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To Protect, Defend, and Serve
The Wood Floor Owners of the World

Your wood floor should last forever.

Why?

Because it used to be trees, of course!

(That, and it cost enough, right?)

Or, perhaps you're one of those smarties who's figured out how to
get a wood floor without cutting down a tree?.

Great! Either way, after you sand it,

Will you still have a floor?.

Sadly, if it was made for the perfect world--where feet float over the floor, like music,

Piano on wood floor pattern


rather than actually touch it--then the answer would be, "NO!"

Without a real-world wearlayer, your new flooring was milled to fail you and the trees from which it came.

That should not be, folks!


Good trees should not be cut down to make bad flooring. Agreed?

So, what does this bad flooring look like?

Well, what should good flooring look like? Read on

The Conservancy exists to, first of all, inform.

Learn to recognize the built-to-last characteristics of the good stuff--what we call Preservation™ Brand flooring.

Soon you'll realize how much flooring on the market isn't even refinishable or re-sandable, not even once.

Or perhaps the salesman said it was, but only once, and then what are you left with?

Only a thumb nail's thickness of hardwood that splits and splinters and becomes sock bait just before it hits the dumpster.


Folks, bad flooring exists because it sells. Demand requires supply, right?

Yes, The Conservancy provides real world testing and research on solid and engineered wood flooring, new and reclaimed, or antique wood flooring.

Yes, it produces protocols, audits and other useful tools for anyone looking to set up their floor for its longest life, no matter how it was made or from where it came.

And if your flooring wasn't made to last then...

you need the Conservancy even more!

But if you are looking to purchase new flooring, The Conservancy is pleased to provide what it considers its most important service:

creating demand for the finest flooring that protects our Earth's trees from the demand for anything less.

Take the No, Not One Pledge,will you?

"Not another good tree lost to bad flooring. Not another good floor gone bad. Not to poor workmanship, or bad information.

No, Not One!"
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Cheap Hardwood Flooring is Expensive to Own
The only CHEAP HARDWOOD FLOORING that might be a treasure is a SALVAGED ANTIQUE WOOD FLOOR.

Reforestation and Wood Floor Protection
REFORESTATION protects future supply to match and repair existing floors. That is wood floor protection.

Apprenticeship Means Wood Floor Protection
Apprenticeship at The Wood Floor Conservancy's School of Lower Learning results in a rewarding career as a Journeyman Floorwright.

Dishwasher Leak Pan PLUS Felt Leveling Pads
A dishwasher leak pan protects against water damage wood floor problems and are available here, at The Wood Floor Conservancy.

Best Wood Floor Stain
The world's best wood floor stain is also low VOC and made in Wisconsin, USA.

Hardwood flooring types that LAST
There are really only two hardwood flooring types. Built to last AND Built to throw away.

Best Wood Floor Vacuum Cleaner
The BEST wood floor vacuum cleaner NEVER TOUCHES THE FLOOR. Get the director's Backpack Vacuum and Central Vacuum System recommendations here.

Appliance Dolly
Using the best appliance dolly or appliance cart means wood floor protection. MOVING IT OUT AND MOVING IT BACK IN.

Best Water Alarm Choices
Best water alarm buyer's guide for wood floor protection. Prevent wood floor water damage!

Install Wood Floor
Step One. Install wood floor. Step Two. Tear out because the actual installation is far from step one.

Refinish Wood Floors
Never sand again. Choose wisely when you refinish wood floors. Every time you sand a wood floor you lose part of it and shorten its life expectancy.

Wood Floor Repair
How to wood floor repair instructional VIDEOS and more.

Privacy Policy of The Wood Floor Conservancy
The privacy policy of the The Wood Floor Conservancy.

Hardwood Floor Protection and The WOOD FLOOR Conservancy
Hardwood floor protection is our MISSION. The Wood Floor Conservancy protects by providing TREES, TRADESMAN, and TESTING

Contact The Wood Floor Conservancy
Contact The Wood Floor Conservancy

Floorwrights Local
The Floorwrights Local is a better BBB. Members are REFERRAL ONLY AND DO NOT PAY TO BE LISTED HERE at The Wood Floor Conservancy. Truly a Better Business Bureau for wood flooring.

