Hardwood Floors June/July 2018

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ALLIGATOR JUNIPER FLOOR LOOKS SHARP

• The NWFA announced during its Wood Flooring Expo in Tampa, Florida that Matt Lukens, owner of Luminous Flooring in Arnold, Missouri, was the winner of a Lägler TRIO sander and 10 PST Training Sessions. All NWFAmembers who attended the Expo and purchased raffle tickets on site were entered into the drawing to benefit the NWFA Education & Research Foundation Scholarship Program. • The NWFA recognizedThiago Lima with Eagle Hardwood Flooring in Mamaroneck, New York, for his community service at the “Final Dive” closing session held April 13 during the Wood Flooring Expo. • Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes edged down one point to a level of 69 in April on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), but remains on firm ground.

MattGardiner, a lead installer at BenchmarkWood Floors Inc., in Albuquerque, NewMexico, has been in the flooring industry for more than 20 years. Even though he has a lot of experience under his belt, this job still provided a challenge, something Gardiner really enjoys. PROCESS DETAILS Gardiner, his partner Kenny Hatchett, and the homeowner worked together to design the layout for this entryway using end grain Alligator Juniper from the job site. “This job was unique because we cut down trees from the ranch, built a sun kiln, and kiln dried and milled the end grain all on site,” says Gardiner.

Wanting to get into woodworking, the homeowner purchased the necessary equipment to kiln dry and mill the flooring. “The sun kiln wasn’t too difficult since it’s so hot in NewMexico,” says Gardiner. “After the material was

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dried, we milled it to 3/4” and did a glue- down installation.” “The toughest part of the installation was the thousands of scribe cuts,” adds Gardiner. “Lots of head scratching was involved!”

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