Hardwood Floors April/May 2026

SPECIAL PROJECTS Each of the wood flooring professionals interviewed for this story were asked to highlight a memorable project they were involved with in Florida. For Campbell, it was a 100-year-old home in downtown Orlando. New owners completely had redone the home, including replacing the windows and roof, reinsulating the rafters, and insulating the joists and bottom of the subfloor on which the 2¼” strip solid oak

flooring had been, likely since the home was built. “They tried to modernize this old home by making it airtight. The home was used to having leaky windows, leaky doors, leaky rafters, and a leaky subfloor. Then all the floors cupped and buckled,” recalls Campbell. “I had to work with the builder, the A/C company, and everyone who was involved in the home. I spent a couple of weeks investigating all of these things and put together a report. They still had to remove boards that were not able to go back in, sand and stain the floor, and refinish.” Goldstein built a custom octagon floor out of unfinished Brazilian cherry planks in a multi-million-dollar home on a private island in the Florida Keys. One that stands out for Mercier is a current project where a family is building an exact replica of their Montana home in the Orlando area. “The flooring includes a custom parquet design that we are recreating by coordinating closely with their Montana builder,” he explains. “Every dimension, margin, and transition is being matched carefully to ensure the layout and flow are consistent with the original home.” Hall reflected on a rare commercial/hospitality job last year for Nobu Manalapan, which led to more than floors. “It is a high-end restaurant. We ended up fabricating a set of 25’ floating shelves and a complete sushi counter/bar in solid Indonesian Teak.”

TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB GOLDSTEIN | VERMONT NATURAL COATINGS BOTTOM PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROB MERCIER | WALK ON WOOD INC.

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