Topic "27 year old hearts of pine flooring; adding new" a message from gene99
This is p obably too late but I'll give it my best shot. I am in Savannah Ga & we a e expe ts at hea t pine. A pe son befo e said yellow pine. They a e co ect. Down he e we call it new hea t pine....
View ArticleTopic "How to wax?" a message from Arkansasandman
Pete have you used the dura seal liquid wax or is the paste wax easier to use than the liquid?
View ArticleTopic "Sueing" a message from May
If I`m installing hardwood floors and it didn`t meet the NWFA moisture rules because I was "forced" to install can I be sued?edited by May on 6/16/2014
View ArticleTopic "Plywood Moisture" a message from May
I`m doing jobs for contractors that build new homes which some of the jobs I`m "forced" to install it even before the HVAC is working and of course the moisture of the plywood is about 15% or higher,...
View ArticleTopic "How to wax?" a message from petesfloors
I prefer paste wax, however when I purchased the business from a die-hard floorman. He had a special technique where he dissolved wax in thinner and applied it with a bristle brush. I didn't learn the...
View ArticleTopic "Belt size abrasion cut not visible on the floor." a message from...
Moderator-using linseed oil when sanding will create an extreme hazard of spontaneous combustion with the sanding residue. You should eliminate these remarks from the forum. hb
View ArticleTopic "Sueing" a message from May
If I`m installing hardwood floors and it didn`t meet the NWFA moisture rules because I was "forced" to install can I be sued?edited by May on 6/16/2014
View ArticleTopic "Plywood Moisture" a message from May
I`m doing jobs for contractors that build new homes which some of the jobs I`m "forced" to install it even before the HVAC is working and of course the moisture of the plywood is about 15% or higher,...
View ArticleTopic "Moisture Cured Adhesive Residue" a message from lbm3808
Thanks again everyone for all your great advice and direction. I did complain to the company who sold me the wood and install. They came out and took a look at all the glue and ghosting. They contacted...
View ArticleTopic "Germany Trip sponsored by Lagler" a message from petesfloors
Did anyone else win a trip to Germany?Anyone leaving from the bay area in California?I will be leaving from San Jose, CA.Pete
View ArticleTopic "Threshold Install" a message from jfcwood
If it's level and if the edge of the tile is straight, I would make a threshold that butts into the tile, rabbetted out so it just lips over the top of the wood, sloped down to a 1/8" reveal. The...
View ArticleTopic "Sample Contracts" a message from sc_hardwood_guy
could you email on to sjhardwoodflooring@gmail.com ? moderntech wrote:I have one. What's your email address? It's specific to Oregon
View ArticleTopic "Price list for work in the California bay area..." a message from...
any one have a good price list or brake down for the install/services listed bellow?Sand/finish solid flooring- $Install solid(nail down)- $(glue down)- $(float)- $(stairs)- $Engineered(nail down)-...
View ArticleTopic "Plywood underlay thickness" a message from toad56373
[font=Calibri, sans-serif]I am remodeling my 102 year old house, and replacing some of the flooring. I am installing a 3/4" oak hardwood floor, but the subfloor is 3/4" x 6" planks that are running in...
View ArticleTopic "X-98 or Traffic on clear Hickory" a message from jdfloorman
I use 98 all the time! What I usually do is coat with a dewaxed shellac like parks universal, than one coat of 96 for build, and a coat of 98 to finish it off. I have been using this system for about...
View ArticleTopic "Staining rubber wood?" a message from jdfloorman
I did a estimate the other day for a guy that had about 1200 square feet of prefinished, 3 plank, engineered rubber wood. The florring appears to have about a 4 mil wear thickness. He is looking to...
View ArticleTopic "Water base on top of oil base" a message from May
Can we recoat a floor which has an oil based finish with water base?
View ArticleTopic "install over 45 degree plank subfloor" a message from ohal3000
Hi Everybody,I am getting prepped to install hardwood in my house. It is a 1924 house and everybody is telling my current hardwood is too thin to refinish. I worry my sub floor is a mess. It is 45...
View ArticleTopic "Install solid tread and risers with molding?" a message from JIMMIEM
Might be major surgery to replace the risers. Can you remove the ugly oak covering the gap and buy or make some scotia in the same species and finish as the tread?
View ArticleTopic "Threshold Install" a message from JIMMIEM
I had this situation and made transition/reducers from the same hardwood that I used for the flooring. Cut 1/4" off the underside of the side of the transition/reducer that will sit on the tile. Put 15...
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