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How to’s for different types of finishes, applicator info, common problems and more are covered here.
How to Handle Tricky Wood Finishing Situations Like a Pro
Step by Step: How to Apply Waterborne Wood Floor Finish
Step by Step: Applying Oil Finish on Wood Floors
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Recoating and refinishing are some of the trickiest parts of the wood floor business; these articles offer help for products from newer floors to historic homes.
Recoating Prefinished Wood Floors Doesn't Have to Be a Gamble
Fact-Finding is Key Before Resanding & Refinishing
Recoating Factory-Finished Wood Floors
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Everything from basics on running the big machine to detailed buffer techniques and more are in these wood floor sanding articles.
Step by Step: Wood Floor Sanding Basics for the Big Machine
Sanding 101: Wood Floor Sanding Basics
Step by Step: Sanding & Finishing Parquet Wood Flooring
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Detailed step-by-step information on many aspects of custom installations, from inlaying wood, stone and metal to bending wood, making your own reducers and more.
Step by Step: How to Install Wood Floor Borders
Step by Step: How to Install a Wood Floor Inlay
Step by Step: How to Picture-Frame a Fireplace With Wood Flooring
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Cupping, gaps, moisture testing and more are covered in these articles about the relationship between water and wood floors.
How to Prevent Cupping and Worse in Summer Months
How to Prevent Wood Floor Gaps in Winter
Understand the Science of Water and Wood Floors
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Essentials about the manufacture, installation, sanding and finishing of bamboo, as well as troubleshooting information.
Beyond Bamboo Basics: Gain a Deeper Understanding of this Flooring
What to Look for in Bamboo Flooring
Know these Facts Before Working with Bamboo Flooring
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Advice on all aspects of selling, creating and installing moldings, stairs and vents for wood floors.
How We Replaced These Winder Stairs, Part 5
How We Replaced These Winder Stairs, Part 4
How We Replaced These Winder Stairs, Part 3
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Tips on installation, sanding, refinishing and more for prefinished wood flooring.
Recoating Prefinished Wood Floors Doesn't Have to Be a Gamble
Engineered Enigmas: Know These Answers to Avoid Problems
Tips on Sanding Wood Floors With an Aluminum Oxide Finish
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Wood flooring tools from nailers to big machines are your money-makers on the job, and these articles help keep them running.
Step by Step: Floor Sander Maintenance for the Big Machine
Troubleshoot These Common Edger Problems in the Field
Step by Step: How to Set Up Your Wood Flooring Edger
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Wood floors are only as good as what’s beneath them, and these articles deliver essentials for successful subfloors and underlayment.
Make Sure Your Wood Floor's Subfloor is Clean, Dry, Sound & Flat
Step by Step: Installing a Floating Subfloor
Step by Step: Fixing an Uneven Wood Subfloor Before Wood Floors
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Techniques for stains, aniline dyes and custom applications for wood floors are detailed here.
Get a Handle on Wood Floor Staining Strategies
Step by Step: How to Apply Stain to Wood Floors
Using Aniline Dyes Provides Unlimited Wood Floor Colors
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From straight-lay strip to parquet, herringbone and more, these articles offer the 411 on wood floor installation.
5 Wood Flooring Installation Sins
Five Points to Address Before Beginning a Wood Flooring Installation
Step by Step: Follow These Steps to Install Floating Wood Floors