The Worst Wood Floor Problems Need The Best Wood Floor Advice
PREVENT COSTLY WOOD FLOOR PROBLEMS. The Director of The Wood Floor Conservancy and its members show you how.

"Below the Outlets" The School of Lower LearningCorkless Bulletin Board (I'm too old to have a blog.)
Hardwood floor protection info, Low VOC wood stain recipes, Wood floor problem solutions, Antique wood floor sources. Refinish hardwood floors and install hardwood floors using advice found here.

Hand Scraped Wood Flooring
Hand scraped wood flooring yielded with a tool any antique wood floor lover already owns...

Low VOC Wood Floor Finish Can Also Be Lifetime
When Floorwrights use Ceramic Low VOC Wood Floor Finish, a wood floor refinish job happens once and without health risk improving air quality for asthmatic sufferer from a moldy basement.

WearMax Ace Training Registration
WearMax applicators certified for excellence start with this form.

Wood Floor Installation Specifications of The Wood Floor Conservancy
Proper wood floor installation starts here. Wood floors, like people, live longer with the right start.

Natural Wood Floor
Natural wood floor color is possible with low to no VOC's when it is time to refinish wood floors.

Floor Sanders for The Longest Life of Your Wood Floor
Floor sanders come in a variety of shapes and sizes--the human kind and the mechanical kind. Here is a survey of floor sander machines from the Director of Wood Floor Conservancy.

Hardwood Flooring Acclimation
Hardwood flooring acclimation is a non-negotiable. Your new flooring HAS to get used to its new home BEFORE it is installed. Install wood floor AFTER acclimation.

Wood Floor Installer
The best wood floor installer in town just may be a referral-only Journeyman Floorwright, accredited by The Wood Floor Conservancy.

Wood Floor Nailer to Install Wood Floor One Time
Wood floor nailer to install wood floor ONCE! And why.

Wood Floor Design
Wood floor design basics that give you the most bang for the buck.

How to install hardwood flooring like a Floorwright.
How to install hardwood flooring for its longest possible life.

Find a REFERRAL ONLY wood floor sander at The Floorwrights, Local.
It's the better Better Business Bureau of wood floor sanders.

A Henna damaged wood floor probably needs to be resanded.
A temporary henna tattoo may result in a permanently henna damaged wood floor.

WOOD FLOORS BUCKLING? DO NOT SAND!
The Wood Floor Conservancy issues this warning regarding WOOD FLOORS BUCKLING and the costly mistake of sanding too soon.

Wood Floor Cupping
A wood floor cupping MUST DRY OUT BEFORE SANDING or else you get CROWNING, WHICH NEEDS SANDING AGAIN!

Wood Floor Beading Problem can't be swept under the rug!
WARNING This page contains graphic photos of one home's wood floor beading problem.

Floor Sander Prep Checklist For Best Wood Floor Finish Results
The Floor Man Cometh! Here's your floor sander prep checklist to get him in and out Efficiently.

The Best Christmas Tree Stand for Wood Floor Owners still needs a water alarm.
Your best Christmas tree stand, (or worst,) entry just might win you a FREE WATER ALARM.

Disclaimer for woodfloorsforever.org
This is the disclaimer statement for woodfloorsforever.org

Wood Floors Need Testing
Wood floors need testing. Advertising keeps it free.

Local Floor Guy
How to find the BEST LOCAL floor guy using the BEST ONLINE search criteria.

Disclosure
The Wood Floor Conservancy Disclosure Statement

Safety Disclaimer
Safety disclaimer of The Wood Floor Conservancy

Waterlox Tung Oil Might Be Best Wood Floor Finish for Antique Wood Floor
Waterlox Tung Oil allows your antique wood floor to breath.

What is Waterlox?
What is Waterlox? These MSDS are highlighted for health and environmental safety.

Microfiber Mops
How to use microfiber mops to clean AND SANITIZE hardwood floors.

Antique Wood Floor Reclaimed or Salvaged
An antique wood floor can be RECLAIMED OR SALVAGED. What's the difference?


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