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Tales From the Front: Young'un Takes Big Machine For a Ride
(October/November 2008 - HF Editors)
What to Do About Contractor Classification Laws
(February/March 2012 - D. Jeffrey Craven)
Since 2009, Democrats in Congress along with the Obama Administration—looking for a way to capture more tax revenue—have been attempting to repeal or modify ...
Trick of the Trade: Splatter No More
(February/March 2011 - HF Editors)
Mixing underlayment or anything else in a 5-gallon pail can be a big mess. A simple, free solution is to...
Trick of the Trade: No More Coffee Breaks
(February/March 2010 - HF Editors)
When you're coating a floor, you want the air in the room to be as still as possible, but after a couple hours...
Trick of the Trade: Tricky Ventilation
(April/May 2007 - HF Editors)
For most finishes, you don't want air movement while you're applying, but you do want it after the finish is skinned over. Turning on...
Trick of the Trade: Readying a Repair
(October/November 2010 - HF Editors)
Doing finish repairs is tricky, even for the most experienced finishers. How do you know...
Trick of the Trade: Listen to this Story (Story Stick, That Is)
(February/March 2009 - HF Editors)
Trying to get accurate measurements for stair parts can be frustrating when using flexible metal measuring tapes...
Trick of the Trade: Save Your Neck
(June/July 2010 - HF Editors)
When refinishing stair treads, it's difficult to clean up the underside of the nosing. Quite often...
Trick of the Trade: Easy Mark Remover
(April/May 2009 - HF Editors)
you work with gym floors, especially ones used for everything from school assemblies to...
Trick of the Trade: Mix it Up
(October/November 2009 - HF Editors)
When you’re going to be coating a large area that will require more than one gallon of finish...
Trick of the Trade: Stacked Up
(August/September 2010 - HF Editors)
Joshua Crossman, owner at Yelm, Wash.-based contracting company P.T.L. Hardwoods, wanted an inexpensive way to stack his extra bundles...
Trick of the Trade: Accelerated Ambering
(June/July 2009 - HF Editors)
Finish repairs always take a certain amount of skill and patience. When doing a repair on a poly...
Trick of the Trade: Get Hooked (on Cords Being Out of the Way)
(December 2009/January 2010 - HF Editors)
While edging, it can be frustrating trying to keep the cord from being...
Trick of the Trade: Drawing in Dust
(August/September 2009 - HF Editors)
After sanding, it seems to take forever for that tiny airborne dust to settle...
TechnoTip: To the Cloud!
(December 2011/January 2012 - HF Editors)
Cloud computing gives you access to almost any type of electronic file from anywhere you can access the Internet. When you wield a smartphone, you can have access to these files while ...
TechnoTip: Google's Greatest Hits
(February/March 2012 - HF Editors)
Google’s reach into our personal and business lives is impressive, and for good reason. The technology company offers many valuable services, and many of them ...
Q&As: Double Staining, The Right Drum Pressure, Loose Wood Floors
(April/May 2010 - HF Editors)
Q&As on whether you can stain twice, the right drum pressure on a big machine, and why wood floors turn loose
Using Aniline Dyes Provides Unlimited Wood Floor Colors
(February/March 2012 - Kim M. Wahlgren)
For an upper echelon of contractors, coloring a floor isn’t limited to golden oak or nutmeg. In fact, any color imaginable—from blue to black to bright red...
Tales From the Front: Canine Crisis During Wood Floor Finishing
(February/March 2012 - HF Editors)
Industry veteran Tony Ziola recalls a close call that happened in his own Chicago home while he was testing application of conversion varnish finish. One afternoon ...
Trick of the Trade: Sanding Made Simpler
(February/March 2012 - HF Editors)
Here’s a nice trick that costs next to nothing and makes sanding a little bit easier. Cut an old broom handle
Trick of the Trade: Taking a Shine to It
(December 2011/January 2012 - HF Editors)
When installing prefinished wood flooring, any topnails are filled with color-matching wood filler, but the dullness...
Trick of the Trade: Stop Bonking Your Head
(October/November 2011 - HF Editors)
Here's an addition to your sanding equipment that can make your life easier for a small amount of money. Buy a...
Trick of the Trade: Stop Scratching Baseboards
(August/September 2011 - HF Editors)
If you have an edger that tends to scratch baseboards, you can make a "base saver" out of scrap wood...
Tales From the Front: Famous Basketball Coach Saves This Job
(December 2011/January 2012 - HF Editors)
When it comes to college basketball facilities, the coach is king, and Byron Haflich at Noblesville, Ind.-based A & H Athletic Floor Services Inc. recalls a job ...
Tales From the Front: Not Your Average Finish Footprint
(October/November 2011 - HF Editors)
Back in the early ’90s, Mike Chmielewski of Atco, N.J.-based Traditional Floor Co. got a call for an emergency touchup/repair on one of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball sideline ...
