The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
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I have spent twenty-five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a T-square. My hands are stained with resin and my lungs have tasted more oak dust than any man should. I once walked into a house where a $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip […]
I once walked into a house where a 15000 dollar wide plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer did not check the crawlspace humidity. That was a tragedy of moisture. But just as painful is seeing a pristine floor marred by hardened blobs of polyurethane construction […]
Why You Should Sand Hardwood with the Grain Not Against It I once walked into a house where a $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. That was the initial diagnosis. But as I got closer and wiped away the […]
I once walked into a house where a $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. It was a tragedy of structural engineering. That floor was gasping for air while the subfloor was a damp sponge. You learn quickly in this […]
A stripped screw in a hundred year old plank of white oak is not just a nuisance. It is a mechanical failure that threatens the integrity of the entire installation. I once walked into a house where a $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer […]
The ghost in the concrete slab Bamboo flooring cups despite low air humidity because the moisture is not in the air but trapped within the subfloor or migrating from adjacent wet areas like showers. This phenomenon occurs when a moisture gradient exists between the top and bottom of the plank. Even if your room feels […]
Why You Should Never Sand Your Own Hardwood Floors Without a Buffer I once walked into a house where a three thousand dollar rental mistake had turned a century old white oak floor into a series of rolling waves. The homeowner spent three days with a rented drum sander and thought he was doing a […]
The day fifteen thousand dollars turned into a potato chip I once walked into a house where a fifteen thousand dollar wide plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. The homeowner was devastated. The wood was screaming. This was not a […]
I once walked into a house where a gorgeous $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. It was a tragedy of physics. But even worse is the phone call I got three days ago. A homeowner in a panic because […]
I once walked into a house where a $15,000 wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. It was a heartbreaking sight for any real floor mechanic. The homeowner was devastated because their dream of a rich, chocolatey finish had turned into […]
