Hardwood Flooring February March 2018

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REPAIR, REFINISH, REFRESH

DISTRIBUTOR DOINGS

• The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recently recognized BobWagner of Fishman Flooring Solutions in Baltimore, Maryland, as the recipient of the 2017 NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award. • In partnership with HeroHomes and Loudoun Valley Floors, Horizon Forest Products recently donated flooring to help build a new home for a wounded veteran in Round Hill, Virginia. • Haines and Belknap-White Group announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the companies. The two distributors recently completed an investment and collaboration agreement • Armstrong Flooring announced key enhancements to its website with new and improved features for homeowners to help guide them through all stages of the buying journey. The site will also help drive consumers primed to purchase Armstrong Flooring products to aligned retailers. • Hannover Fairs USA announced that it will debut DOMOTEX USA focused on the American residential floor covering industry in Atlanta from February 28-March 2, 2019. DOMOTEX USA will target North American-based professionals, including wholesalers and retailers of floor coverings, wood flooring, and other innovative flooring products for flooring retailers, home builders, floor installers, and more. RETAILER ROUNDUP designed to improve the strategic effectiveness of both organizations.

Photos courtesy of Chris Frate.

By Megan Lhamon

and prepared for final sanding. “We finished it off with 80-grit then 100- grit with a multidisc sander to create an even flatter surface and a more- refined scratch pattern,” adds Frate. “The multidisc sander is especially useful when working on floors that go in multiple directions, to minimize dish-out and uneven flooring.” “After sanding, we water popped with our backpack sprayer and stained,” says Frate. “We used a Provincial color stain first, and then coated it with waterbase sealer and two topcoats of two-component waterbase – gloss then satin.” To keep up with Chris’ latest projects, follow him on Instagram at @pasquale_floors_.

A considerable advantage of wood floors is that they can be refinished and repaired over time. The longevity of wood flooring makes them a great value that can last a lifetime. Refinishing floors also provides homeowners with the ability to achieve a look that aligns with their changing tastes or the latest color trends. Chris Frate, the owner of Pasquale Floors in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been in the business for more than 16 years and is no stranger to refinishing floors. A recent job of his had multiple repairs and was in need of being refinished. “There were a few custom thresholds throughout the room, including one at the slider door and

one at the entrance to the living room,” explains Frate. “Since this flooring wasn’t easy to find, we custom-milled boards to weave into the existing floor.” Starting with 60-grit and moving to 80-grit on a belt sander, the existing coating was removed, and the floor was flattened

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