Trick of the Trade: Straining the Solids
(June/July 2011 - HF Editors)
When containers of finish have been previously opened, Steve Bella at Stebex Hardwood Floors in North Vancouver, B.C., strains the finish...
Tales From the Front: Wood Floor Edging ... or Not?
(August/September 2011 - HF Editors)
Like many in the wood flooring industry, Mike Abraham, now with Memphis, Mich.-based Superior Floor Service Inc., grew up in the trenches, working for his father's business, and he ...
Trick of the Trade: Staining in Tight Spots
(April/May 2011 - HF Editors)
When staining a floor next to a stone or brick fireplace, use a 6-inch putty knife with a rag...
Tales From the Front: Tile Guys' Talk Gets Dubious Attention
(June/July 2011 - HF Editors)
Scott Giza of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based Yankee Hardwood Flooring remembers a job site that ended up being more of an education for some young boys than they had bargained for: “I was working ...
Tales From the Front: Complaint Emerges From Shadows
(February/March 2011 - HF Editors)
Eric Butler from West River, Md.-based Butler Flooring Solutions recalls a memorable complaint: The customer called and said she had darker areas on her floor. His company had just sanded ...
Tales From the Front: Cats Multiply on Job Site
(December 2011/January 2012 - HF Editors)
Recently, a crew at Barnum Floors in Des Moines, Iowa, was installing hardwood floors for a family who had decided to schedule a vacation during the process; they were excited ...
Tales From the Front: Dog-Food-Based Filler = Epic Fail
(October/November 2010 - HF Editors)
Phil Provins, owner at San Diego-based Top Floor, recalls a lesson he learned: "Entering the trade, I worked as a helper for a contractor, and ...
Tales From the Front: Levitating Vent Causes a Callback
(August/September 2010 - HF Editors)
Avi Hadad, owner at El Sobrante, Calif.-based Avi's Hardwood Flooring, recalls one job with a unique problem. It started typically: He got a call from one of his GCs to see ...
Tales From the Front: Change Leaves Contractor in the Cold
(June/July 2010 - HF Editors)
Scott Hembree of West Chester, Ohio-based Hembree Hardwood Floors often wears shorts when he's working on a job site. Once it gets colder, after Thanksgiving, he wears pants to travel in ...
Tales From the Front: Contractor Encounters Naked Homeowner
(April/May 2010 - HF Editors)
Contractors are full of stories involving being seduced by bored housewives, but here’s a story about an encounter with a naked homeowner you can actually believe. Andrew Griffiths ...
Tales From the Front: Burglar Tries Duping Contractor
(February/March 2010 - HF Editors)
Fred Timberlin, manager of Wood Pro Inc.'s Albany, N.Y., branch, recently had a flooring delivery with an unexpected twist. He received a call from a builder to deliver a load of hardwood flooring ...
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...
Tips on Navigating the New Lending Frontier
(February/March 2012 - Phillip M. Perry)
If you’re like most small business owners, you’re finding it tougher than ever to negotiate with your bank. Loans are harder to come by. Fees are thicker on the ground. While the reluctance of banks ....
Act Right Now to Prosper in Tough Times
(February/March 2012 - 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 ...
Wood Floors Part of Grand Renovation at UT's Ayres Hall
(February/March 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
It’s likely that grand ideas were always circulating in Brown Ayres’ mind as he strode the University of Tennessee campus paths during his tenure as president from 1904 until his death in 1919. When h...
Mafi Offers a Floor Kids Can Draw On
(February/March 2012 - 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 ...
Designer Creates Wood Flooring That Plays Music Underfoot
(February/March 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
There is music in everything. Maybe it’s the steady whack-hiss of a pneumatic nailer, or the drawn-out whir of a table saw, or the back-and-forth hum of an edger. When he walks the streets ...
Vintage Moments: Tree Handbook Proves Useful for Education & Marketing
(February/March 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
When marketing your business, it’s always wise to give your customers something useful to complement your products. Think branded beer can koozie or pen, but ...
Even 007 Could Appreciate This Underwater Wood Floor
(February/March 2012 - Doug Dalsing)
It is the type of setting typically reserved for James Bond films—the kind rife with exotic, luxurious locales funded by deranged henchmen. But the Ithaa restaurant ...
Can Wood Floor Guys and Designers Get Along?
(February/March 2012 - Leonard Hall)
Designers have a bad reputation in the wood flooring industry, and there’s no denying that the two groups have an overall compatibility issue. On the one hand...
Tips for Gluing Down Solids on Concrete
(February/March 2012 - Michelle Swiniarski)
Glue down wood flooring over concrete? “Are you kidding? No way! Never!” That’s what many said to this suggestion years ago...
Q&As: Fixing Medallions, Slow-Dry Sealer & Wood Floor Maintenance
(February/March 2012 - HF Editors)
Can I repair/replace a curled piece of my installed medallion? Before any repair of the inlay is done, it is extremely important...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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