prosper in Tough Times -
George Hedley
Customers have eased buying, competitors are closing, layoffs are common, banks have cut back on lending, consumer confidence is down, and the list goes on. Unfortunately, many ...
Mafi Offers a Floor Kids Can Draw On -
Doug Dalsing
Go ahead, kids—have some fun coloring our new hardwood floors! Most parents wouldn’t dream of saying such a thing. But when the wood ...
Vintage Moments: Long-Term Growth at Derr Flooring - Doug Dalsing
Way back in 1935—with the Great Depression still lingering—distributor Derr Flooring (then Derr Gibbons Supply Co.) employed just five people ...
Boundless Imagination: German Company Offers Custom-Printed Baseboards - Doug Dalsing
FN Neuhofer Holz says its FN Digiprint baseboards are better seen than explained ...
Reclaimed Reprint: Artistic Duo Puts Cityscapes on Wood Flooring - Doug Dalsing
‘Instead of throwing away that flooring, we’re going to give it a new life,” artist Hugo Garcia Urrutia says ...
What is Really Causing White Line Syndrome? - 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...
Inadequate Inspections Lead to a New World of Education - 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...
What is a Lien and How Does it Work? - 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 ...
How to Benefit from Better Supplier Negotiations - Phillip M. Perry
When it comes to buying goods and services, getting the most bang for your buck is critical in today’s economy ...
Implementing Internal Financial Controls - Johnny C. Gates
Internal financial controls are essential to your business: They help prevent and detect fraud ...
Q&As: Square Footage Shortage, Avoiding Dishout & Sound Barriers - 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...
Make Sure Your Underlayment is Working for You - Bob Pratt
For wood floors, underlayment can be more than just padding, and understanding the features that offer benefits beyond...
The Cause of 'Dry-Cupping' in Engineered Wood Floors - Dan Blake
When you're talking about problems with wood floors, nothing gets more attention than moisture and its consequences, like cupping. But lack of moisture...
Know these Facts Before Working with Bamboo Flooring - Dan Harrington
As the focus on environmental responsibility gains strength among consumers and the wood flooring industry, bamboo flooring continues to be in the spotlight...
Calculating Wood Flooring Job Costs - John Lessick
Are you charging what you should should for your wood flooring jobs?
Warning Signs of Bad Clients - Don Bollinger
Read the warning signs potential wood flooring clients send you
Taming the Buffer, Part II: Understanding How a Wood Floor Buffer Works - Galen Fitzel and Jim Schumacher
More mysteries of this wild wood flooring beast are revealed
Get a Handle on Wood Floor Staining Strategies - Kim M. Wahlgren
Some wood flooring contractors love to stain floors. They up sell their jobs by offering customers any color they desire, even without having to buy...
How to Prepare Your Wood Flooring Edger - Wayne Lee
Make sure your edger pad is "dressed" for the job
Taming the Buffer: Understanding How a Wood Floor Buffer Works, Part I - Galen Fitzel
Understanding the beast helps create better sanding jobs.
The Finer Details of Sanding and Finishing Wood Floors - Steve Seabaugh
Oftentimes contractors do all the major steps right, but overlook small detailson the job site. The result is a job that is good, but not great. This can make the difference...
Don't Take These Lazy Shortcuts When Installing Wood Floors - Steve Seabaugh
Don't take these lazy shortcuts when installing wood floors
