Prerequisites:

• 1 year of Sand & Finish experience OR attendance at Basic Sand & Finish or Principles of Wood Flooring training. Also completion of NWFA University’s Sand & Finish Safety course.

About:

• A 3-day in-person intermediate level course for those with some wood flooring experience. Includes in-depth training on general equipment maintenance, sanding multiple flooring types/ species, unfinished/factory finished, and engineered/multidirectional/parquet flooring. Also includes floor flattening methods, minimizing the scratch patterns, and efficient use of the professional sanding equipment. On the finishing side, the attendee will learn about and practice with stain application, sealers, natural oils, waxes, colorants, reactive conditioners, finish application, scraping, recoats and final coat application, repairs, and board replacement.

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