By Jim Birch on October 31, 2008
Clarke American Sanders has always been on the cutting edge (pun very much intended!) of the professional hardwood flooring market. With their introduction this year of the FA-8 Floor Abrader, they provided a fantastic solution for recoating floors. How do you recoat a floor that is hand scraped, sculpted, or wire brushed? How do you recoat that bevelled prefinished floor that has aluminum oxide in it? The Floor Abrader is the answer.
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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.
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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.
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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.
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By Jim Birch on October 20, 2008
Head on over to the brand new Basic Coatings website and register for a chance to win a free basic Carhartt jacket. Click through for all the details.
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NOFMA, The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association has free PDF downloads that cover almost every aspect of hardwood flooring installation, sanding, finishing, repairs, and maintenance. Click through after the break for more info.
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By Jim Birch on October 16, 2008
Did you know that we can have our stair treads and risers custom made in various sizes to meet your needs? Click through after the break to see a custom made Ash stair tread that we had made for one of our customers for a landing.
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By Jim Birch on October 14, 2008
This is another great article from Basic Coatings. It covers the factors that effect the drying conditions of floor finish. Airflow in the rooms, Film Thickness the finish is applied at, and the Relative Humidity and Temperature in the room all can have an overall effect on the durability of the floor finish.
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