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Selling Hardwood Flooring
Help customers choose value over pricing in the hardwood flooring marketBy Emmet McMahan Discount hardwood flooring is readily available through suppliers so small retailers must use cross-sells and up-sells to increase profits while still competing with big box retailers and Internet sales. Additionally, be prepared to assist customers who are increasingly more knowledgeable on factors such as finishes, hardwood grades and surface treatments.
Hardwood lumber almost always was oak, but other types of wood now are available for hardwood floors. This provides an opportunity for retailers to up-sell customers to better products.
Engineered hardwood flooring sales are increasing quickly and now make up more than one third of the hardwood floor market.
Retailers should keep the customer’s expectations realistic. It is important to understand the responses of a hardwood floor to water because this can cause the wood to expand and change color.
Three points to consider in the hardwood flooring sales business are:
- Becoming a distributor to receive discounts on quantity purchases for resale;
- Becoming an expert on both solid and engineered hardwood floors to be able to give an effective sales presentation;
- Knowing the trends so you can guide customers toward the newest products;
- Understanding hardwood floor installation to be able to answer customer questions.
Become a hardwood flooring distributor
Substantial discounts can be obtained by distributors who are able to consistently purchase large volumes of hardwood flooring
Try: Build Direct has a competitive distributor program requiring a minimum of 10 containers of building material to be bought each year. AffordaFloors.com specializes in discount hardwood flooring and usually has a lengthy list of ongoing specials.
Explain the difference between solid and engineered hardwood
Engineered hardwood is more stable and its use should be strongly considered when installing hardwood floors. Also, ensure that your customers understand the differences between engineered flooring and laminate flooring.
Try: Find directions for engineered hardwood floor installation at Columbia Flooring and look at Hardwood Installer to determine if different types of hardwood floors may be installed in your location.
Stay current on the growing varieties of hardwood lumber
South American hardwood lumber such as Brazilian cherry and merbau have been available for years and Australian woods such as Australian cypress, spotted gum and Sydney blue now may be obtained as well. Many customers prefer woods with more interesting patterns such as knots or mineral streaks.
Try: Visit Service Magic to become familiar with Australian woods such as Australian cypress or bid on Australian cypress hardwood flooring at Hardwood Brokers.
Become an expert on installing hardwood floors
Poor installation is the primary cause of customer dissatisfaction. Many hardwood flooring manufacturers now offer retailer/installer programs that can dramatically reduce sales service calls.
Try: Use Home Decorating Reviews as a general guide to hardware floor installation and Bruce for specific types of hardware floor installation.
- Inform customers that refinishing hardwood floors may be done repeatedly in different styles. Engineered wood can handle a considerable amount of moisture but can only be refinished once or twice.
- Finishes dried with UV light continue to become more popular and water-based hardwood finishes are environment-friendly.
- Clean-process refinishers leave little dust on hardwood floors, eliminating a major objection by consumers.
- Other finishing options include aluminum oxide, glueless locking or a filled urethane finish.
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Manufacturer of a variety of wood products and services. Product range includes many different types of lumber.
An Albany, Louisiana manufacturer of hardwood, groove planks and heart pine flooring.
http://www.albanywoodworks.com/
A manufacturer of hardwood flooring manufacturer and producer of kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Based in Dallas, Texas.
http://www.brucehardwoodfloors.com/
Australian commercial web site that is devoted to building products and services.
Source for burled wood in the roundwood form, mainly Black Spruce or lodgepole pine; ornamental wood for the western, rustic and log furniture industry; located in Cody, Wyoming.
Engaged in processing and marketing exhibition AAA grade Cocobolo wood to artisans and original equipment manufacturers; located in Garden Grove, California.
Family owned and operated manufactures northern hardwoods at Cortland, New York and Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Lumber manufacturer, specializing in domestic North American hardwoods such as Oak, Maple, Basswood, Ash, Poplar, Beech, Birch and Aspen; located in Toronto, Canada.
Manufacturer of bulk glass microfibers. Microfibers are in the nominal range, from 0.5 to 8.5 microns. Products are sold to the specialty paper industry.
Timber, hardwood and veneers distributor, with sources in Africa, Central and South America, and Western Europe, as well as the United States and Canada; located in Medford, Oregon.
Specialize in procuring exotic woods; located in Oakland, California.
http://www.exotichardwoods.com/
Manufacturing hardwood lumber and wood components; located in Ellicottville, New York.
Lumber importers, wholesalers and retailers, specialize in plantation teak; located in Miami, Florida.
