Is Your House Hardwood Ready?
Congratulations- you’ve made the decision to put hardwood floors in your home! Wood flooring is a beautiful and durable building material that not only increases the value of a home, but can be customized to your lifestyle and design...
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How Wood Cut Affects Floor Performance
We talked recently about wood cuts: quarter, rift, plain and live. We also talked about the forest-to-floor process. We even got in the dirt of the forest with a recent tree anatomy guide and how that anatomy relates to...
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2016’s Most Share-Worthy Content
A new year is coming into view. Before we lean full-weight forward, looking at a year of plans for continued growth and new opportunities with our partners and customers, we’re reviewing the year that’s closing. What was great? What...
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The New Palo Duro
We recently hosted customers and Palo Duro partners for a shop talk, food truck, free beer get-down. It was a chance for more than 100 of our friends to see what’s new and improved around our house. More than...
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Acclimation of Wood Flooring
Acclimation of Wood Flooring How many days does wood flooring need to acclimate before installation? Three days? A few days? Those are common answers floating around the Internet, and even in the minds of some in the wood flooring...
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Water + Wood Basics
Understanding Water + Wood Water and wood have a special relationship. Understanding that relationship can make or break the performance of a wood floor. Manufacturers use an air and/or kiln-drying process to reduce the moisture content in wood before...
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Humidity Matters
By Tom Ruekert | Vice President of Sales & Operations Relative humidity in wood flooring matters. A lot. Understanding it is crucial to success – and failure – of a floor’s performance after installation. So here are the basics...
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