Author Archives: Igor Murokh

Spot Refinishing Your Wood Floor Why We Won’t Do It

Dark Oak Flooring

If there’s a single type of call that we receive most often from homeowners it is a call about worn spots in front of high traffic areas – refrigerator, sink, range, or desk. They’re asking how much it will cost to spot refinish just a portion of their hardwood or engineered wood floor. Believe me. […]

Summer Humidity and Wood Flooring – Home Sweet Home Chicago Radio Show

With summer temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s and humidity inside some homes 60% or higher, you’re likely to see some changes in your wood flooring. I recently chatted with David Hochberg on his radio show, Home Sweet Home Chicago, about the impact that high humidity can have on wood flooring. As we discussed in […]

Engineered Wood Flooring and Dry Cupping in the Winter

Is Your Wood Floor Cupping During the Winter? During the winter Mr. Floor traditionally receives a high number of calls from Chicagoland customers who are seeing gaps between the planks of their hardwood floors. As we’ve written in previous publications, during the winter hot air loses its ability to hold moisture and unless humidity is […]