Hardwood refinishing & sanding in Woodland, WA

Woodland took its name from the farm of Christopher Columbus Bozarth's father and the wooded country around it, and was incorporated on 27 March 1906. The city straddles Clark and Cowlitz counties, with most of it and most residents on the Cowlitz side. The 2020 census counted 6,531 people, up 18.6 percent from 2010. Planter's Days, first held in 1922, is described as the longest continuously running civic celebration in Washington.

The Lewis River is the constant. Hulda Klager, the Lilac Lady, hybridised lilac varieties here; her gardens were destroyed in the 1948 flood and later restored, and they are now maintained as a state and National Historic Landmark. The dike that created Horseshoe Lake and the bridges where I-5 now crosses the Lewis were both begun in 1940. In February 1996 extended rain and early snowmelt brought the North Fork Lewis River into the town, most of the region's residential evacuations happened in Woodland, the damage in town falling mostly on the northeast residential section, and President Clinton visited on 14 February, landing at the high school football field.

That history does not mean every Woodland home is at risk, and we would not frame a flooring choice around fear. It does mean water is worth discussing plainly, especially for homes in low-lying parts of town.

Here is how we think about it.

Know where you are. If your home is in a mapped flood area or has taken water before, that changes what we recommend for the lowest level. Solid hardwood is beautiful but does not recover well from standing water. A good luxury vinyl plank on the lower level tolerates water far better, and carpet can be planned as a replaceable layer rather than a permanent one.

Woodland is a short drive north of our Vancouver showroom on I-5. Consultations are by appointment, and the whole project is planned from removal to trim.