Join the Meeting:  Coronavirus has had a tremendous impact on our industry. Whether you need help interpreting stay-at-home orders, defining essential workers, or applying for economic relief, our panel of experts has all the answers your business needs to survive the pandemic.  One CCU credit

Join the meeting:  Wood bending is an in-demand skill in high-end projects.  Learn the steps needed to set up the project, plan for the best thickness/thinness of the fillets, and to determine whether to bend using cams alone, forms alone, or a combination of both.  0.5 CCU credits

Need to take a break? Feel free! We'll see you back here in 25 minutes. Or, if you're ready for some more networking, join us in one of our virtual meeting rooms to extend your Virtual Expo experience:

• New Members/Non-members: The perfect meeting place to learn about how NWFA services can help your business.  Join meeting room


• Manufacturers: Discover how the specific programs available to manufacturer members can benefit your business.  Join meeting room


• Emerging Leaders: Learn more about getting involved in NWFA to advance and improve our industry. Join meeting room


• Technical: Industry experts will be on-hand to answer your technical questions.  Join meeting room


• Open Discussion:  Join meeting room

Join the meeting:  Inlays are one of the easiest upsells for most wood floor projects.  Learn the techniques needed to do the job right, from creating a reusable template, to using guide bushings to install, to using a guide for inlaying metal bar, to freehand cutting.  0.5 CCU credits

Join the meeting:  Sound-Reduction, Moisture-Resistant Tape for Resilient and Wood Flooring Installation and wood flooring adhesive for repairs, stair nose, wood molding, baseboards; and attachment of tackstrips to concrete.

Join the meeting:  The PALLMANN SPIDER is a revolution in floor sanding technology.  Planetary drive gearing allows this machine to save time, money, and produce the flattest of sanded wood floors.  

• New Members/Non-members: The perfect meeting place to learn about how NWFA services can help your business.  Join meeting room


• Manufacturers: Discover how the specific programs available to manufacturer members can benefit your business.  Join meeting room


• Emerging Leaders: Learn more about getting involved in NWFA to advance and improve our industry. Join meeting room


• Technical: Industry experts will be on-hand to answer your technical questions.  Join meeting room


• Open Discussion:  Join meeting room

Join the meeting:  One of the easiest value-added flooring design elements is custom borders.  From simple perimeter applications to complex patterns, borders can be a significant revenue generator.  Learn the specific skill sets needed for custom border projects. 0.5 CCU credit

Need to take a break? Feel free! We'll see you back here in 25 minutes. Or, if you're ready for some more networking, join us in one of our virtual meeting rooms to extend your Virtual Expo experience:

• New Members/Non-members: The perfect meeting place to learn about how NWFA services can help your business.  Join the meeting


• Manufacturers: Discover how the specific programs available to manufacturer members can benefit your business.  Join the meeting


• Emerging Leaders: Learn more about getting involved in NWFA to advance and improve our industry.  Join the meeting


• Technical: Industry experts will be on-hand to answer your technical questions.  Join the meeting


• Open Discussion:  Join the meeting

Join the meeting:  The new edition of the NWFA’s Wood Flooring Installation Guidelines is the manual’s most-comprehensive update since its original publication in 1988.  Learn about the updates, the new additions, and come prepared to ask the questions that will make your job easier.  0.5 CCU credits

Join the meeting:  American Sanders Global Product Manager Roy Cox and Training Manager Daniel Boone will demonstrate two processes that have been very popular topics recently. Roy Cox will be showing a process and the necessary products needed to disinfect wood floors without affecting the floor finish or coating. Many wood floor contractors are learning how to do this and adding it the their service offering. Daniel Boone will be demonstrating a wire brush technique that creates a character-rich floor. This particular technique is highly desired because it makes the surface exceptionally smooth while also providing a richly textured floor. And as a bonus, we will present a short preview of new products coming this year.  

Join the meeting:  A demonstration on how to reoil a previously oiled floor and clean it after it is reoiled.

• New Members/Non-members: The perfect meeting place to learn about how NWFA services can help your business.  Join meeting room


• Manufacturers: Discover how the specific programs available to manufacturer members can benefit your business.  Join meeting room


• Emerging Leaders: Learn more about getting involved in NWFA to advance and improve our industry. Join meeting room


• Technical: Industry experts will be on-hand to answer your technical questions.  Join meeting room


• Open Discussion:  Join meeting room

Join the meeting:  There are 28.8 million small businesses in the United States, representing 56.8 million employees, and nearly every one of them has been impacted by Coronavirus. Learn about the economic recovery tools and services available to your business in times of crisis.  One CCU credit

Join the meeting:  Restoring historic wood floors can be a lucrative service to add to your business offerings.  From matching wood that can be centuries old, to the tools needed to get the job done, learn the specific skill needed to restore historic parquet patterns. 0.5 CCU credit

Need to take a break? Feel free! We'll see you back here in 25 minutes. Or, if you're ready for some more networking, join us in one of our virtual meeting rooms to extend your Virtual Expo experience:

• New Members/Non-members: The perfect meeting place to learn about how NWFA services can help your business.  Join the meeting


• Manufacturers: Discover how the specific programs available to manufacturer members can benefit your business.  Join the meeting


• Emerging Leaders: Learn more about getting involved in NWFA to advance and improve our industry.  Join the meeting


• Technical: Industry experts will be on-hand to answer your technical questions.  Join the meeting


• Open Discussion:  Join the meeting

Join the meeting:  Custom color and finishes have become all the rage for wood floors in recent years. From dyes to reactive colorants to tinted sealers, each requires specific processes to ensure success. Learn the specific skill sets needed for cerused and layered color projects. 0.5 CCU credits

Product provided by Galleher

Join the meeting:  Learn the best techniques to prevent moisture issues for your projects. These best practices will provide contractors with the confidence to move on to their next project knowing their customers floor will be protected from moisture.  

Join the meeting:  Learn how easy it is to use a 7” x 86” engineered plank with Välinge 5G Fold Down system with glue down installation. Get more insights in the diversity of the HARO product range, concerning colors, texture, width and handmade options.

Join the meeting:  Come join us for one last group gathering as we wrap-up our first ever Virtual Expo experience, and as we announce and recognize the 2020 Wood Floor of the Year winners.

Sponsored by Hardwood Floors Magazine