Mullican Enters Adhesives Market; Builder Confidence Best Since 2006

Mullican Flooring Moves into Adhesives Market Mullican Flooring (Johnson City, Tenn.) has introduced three new adhesives to the hardwood flooring market specifically designed for use with Mulllican’s … Builder Confidence Over 50 for First Time Since April 2006 Builder confidence in the market for new, single-family homes rose 8 points in June to 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo Housing … Rob Zehnder Joins Basic Coatings for Rocky Mountain Region Rob Zehnder has joined Basic Coatings as Rocky Mountain regional sales manager. He brings his experience with residential commercial and sports flooring … Gehl Flooring to Host NWFA Certification Opportunity Gehl Flooring Supply Inc. (Butler, Wis.) will host an NWFA Installation seminar on June 26, a Sand and Finish seminar on June 27 and a hands-on … Social Studies: Getting Visual on Facebook Recently I joined our Hardwood Floors team in Las Vegas for Surfaces. It was great getting a chance to meet a lot of you, and I was impressed with the … Forestry Amendment Proposed for Immigration Bill A proposed amendment to the immigration bill currently before the Senate would require forestry contractors applying for foreign guest workers with H-2B visas … Gregory Paul Joins Miltec UV Quality Assurance Gregory Paul has joined Miltec UV’s quality assurance team. Paul brings his experience and training in ISO & FDA compliance to the position. Paul will be … Architects Propose 34 Story Wood Skyscraper in Stockholm Thanks to the advent of Cross-Laminated Timber (CVT), builders are getting more ambitious when it comes to creating wood buildings. Berg | C.F. … Vintage Moments: Dance With the Grain! Finish maintenance has been a hot topic in our industry going back as long as wood floors have had finish. As evidence, consider these vintage … EU and Ivory Coast Negotiating Voluntary Partnership Agreement The European Union and Ivory Coast have agreed to launch negotiations of a new trade agreement to combat illegal logging. The Voluntary Partnership … HF Briefs: C & R Flooring Moves to Westwood, Mass.; QEP Rebrands C & R Flooring Inc. is moving from Needham, Mass., to 378 Washington Street, Westwood, Mass. “We loved Needham, but it was time to purchase … HF Blogs: Installing Inlays into a Wood Floor Without Jigs: Step 1 In my last post I mentioned using screws on a medallion installation. To clarify for those who are beginners: When you make a medallion you can leave some … Thoughts from Memphis: Thank Your Mentors Most of the time I can sit down and just write, that and talking have always come easy to me; but this time it has been writer’s block.   … New Reader Comments:   Thoughts from Memphis: Thank Your Mentors Wayne my friend your greatest post to date! I remember my first intermediate school as a student. It was in San Francisco. You did a big machine and edger demo. … Business Brief: Bartering Can be Bad for Your Wood Floor Business Not only that you can't feed your family or pay your bills with a web site. You can't fix your equipment, buy your supplies or even upgrade your equipment. … Thoughts from Memphis: Thank Your Mentors Thank you for being real Wayne, that is another threatened quality in our industry that I hope to keep alive. thank you for all you do for the industry. Thoughts from Memphis: Thank Your Mentors Great article with deep emotions Wayne! Just know that you have made your mentors proud and have not wasted their efforts, because you have a long … Nashville Magazine Asking for Wood Flooring Product Info I would be happy and honored to be featured in your magazine. My company works directly with a few sawmills in Africa and we import high end … Shear Problems: This Floor Doesn’t Seem to Like Mountain Air Manufactures should be putting large disclaimers on the box if its being used in areas KNOWN to be problematic. ie large print warning labels on each … Shear Problems: This Floor Doesn’t Seem to Like Mountain Air If the people are comfortable, the floor should be too. When a homeowner changes the thermostat in their home up or down in order to get "comfortable" … Shear Problems: This Floor Doesn’t Seem to Like Mountain Air This issue of engineered bond failure is getting more prevalent with sales staff over selling the product and it's properties. Also the race in the industry to … ForestEthics Accuses Sustainable Forestry Initiative of “Greenwashing” It is commendable to act in defense of forest sustainability, which is exactly why it is so concerning that Forest Ethics continually attacks SFI. The SFI … Study Says Logging for Biofuel Releases High Levels of Carbon @Jeff To answer some of Jeff's questions: * The author did not say that 'a tree puts carbon into the ground'. They said 'the carbon in the minteral … On the HF Forum:   natural oil vs hardwax oil I wonder if you can tell me the differences between hardwax oil vs natural oil. cheers, ali Refraining from Trapping Moisture This brings very good points to our industry. A system that works in Miami may not work in Denver simply the flooring professional must apply appropriate … Uneven Sheen. Floor Not Level - Need Your Opinion I recently had a hardwood floor installed and completed by a professional company. The floor has an uneven sheen and is not level in some spots. Almost … 1 coat sealer and 2 coats poly versus 3 coats poly Sealers are faster drying and are needed with woods like White Oak for sure. We used to strain our old poly and reduce it with mineral spirits or naptha … Deep Scratches I recently put sealer down on a chestnut floor. To my dismay I noticed several deep scratches in random areas through out the living room area. … Refraining from Trapping Moisture Sorry TD I have to agree with Howard. Here is a little reading material. http://www.basementsystems.com/blog/2012/04/27/crawl-space-encapsulation/ santos mahogany We've had better luck putting water based products on oilier woods like Santos and Ipe and Sapele than using an oil based product ( or even an alcohol … I'm sick of black floors! Had a customer that wanted ebony on a fir floor and then complained it looked like a barn floor when we were done..didn't think part of the grain should have … glue and nail wide plank - good idea or not? Reminds me 20 years ago as a Color Tile manager in Phoenix Az had hardwood guys buying our cheap vinyl to use over concrete slabs constantly. Over … Refraining from Trapping Moisture Kdenhof. A very smart General contractor & I were talking about this problem and he said " you can wear a raincoat taking a shower and still get wet. … Firecracker floors My custom built home has hardwood flooring from a reputable brand. From the day we moved in the floors on both first and second floor have popped so loud … hardwood floors over concrete Mac, check Owens, Maxwell etc. They make 7 ply with4 mm top wear layer 'real' wood sawn face. Properly bonded to a slab it is a great floor, warm … glue and nail wide plank - good idea or not? Yep point is a good floorman can take those precautions but in the end only you can warrant that system and no one else. Sanding prefinished Bamboo Just because it has poly and it appears dry doesn't mean it's dry. Yes you can sand it. Have it looked at by a professional in your area to help … The National Wood Flooring Association Who else out there has the knowledgeable people that the NWFA possesses. Negative responses are generally those that didn't do it right in the first … gluing engineered bamboo to concrete slab OK, I will be the first to jump in on this. nd1, your chances of success may be 25% to 70% successful...IF you are a pro that knows the …   Premium Partners                                Share this email and stay connected                      Manage Email Preferences  |   Unsubscribe to future emails.   |   Forward to a Colleague This e-mail message was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept in-coming e-mail. Please email Lisa at lisa@athleticbusiness.com with questions about your account. This email was sent to john_hames@comcast.net by: AB Media Inc. 22 E. Mifflin St., Ste 910, Madison, WI 53703 © 2013 | Privacy Policy