Supplier/manufacturer for furniture makers, hardwood floors, cabinet makers, and those who produce moldings, trim, and stair parts using kiln dried processing. Based in Moss, Tennessee.
Manufacturer of hardwood lumber, located in Winnfield, Louisiana.
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Hardwood Lumber Company of Dallas, Inc.
Retail and wholesale hardwood lumber and plywood milling and molding capability including custom patterns and radius work. Located in Dallas, Texas.
Industrial Timber & Land Company
Producers of Northern and Appalachian hardwood lumber and log products; located in Beachwood, Ohio.
Jeff Lewis\' Kiln Dried Lumber
Manufacturing soft and hardwood kiln dried lumber, family owned business; located in Coleman, Michigan.
http://www.lewis.lumbersales.net/
Wholesale distributor of hardwoods, pines and mouldings, maintains a full inventory of kiln-dried, domestic and imported hardwoods along with Eastern, Sugar, Ponderosa and Southern Yellow Pines; located in Durham, Connecticut.
Custom manufacture and sale of durable Laminated Oak Hardwood, used for truck and trailer flooring; located in North Bergen, New Jersey.
Providing hardwood products to end users throughout the United States and also worldwide; also provide a complete line of hardwood plywood. Located in Burns, Tennessee.
http://www.middletennlumber.com/
Produces band sawn hardwoods from logs of Ash, Red Oak, White Oak, and Poplar native to the Southeast United States; located in Selma, Alabama.
Family owned and operated native and exotic lumber, including a full line of woodworking supplies; located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
http://www.northwestlumberco.com/
Provider of wood products including hardwood lumber and accessories.
http://www.owensforestproducts.com/
Pacific Nothwest Hardwood Flooring
Seels and installs hardwood flooring & lumber; based in Medford, Oregon.
Prime Log & Veneer Corporation
Produces North American Hardwood Logs and Veneers for world-wide export; located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Producing lumber for use in furniture, millwork, and other products.
Provider of fine flooring, feature strips, paneling and dimensional lumber.
http://www.rare-earth-hardwoods.com/
Provider of hardwood products for building and construction purposes.
http://www.renneberghardwoods.com/
Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc.
Family-owned and operated business, specializing in domestic sales of Northern Appalachian kiln dried and green hardwoods; located in Union City, Pennsylvania.
http://www.ronjoneshardwood.com/
Seafarer Marine of Fort Lauderdale
Distributor of hardwood and plywood; located in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida.
http://www.seafarermarine.com/
Supplies hardwood lumber to distribution yards throughout North America and in the overseas market, specializes in kiln dried Red Oak and White Oak lumber; located in Painted Post, New York.
http://www.siriannihardwoods.com/
An established Eugene, Oregon supplier of hardwood plywood panels beyond the common size, specie and core combinations.
Southeastern US distributor of plywood, lumber, hardware, laminates, particleboard, hardwood flooring, stains and finishes. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
An export distributor as well as a domestic wholesale distributor of hardwood flooring. West Melbourne, Florida.
Supplying distributors, retailers and manufacturers with hardwoods and tropical hardwoods; located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Full service company in Renick, West Virginia dedicated to preserving the vanishing heritage of the Appalachian Mountains by recycling the antique hand hewn log cabins and timber frame barns.
Windon International Hardwoods
Supplier of American hardwood lumber; located in Milledgeville, Georgia.
Tips & Advice to help you make your decision on Hardwood
If you have made the decision to update the office with hardwood flooring or furniture, you have made the right choice. This option brings beauty and value to the office building and can also handle considerable wear and tear. However, there are several different choices which may be available. This can include but is not limited to different grades of lumber, finished and unfinished wood and even various kinds of wood. Whether it is for remodeling or if the business simply relies on this product for other work purposes, selecting the right wood is absolutely necessary.
Those who are not familiar with the hardwood industry or do not specialize in these services can find it quite ... more
If you have made the decision to update the office with hardwood flooring or furniture, you have made the right choice. This option brings beauty and value to the office building and can also handle considerable wear and tear. However, there are several different choices which may be available. This can include but is not limited to different grades of lumber, finished and unfinished wood and even various kinds of wood. Whether it is for remodeling or if the business simply relies on this product for other work purposes, selecting the right wood is absolutely necessary.
Those who are not familiar with the hardwood industry or do not specialize in these services can find it quite daunting. They may not know what to choose or understand the grading of the lumber. Often times, this means that the company will end up paying too much for a low quality product. However, this can easily be prevented by utilizing the services of Business.com. This site provides the information and knowledge needed to help the company make only the best business decisions, no matter what their needs. To find out more about these useful services, simply click on the links to the left of the page.