Things You Need To Know

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So Many Options: How To Pick the Best Floor For Your Home.

You’ve probably seen the Sonic Drive-In commercial touting the 168,894 different drink combination’s they offer. So if you tried a new one every day you’d have to live 463 years to get through all the possibilities. That sounds daunting. However if I were to calculate all the different options we have available in wood flooring we would be at around 1,209,600 options. Sonic drinks, it turns out, are rather simple compared to the complexity of picking a wood floor.

Posted on December 02, 2019

Protect Your Wood Floors From Extra Traffic

If you have family or friends planning to visit, for holiday festivities or just regular festivities, don’t forget to give your wood floors some extra care and attention. The added foot traffic means extra wear and tear on your floors. The following tips can help you make sure your wood floors are properly protected as you welcome guests into your home.

Posted on November 25, 2019

What Is A Quality Wood Floor?

I see a number of forum posts asking the above question. What is quality, how can it be defined? Here is a brief overview of the different aspects of picking out a quality wood flooring product.

Posted on November 18, 2019

Wood Floors Add Significant Value To A Home

In a survey conducted by the National Wood Flooring Association that involved real estates agents across the country, the agents noted that wood floors can add significant value to your house.

Posted on August 19, 2019

The 2015 NWFA Wood Flooring Expo

Better late than never. I just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone that came to see us at the NWFA Expo in St. Louis this year. Our office is in south central Missouri so the show was relatively in our backyard.

Posted on June 22, 2015

Fix The Squeak

Two pieces of wood rubbing together are the cause of most squeaks in wooden floors. There are two reason this happens. In one case the wood floor has pulled away from the sub floor that lies beneath it. Most hard wood floors are installed by nailing the wood floorboards to a plywood sub floor which rests on the support beams underneath. The sub floor can warp or the nails used to secure the floorboards in place come loose.

Posted on April 23, 2011