All Things Wood Floor

The Gym Floor Specialist: What Paul Nelson Has Learned Focusing on the Sports Flooring Market

When Paul Nelson transitioned his business from residential to sports flooring, he found it was a completely different way of doing business, from handling bids to getting paid to needing different equipment to do jobs on a large scale. Hear his insights about all of these aspects and more from his headquarters in Montana.

D.C.’s Sprigg Lynn: Historic Restorations and Crazy Stories Doing Wood Floors in the Nation’s Capital

Sprigg Lynn of Universal Floors in Washington, D.C., has worked in the wood flooring business since as long as he can remember, and along the way he’s become a specialist in historic restorations, working everywhere from the White House to the U.S. Supreme Court, with some good humor and wacky situations along the way.

The School of Hard Knocks: What Canadian Wood Flooring Pro Ken Petersen Learned the Hard Way

Canadian pro Ken Petersen has done it all in the wood flooring industry, from contracting to manufacturing, and he’s got the stories to show for it. Hear about the crazy mistake he made when he started, how getting kicked out of school launched his successful career, why most wood floor pros fail when they try to grow their business, how a quick edging mistake ended in disaster, why contractors need to charge more … and more.

Pushing the Envelope in Sports Floors: Basketball Court Artist Luis Perez

Wood floor pro and sports court artist Luis Perez found his niche in the wood flooring industry: a passion for creating cutting edge basketball court designs. Perez, who at 30 has already racked up numerous accolades and two Wood Floor Business Design Awards, talks with Stephen about the “basketball renaissance” happening around the country, how his background influences his designs and how the positive impact his partnership with Project Backboard has inspires the boundary-pushing work he does. 

Selling Wood Flooring To Millionaires and Billionaires: Insights From Rhodium Flooring’s Roy Akirov

Roy Akirov lives in Los Angeles and focuses his wood floor retail business on the luxury market—the area’s ultra-wealthy. Hear about how he stands out in that market, how he finds products, how he communicates with clients, why he doesn’t pay attention to trends … and who his famous neighbor was growing up in England.

Insider Tips on Sports Floors, Recoating, Maintenance and More: Canlak Coatings’ Mike Hoy and Steve Crawford

Wood floor finish experts Mike Hoy and Steve Crawford of Canlak Coatings, which includes the finish brands Absco, CLK, PoloPlaz and Sampson, offer advice about what to know when you’re doing a sports floor, tips that can make recoats less scary, surprising info about wood floor maintenance and more.

Balancing a Work/Marriage Relationship, Battling Vinyl Plank and More: Advice from Retailers Greg and Leona Cook

Husband-and-wife duo and wood flooring retailers Greg and Leona Cook from Touchwood Flooring Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta, recent winners of the Wood Floor Business Outstanding Retailer Awards, share how they make marriage work when they also work together all day every day, how they maintain long-term great relationships with subcontractor installers, how they sell against vinyl plank and more.

Insights on Material Shortages, Adhesives and More: Talking With Stauf Adhesive’s David Ford

David Ford, VP of sales and marketing at adhesive manufacturer Stauf Adhesives, covers what’s going on with the shortages of adhesives (and everything else), why the wood flooring industry can be a race to the bottom, why more people should consider a career in wood flooring, what it’s like working with German engineering, and more.

Sharing the Knowledge: Longtime Wood Flooring Pro Roy Reichow

After 50 years in the wood flooring industry—decades as a wood flooring contractor and more recently as an inspector and consultant—Roy Reichow has just about seen it all. In this episode he talks about how contractors can protect themselves from builder pressure, why there’s so much business for wood flooring inspectors, and much more.

Meet the 2021 WFB Ultimate Wood Floor Guy & Gal: Anthony Magaro and Jessica Peterson

Anthony Magaro and Jessica Peterson are the 2021 Wood Floor Business Ultimate Wood Floor Guy & Gal, and in this episode they talk with host Stephen Diggins about what’s rewarding and challenging about life as a wood flooring pro, the biggest enemy of the wood flooring pro, and why there’s endless opportunity for wood floor pros today.