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Monday, July 1, 2013

Lumber Liquidators Stock Drops After Formaldehyde Report; Former Pennington Owner Opens Prodigy

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Lumber Liquidators Stock Drops 11% After Formaldehyde Report
Lumber Liquidators’ stock price fell 11 percent to $76.63 following the release of a report finding high levels of formaldehyde in the company’s China-sourced …
Nine-Foot Medallion Graces New NC Visitor Center
Today, the DuPont State Recreational Forest in North Carolina will hold the grand opening of its new Aleen Steinberg Center, a post-and-beam log cabin with an …
Former Pennington Hardwoods Comes Back as Prodigy Hardwood Interiors
The owner of former hardwood flooring manufacturer Pennington Hardwoods, which was forced to close, has opened Prodigy Hardwood Interiors LLC …
Construction Spending at Highest Level in Four Years
Residential construction in May was at a seasonally adjusted rate of $322.3 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is 1.2 percent …
Rubio Distribution Sales Transition from WD to Rubio Monocoat USA
After two and half years of building Rubio Monocoat hardwax oil sales in the North American market, WD Flooring is transitioning all Rubio Monocoat …
Students Earn NWFA Certification at Gehl Flooring Supply
Gehl Flooring Supply Inc. (Butler, Wis.) hosted a three-day workshop and certification for installation and sand and finish June 26-28 at its facility in …
Nick Casiero Joins Mercier Wood Flooring
Nick Casiero is the new business development representative for Mercier Wood Flooring (Montmagny, QC). Casiero will serve the greater Toronto area. The …
NAHB Voices Support for Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
The National Association of Home Builders urged Congress Friday to support the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 (H.R. 2542), a …
Bon Jovi to Perform at Greenbuild Opening Plenary
The band Bon Jovi will perform at the opening plenary of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. The expo will take …
High-End Auto Makers Opting for Sustainable Wood Interiors
Good gas mileage is no longer enough to make a car eco-friendly. According to USA Today , makers of luxury cars are using sustainable wood for their …
HF Briefs: 2 Seats Open in NWFA Wood Flooring Tech Class; New Classified
There are still two available seats in the National Wood Flooring Association’s Wood Floor Technology: Basic Installation class to be held July 8-11 in Marietta, …

HF Blogs:
Installing Inlays into a Wood Floor Without Jigs, Step 3: Final Fit
Here’s the final post about installing a custom inlay. When we left off last week , we were about to plunge into the floor (oh, in so many ways). …

New Reader Comments:
 
Shear Problems: This Floor Doesn’t Seem to Like Mountain Air
I agree with tmr wood guy and Craig. If the product won't perform in a given area-don't sell it there! If the Rh is so low it affects the floor, the …

Webinar Explaining EPA Formaldehyde Rule Set for June 27
The entire webinar was recorded and is available for online viewing or download at: http://facstaff.forestry.oregonstate.edu/chris-knowles/epa-formaldehyde-webinar I would also encourage a review of recent posts in the Green …

Who’s Responsible for this Fracturing Floating Wood Floor?
Really? The builder is responsible for purchasing a floor that is distributed in an area known to have rleative humidity swings as high as Fl and as low as …

Wood Flooring Company Uses Infested Ash Trees
If the drying is managed properly, I see no reason why any of the insects would survive. Kudos to the Gaylords for using the product rather than watch it …

Why Bamboo, Composite, Engineered & Prefinished Floors Are Not Green
I totally agree with Dan Smith and Dan Harrington. you both restore the truth of bamboo to everybody,Thank you very much, Dan. By the way,I believe you didn't visit our …

Hassell & Hughes Lumber Co.’s Robert “Bob” Haggard Dies at 52
What a shock! Bob was a true friend and a helpful and loyal supplier. We went through much together! My prayers for his family and his dear friends @ H&H.

Video: University of Central Florida Unveils Black BB Court
That is a fine looking basketball court. Those kids ought to really be proud to play on it.

Installing Inlays into a Wood Floor Without Jigs, Step 2: Sand-Shading
It makes me proud to see the next generation of wood floor craftsmen like Avi. He really cares about his craft, his clients and is a tremendous asset to the …

Hassell & Hughes Lumber Co.’s Robert “Bob” Haggard Dies at 52
Bob was what was 'best' about our business. I'll always remember him for his wonderful smile, great attitude and willingness to help others. He will be sorely missed.

Wood Flooring Company Uses Infested Ash Trees
WOW!!! look at all the products you use each day that come by Huge ships!! Be realistic!! but using Ash as a recovery material is a good idea by …

On the HF Forum:
 
help with possible old wax finish problem
Hey guys, OPs GF here. Thanks for the honest replies. I understand where you're coming from and appreciate your sentiments. I know it's a pain in the ass …

Why do people purchase wood floors?
I have always suspected that the air quality is a big reason people now choose hardwood flooring over carpet. Also, it is I believe much easier to maintain a more …

asphalt laminated kraft paper & staple-up radiant
I am looking for advice on whether to expect to have a smell or off-gasing problem from asphalt contained in the 1930 floor underlayment due to installing a …

Hardwood floor burnishing
Beech36tc You aren't even going to get the old finish off with a square buffer and that is at 24 grit. Unless you wish to spend a week or two …

help with possible old wax finish problem
These stories always make me smile! Spot on TDMAC. These are the same kind of customers with a sob story :violin: during the bid about all of the time …

help with possible old wax finish problem
hi all, My GF and I have found ourselves immersed, stuck, wallowing, whatever you want to call it, in a floor refinishing project and we're pretty much as frustrated as …

What do you use to apply finish?
3/8" nap 18" padco roller all the way. You can move finish fast and apply it in any direction without issues. Coverage rate consistency is perfect. Because you're …

TRIO
The trio is cleaner than any other sanding setup on the market and I guarantee that. The trio is 220V powered and cuts really aggressively when used right. …

Removing carpet adhesive from concrete
Johannes answer Diamabrush is spot on. Works like a charm. Wish I had known years ago. USing for 4 years now really great.

What do you use to apply finish?
Curious what y'all use for applying finish. I used a brush for many years but am happier staying off my knees these days. I use a roller now for OMU, …

TRIO
Avi, does the Trio eliminate the need to sand out the edger swirls? How close to the wall can it get?

Hello from Greece
Hello, my name is ilias and i am from Greece. I am a craftsman placements floor and i am searching around the internet for forum with floor forum! I found …

Dry cupping engineered flooringDry cupping
Hate to be negative regarding installers but in El Paso right across from Juarez Mexico cheap labor is what it's all about. Lucky they have a saw and …

Bright yellow "highlighter" spots on newly refinis
Its to bad they won't come back atleast to look (I spent half a day looking at customers floors-one moved furniture and stratched the floor-dogs in another …

Bleaching
We bleach floors all the time. It's still popular in Florida but we generally use it with a white or tinted white pickle. We had a heck of a time …

Traffic and Street Shoe
Thanks guys. Jimmy, that's just the detailed type of answer I was searching for.

Bright yellow "highlighter" spots on newly refinis
Dave, I have sanded and replaced thousands of urine spots. the are there only when the animal goes on carpet and it saturates thru the pad into the hardwood. …
 
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