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		<title>Hand Brushed Swedish Finish!</title>
		<link>http://www.hoffmannhardwoodfloors.com/2011/12/08/hand-brushed-swedish-finish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Careful staining and application of the Swedish finish is very important. In this picture, care has been taken to prep the surrounding walls and trim prior to performing work. This house has 40 stairs, with arched, curved, convex and concave shapes.]]></description>
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		<title>Complete Flooring Transformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 1500 sq ft of carpet and vinyl in this home. This customer waited till they felt the original floor covering had enough wear to warrant adding new wood floors&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Careful deconstruction of the homes requires attention to details. Removal of base board trims, doors and even removing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lopez Island School Fir Floor is Restored</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Upon arrival, this floor didn&#8217;t look that good! In an old school on the island the main walkway had this fir floor&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; In addition to heavy damage, it had been left for &#8220;dead&#8221; years ago when it was covered with a sub-floor and new VCT tiles. Now years later, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Supply of CVG Fir for you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We have an awesome supplier for CVG fir. Old trees, cut years ago, left on the bottom of lakes. This mill uses  a helicopter and a diver to pull out, kiln dry and mill the wood into flooring! In my opinion, this is as green as it gets and American ingenuity at its best!]]></description>
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		<title>Prefinishing Beautiful Cumaru Stair Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Hoffmann Hardwood Floors is able to handle stair sanding and finishing as well as installation. In this picture we have sanded all parts, stained the desired color and prefinished with 3 coats of clear with a ceramic coat abrasion resistant layer.  All off site to minimize impact of work performed in the home. Picture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Very Damaged Floor is Refinished</title>
		<link>http://www.hoffmannhardwoodfloors.com/2011/12/05/very-damaged-floor-is-refinished/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What do you do to a floor that has been used as a wood chopping block and overall heavy wear and damage? Use recycled wood to replace some wood, then distress the floor to mimic and hide the chopping block area and to complete, stain darker to unify color and hide stains that weren&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distress an Existing Floor!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Some floors are damaged to the point of needing repair. Why not just add to the age and damage by distressing the floor? People pay for pre-finished hand scraped flooring. If you have an existing floor, try distressing it to create impact! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;   Hammers, chains, planers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Wax Fir Floor is Refinished In Lynden, Wa</title>
		<link>http://www.hoffmannhardwoodfloors.com/2011/12/02/old-wax-fir-floor-is-refinished-in-lynden-wa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; See how a patch is replaced and floor integrity is restored&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Old floor is pretty rough! &#160; &#160; &#160; A previous fireplace hole was just covered with a plywood covering. The under structure was very poorly installed and not secure but loose. Plan: Remove affected boards, rebuild substrate. &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repair Cracked Boards Prior to Sanding</title>
		<link>http://www.hoffmannhardwoodfloors.com/2011/12/02/repair-cracked-boards-prior-to-sanding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We call these kind of boards, &#8220;checked&#8221; or &#8220;flaker.&#8221; Its where the grain has de-laminated from itself. in the past, we&#8217;ve removed these damaged floor boards but with the advent of new technology we can quickly restore the wood integrity in minutes without removing the wood. Then, on to sanding the floor!]]></description>
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		<title>Worn Prefinished Flooring is Refinished</title>
		<link>http://www.hoffmannhardwoodfloors.com/2011/11/22/worn-prefinished-flooring-is-refinished/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FranzHardwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What do you do when the factory finish on pre-finished flooring wears out?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Refinish the floor! A complete sanding to bare wood to uncover clean new wood and applying new finish will restore the floor! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#8220;rough off&#8221; stage with heavy grit sand paper! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
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