Lumber Liquidators Sees Huge Profit Increase; New Home Sales Best Since 2008

Lumber Liquidators Sees 92.5% Profit Spike in Q1 Lumber Liquidators Inc. (Toano, Va.) increased its net income 92.5 percent to $15.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 from $8.2 million the year before. Net … NAR: March Existing-Home Prices Increase Most Since Nov. 2005 As the inventory of existing homes remains low, the median price for existing homes rose to $184,300 in March, 11.8 percent higher than March 2012. This is the … New Home Sales See Best Quarter Since 2008 In March, sales of new single-family homes reached a seasonally adjusted rate of 417,000, leaving a 4.4-month supply of homes, according to the U.S. … Tree DNA Technology Being Used to Prove Illegal Logging There are two ongoing criminal investigations in the U.S. and Germany where DNA analysis is being used to prove timber was illegally sourced. The … 12 Indonesian Governmental Bodies Involved in Illegal Logging, Mining Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found at least 12 ministries and other governmental institutions actively involved in illegal logging and … NAHB Asks Congress to Allow More Guest Workers in Immigration Bill NAHB Chairman Rick Judson urged Congress to implement a market-based visa system that would allow more immigrants to legally enter the construction workforce … FCIIC Meeting Focuses on Collaboration The Floor Covering Industry Issues Council (FCIIC) held its spring meeting on April 16 in Chicago. Among the topics discussed were ways the participating trade … HF Briefs: Ardex Americas and Powerhold Announce Partnership Ardex Americas (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Powerhold Inc. (Middlefield, Conn.) have signed a product manufacturing agreement to make Ardex powders and adhesives … HF Blogs: We're All Chemicals I have a friend just who loves to eat a mix of the following: calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of fatty acids, … New Reader Comments: We're All Chemicals Thanks for the reality check. I pay attention to chemicals so my first guess was that you would name some sort of candy. FDA food color ingredients and … How Other Trades Outside Can Mess Up Your Finish Good advice. I learned that lesson several decades ago and I've been very very blunt with my customers ever since. I have found that if I lose the job because … A Moisture Barrier Flaw Causes a Wood Floor to Cup Vapor, or moisture barriers, should be placed on the ground under the home or directly on the concrete surface. Placing vapor barriers on wood sub-floors will trap … Denver Dustless Takes Home Top Wood Floor of the Year Honors Thank you very much to National Wood Floorting Associtaion for this award...very important award for our company it which motivates us to continue to work … How Other Trades Outside Can Mess Up Your Finish Another lesson learned. Even if a house is properly closed up, as workers or residents open and closes entry doors, air flowing around outlets and from under … A Moisture Barrier Flaw Causes a Wood Floor to Cup Hi Ray, we are installing 3/4"x3"1/4" prefinished maple. The floor is on the 2nd story of a 1880's house w/a concrete semi above grade 1st floor. The 1st floor was … On the HF Forum: How can I apply white hardwax oil successfully? My suggestion for the "nude" look on a white or red oak is a good sanding and 2 coats of Bona Seal and 3 coats of Bona Traffic .. That … How can I apply white hardwax oil successfully? Not really the answer I was looking for. For what it's worth the end result is not supposed to be white whashed; I'm looking for a non-treated oak look and … How can I apply white hardwax oil successfully? OH NO!!! White washed floors from the 70's......AGAIN.... Horrors. Not me... I have re sanded off all those now as those clients screamed after a few years. NO … How can I apply white hardwax oil successfully? Hi all, I have a white-waxed oak hardwood plank floor and in the process of treating the new 2" oak baseboards for the first time white a white primer. My problem … Engineered wd floor radiant heat Hi Marg, There are two ways to accomplish this task. Both use a thermal break between the heat and the slab. You could put down a vapor barrier, place … DuraSeal DuraFinish Not really. In the past I've resorted to making my own but that was mainly for the white pickle. How NOT to sand too much? While it looks like you have plenty of wood left, your first picture shows splinters at the edge of a board. 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