Topic "Bad glue" a message from janggeungulk
Get Glues from adhesive glue manufacturers, if you get it from manufacturers it will be good in quality. So try it.edited by janggeungulk on 5/6/2014
View ArticleTopic "Need moisture!!" a message from Arkansasandman
I'm doing a house that has 3 floors 3rd floor has wood and I sanded it already 2nd floor had wood and I added about 400 foot, wood is 2.25 inch red oak, i received it last week at 7,8,9 percent...
View ArticleTopic "Contract forms and letters" a message from sc_hardwood_guy
Has any one out there used the Dewalt Contractor Forms and Letters? or does any one have a good sample of a flooring bid/contract i could check out?
View ArticleTopic "Anybody going to expo" a message from Adam Williams
Here is a list of all the 2014 Wood Floor of the Year winners, including photos and project details, announced at Expo.
View ArticleTopic "Lägler Flip" a message from joshua crossman
I like the Flip. The corner attachment has saved me a lot of time in corner work, not much left to scrap after you hit it with that. Easy for a new guy to get the hang of edging as it is not too...
View ArticleTopic "DOUGLAS FIR FLOORING INSTALLATION" a message from amycastelano
Is Douglas Fir an appropriate species for a wood floor in an office space? Any advice is greatly appreciated!
View ArticleTopic "Hardwood floor in a summer home" a message from samyeds
Can hardwood floors be used in a summer home that is unoccupied and unheated (below zero temps probable) in the winter? Would a very hard bamboo floor that is a floating installation work?
View ArticleTopic "REGARDING TELLING THE CLIENT TOO MUCH" a message from S. Kelly
Hey db,Of course you know that if you had installed the floor without doing your due diligence & it buckled, he'd have taken you to the Registrar.It's been said here many times but bears repeating,...
View ArticleTopic "Hartco Pattern Plus Hardwood floor" a message from sram
sram wrote:I read your suggestions on how to renew a Hartco wood floor. My floor is 24 years old and am not sure if it's a pattern plus 2000 or 5000. Am I correct in assuming a professional sanding...
View ArticleTopic "Oils/ Hardwax oils" a message from lstroyan
Hello again,We are finally getting to the point of finishing our floors. We have 5" rift-cut oak installed and it's gorgeous in this eco-contemporary setting. Instead of having the contractor finish...
View ArticleTopic "Wave..." a message from Mdblb05
I am a flooring installer/finisher. Learned installation from 2nd generation father inlaw sanding I've had to figure out on my own past the basics. I have gone to I nwfa schools as well as some others....
View ArticleTopic "How to clean an oiled walnut floor" a message from MacD
I have a customer that installed a Homerwood oiled soft scraped Walnut floor , then there was a lot of work still being done and a lot of wood dust and gyprock dust was grounded into the grain of the...
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Topic "prefinished flooring damaged by contractor install" a message from...
We had pre-finished hardwood floors installed recently. There are a lot of dents, gaps, and cracks. For example,Most importantly, around some of the dents the contractor sanded and applied polyurethane...
View ArticleTopic "Lägler Flip" a message from AlexWoods
I have one and i paid aprox 1700$, but it's worth it
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Topic "Center baseline correct for this project..??" a message from davenay67
I am about to undertake the project to start laying hardwood floors in the first floor of our home. I am planning to undertake the Living Room, Dining Room and Office first. i will tackle the hallway,...
View ArticleTopic "will this stain go away with refinishing?" a message from damagedfloor
Painting contractors left a bag of trash on bare floor and created this crazy pattern on my hardwoods (original floors in a 1924 house) with no explanation of how it happened. I had a flooring...
View ArticleTopic "White lines in finish and loose grooves?" a message from smk2u71
Hi I am a homeowner in Central NJ and had our red oak floors installed in Jan 2013 with a Jacobean finish. We had the white lines.. bad! My friend (who did the floors) came back in July 2013 and redid...
View ArticleTopic "110v belt sanders..." a message from sc_hardwood_guy
Any one out there use a 110 belt or drum sander?
View ArticleTopic "Material cost for job" a message from petesfloors
I am making a bid on a large floor job. The materials cost more than the labor.My question is the materials are non-refundable and non-returnable since it isa custom order. Would you require a deposit...
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