On The Floor with Wayne and Rob
Bona US
When it comes to installing hardwood flooring, there are many different options and methods to consider for the best outcome. Tune in each Wednesday as Bona Adhesives Manager, Wayne Highlander, and Bona Trainer, Rob Johnson, pick each other's brains on which products and techniques work best to create beautiful floors with a solid foundation. Whether you're a rookie contractor just learning the ropes in the hardwood flooring trade, or a 3rd-generation seasoned flooring veteran, this podcast will offer a bit of humor infused with useful and engaging information to take on the floor with you.
Episodes
7 Potential Flare-ups
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Revisit: Annoying Habits of Co-Workers
Wayne and Rob discuss what annoys them the most about co-workers on the job. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
An Educational Conversation with Lenny Hall
Guest Lenny Hall with Endurance Floor Company, Inc., chats with Wayne and Rob about several topics, including how to set yourself up to provide exceptional service and get paid for it, how to factually educate homeowners and provide pain point solutions, and what you should not do in contracts. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
How hard is it to own a Business
Wayne and Rob talk about the difficulties of owning a Business. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Squeaky Floors
Wayne and Rob discuss reasons for squeaky floors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Tough jobs - Should I take it or not?
Wayne and Rob discuss the reasons why you should or shouldn't take that tough job. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Five Years of Bona Innovation - Part 2
Wayne and Rob conclude their discussion on the last five year's of Bona product innovations. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Five Years of Bona Innovation - Part 1
Wayne and Rob discuss the last five years of Bona's product innovations. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Value of Education - Machine Maintenance with guest Careen Ricks
Wayne and Rob continue their education series with an episode on machine maintenance with special guest Careen Ricks, Sr. Machine Service Technician at Bona. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Bona DriFast Stains
Wayne and Rob discuss all the great features and benefits of Bona DriFast® Stain, including the unsurpassed coverage rates, especially when buffed on, the fast dry times and the unlimited color palette that can be created by blending colors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Oiled Floors
Wayne and Rob discuss all things oiled floors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Maintenance
Wayne and Rob discuss the Bona PowerScrubber and how to maintain your customers floors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
A Journeyman's Knowledge
Wayne and Rob discuss the knowledge a journeyman has and the questions you can ask a them. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Potpourri
Wayne and Rob discuss a variety of topics including what AI thinks of hardwood flooring contractors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Subfloors - Part Deux
Wayne and Rob have another discussion about subfloors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
A conversation about Bona Traffic Go® and Finishes
Wayne and Rob discuss waterborne finishes and highlight Bona Traffic GO®. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Top consumer sand and finish complaints
Wayne and Rob talk about the top consumer complaints about sanding and refinishing hardwood floors. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Subfloors
Wayne and Rob get down and dirty with subfloors and why the condition they are in are important. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
2026 Wood Floor Business State of the Industry
Wayne and Rob do a deep dive into the 2026 Wood Floor Business State of the Industry. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
The Cost of Anxiety
Wayne and Rob reminisce and contemplate the role anxiety takes on working and owning a business in the industry. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Random Orbital Sanding
Wayne and Rob discuss the importance of orbital sanders in the sand and finish process. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: The Impossible Floor To Sand
Wayne and Rob talk about the most difficult floors they have sanded. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Inspections, Engineered Floors, and Contracts
Wayne and Rob talk about engineered floors, inspections and contracts. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
NWFA Expo Recap
Wayne and Rob talk about the 2026 NWFA Expo that was in Orlando, FL. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
On The Floor Live from NWFA Expo!
Wayne and Rob hosted a live On The Floor podcast at the NWFA Expo demo theater. Watch on the Bona Professional YouTube channel to hear the features and benefits of Bona R820, watch Rob convert Bona Vertical into the applicator gun, and see the fastest troweling contest in action. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: What's Lurking Underneath
Wayne and Rob discuss the things you need to be aware of prior to using Bona Adhesives. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Another Member of the Bona Adhesive Family
Wayne and Rob introduct Bona 820, the newest member of the Bona Adhesive family of products. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
The Nightwatch with Jakko Woudenberg
Wayne and Rob host Dutch wood artist Jakko Woudenberg and Lenny Hall with Endurance Floor Company to discuss the background of The Nightwatch project and bringing it to NWFA. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Electricity
Wayne and Rob discuss electricity on the jobsite and share a few stories of their own. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
1-10-100 Rule
Wayne and Rob discuss the 1-10-100 rule. The 1-10-100 rule is a cost-of-quality management principle stating that expenses related to defects increase exponentially over time: $1 for prevention, $10 for correction, and $100 for failure. It highlights that preventing errors early is vastly cheaper than fixing them later. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Happy Work Environments
Wayne and Rob discuss the importance of having a happy work environment. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Markups vs. Margins - Part 2
Wayne and Rob continue their conversation about markups vs. margins. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Markups vs. Margins - Part 1
Wayne and Rob discuss the difference between markups and margins and how it effects your bottom line. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Work Dreams
Wayne and Rob talk about why you have work dreams, even dreaming about things that happened 20 years ago. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
What a Winter!
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Revisit: Bona ClearSeal®
Wayne and Rob discuss Bona's latest sealer innovation - Bona ClearSeal™ Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Why Do Homeowners Hire Professionals
Wayne and Rob discuss reasons why homeowners hire professionals. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Important Bona TDS Information
A review of important information found on product TDS sheets and where to find them on the Bona website. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Salute to Entrepreneurs
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Checklist for the New Year
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Prefinish Floor Issues and Repair
Wayne and Rob discuss repfinish floor issues and repairs. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Happy New Year!
Wayne and Rob close out 2025 with well wishes for the New Year! Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Happy Holidays!
Wayne and Rob wish you all Happy Holidays from the entire Bona family! Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Making a Boutique Experience of Hardwood Floors
Wayne and Rob discuss the hidden sales tools that Bona's products offer that can be used to get jobs. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Moisture in Hardwood Flooring with Guest Adam Bissey
Wayne and Rob host Adam Bissey with Floors By The Shore to discuss moisture in hardwood flooring. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Why I charge for estimates with guest Chris Frate with Pasquale Floors
Wayne and Rob host guest speaker Chris Frate with Pasquale Floors to discuss why he charges for estimates. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Networking
Wayne and Rob discuss the importance of networking and different ways you can connect with like-minded people. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Concrete Moisture Concerns
Wayne and Rob discuss the concern of moisture in concrete. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
2026 Sand & Finish Schools
Wayne and Rob discuss the 2026 3-Day Sand and Finish School Schedule. Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/
Revisit: Bona Net Abrasives
Wayne and Rob host guest Zack Clavin to discuss Bona's latest innovation - Bona Net Abrasives! Follow Bona US Professional online: Website: https://www1.bona.com/en-us/professional/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BonaProfessional Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonauspro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonapro.us/