Shop Locally For Your Hardwood Flooring Wood flooring can make any space take on a whole new luster of coziness, warmth, and elegant comfort. However, it can also cause problems if you don’t buy and install it with robust quality and craftsmanship in mind. This is one of the main reasons why you should be...Read More

Humidity Can Affect Your Wood Floors Humidity affects hardwood floors. During Minnestoa’s warm and humid summers, hardwood floors absorb moisture from the air, expanding and swelling as the water density in the wood increases. Some other issues can happen if humidity is too low during Minnesota’s dry winters. The expansion of hardwood flooring boards creates...Read More

A Guide For Caring For Hardwood Floors Hardwood flooring maintenance is important and your floors can last longer than just about any part of your house with proper care and regular deep cleaning. At Dave’s Floor Sanding & Installing, we often get asked, “what’s the right floor care for my home’s hardwood floors?” Of course,...Read More

What Do I Do About Dull Wood Floors? Nobody likes having dull wood floors. Hardwood floors bring out the best in your home, citing their appeal and functionality. These perks make hardwood flooring a significant investment in the house. Keeping them in the best condition allows you to enjoy shiny floors for many years. Over...Read More

What is the difference between oil and water based finish on hardwood floors? Refinishing your hardwood floors is one of the easiest ways to refresh their look while adding value to your home. Investing in your wood floor’s protection will extend the lifetime of hardwood flooring. However, before refinishing your hardwood flooring, you need to...Read More

Salt and Snow On Hardwood Floors   Salt and snow in the winter are just part of life in the midwest. Whether you have wood floors in your home, business, or both we can give you some tips on how to protect them this winter.   We are not strangers to winter’s toll on our...Read More

Are Hardwood Floors Hard To Maintain?  How do I keep my wood floors looking good? Like many aspects of homeownership, parts of it are hard (pun intended) but worth it. Read on for some basic tips to keeping your hardwood floor in great shape. If you are a new homeowner in the Minnesota area or...Read More

Hazy Hardwood Floors?  Hardwood floors are supposed to have a beauty and radiance that bring out the best in any living space. They’re also long-lasting, easy to clean and maintain, and resistant to stains and spills. However, everything about this floor is perfect until you start seeing haze on the surface. Nobody likes cloudy, hazy...Read More

What is Acacia Wood & Exotic Wood Flooring  When you consider hardwood floors for your home, you will probably come across the term “exotic hardwood flooring.” What are exotic hardwoods? Are they difficult to get? How do you care for them? Let’s look at these questions and an easily accessible exotic: acacia wood. We can...Read More

Cupping, crowning, buckling, and peaking are used to describe warping and damage caused to both wood floors and engineered hardwood floors due to moisture or changes in humidity. It’s essential to keep these changes in mind during installation. Cupping When excess moisture saturates the underside of your floorboards, a typical result is cupping. The sides...Read More