Sticker Stain
What it is:
Light brown marks that appear on the wood surface, especially on maple, ash or
other light woods. They occur across the width of the strip, measure 3/4 to 1 inch
wide and 'occur about every 20 to 24 inches down the length of individual strips.
Cause:
Discoloration of the rough sawn lumber while air drying or being kiln-dried on stacking strips before being made into flooring.
Cure:
Sticker stain is allowed in second-and-better-grade maple and No.1 common oak. If the marks will be objectionable to the owner. do not install the flooring. Sticker stain generally does not sand out
Installing Wood Floors
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Step by step procedures, layout, design, specialty installation, handling, storage of material & proper nail sequence
Custom Wood Floors:
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Step by step procedures, layout, design, specialty installation, handling, storage of material & proper nail sequence
Painted Wood Floors
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Custom 1-of-a-kind, faux finishes painted onto wood floors, faux marble, brass inlays, exotic wood floor species, and painted oriental carpets
Finishing Wood Floors
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Step by step how to refinish old & new wood floors, types of finishes, application techniques, do's & don'ts
Plank Wood Floors
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An old American tradition, wide plank wood floors of many species from 3" - 10" planks
Prefinished Wood Floors
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gives you an insight of this factory finished product vs unfinished hardwood flooring, room setting photo gallery
Bamboo Floors
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This wood floor product that can be laid on any proper subfloor including concrete. Prefinished or unfinished.
Engineered Wood Floors
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This wood floor product that can be laid on any proper subfloor including concrete. Prefinished or unfinished.