Home Improvement Tips & Ideas
Floors are the hardest working surfaces in a home! Get tips for choosing the best floors, including hardwood, laminate, carpet, vinyl and tile
Things to know when installing a new floor in your attic. Flooring your attic can make it a perfect place for storage. Doing so the wrong way means that you could weaken your structure, squash your insulation or worse, find yourself with one foot planted firmly through the sheetrock ceiling below!
Are you ready to spruce up your floors for spring? In this video, flooring expert Katie Allen walks us through the newest colors and trends for the Spring season. Matte finish flooring continues to be in high demand among homeowners looking for simple elegance without tedious maintenance. And greater widths continue to appeal to customers …
I’m going to refinish my hardwood floors; what grid sandpaper should I use and what type of coating should I put back on the hardwood floors?
Garages are often thought of as dark, dingy places that collect dirt from your car and are difficult to keep clean. However, with a little bit of work, and the best garage floor, you could create your own innovative garage that you will actually want to spend time in. One of the most important parts …
There’s nothing that speaks to durability and beauty better than stone. Today, stone look products are available that captures those same qualities, but at a fraction of the cost or real stone. Lumber Liquidators offers a variety of products in both porcelain tile and engineered vinyl plank — that can achieve this trendy aesthetic for …
Trendy Stone-Looks Without the Stonework: Lumber Liquidators Replicates the Real ThingRead More
They say a house is not a home without a pet, and how true it is! We love our furry family members just as much as our human ones, but they do tend to err on the messy side. Pet owners are faced with all sorts of extra chores, from vacuuming up stubborn pet hair …
Thinking about redoing the floors in your home or business? If you’ve got any furry family members, now is the perfect time to think about which flooring types might hold up best in the face of scratchy paws, accidents and excessive shedding! A good pet-friendly floor must be easy to clean with a vacuum cleaner …
Best Pet Friendly Floors: 7 Surfaces that Keep Pets and People HappyRead More
Wondering where the world of tile is headed? Todays biggest ceramic tile trends include monochromatic color schemes, wood planks, vintage looks, encaustic patterned tiles, porcelain pavers and more, according to Tile of Spain, the association of over 125 Spanish tile manufacturers. This year, tile will move from being an accent to being everywhere, indoors and …
Damaged hardwood floors aren’t something you have to live with, and you don’t have to hire a pro to refinish them. With some elbow grease, and the right tools and materials, you can breathe new life into old hardwood floors all by yourself over a long weekend, saving yourself some money in the process. Here’s …
It used to be that plain, unfinished oak was the norm for hardwood floors. It was installed when the house was built and then it had to be stained and finished. But today, there’s dozens of durable choices available in hardwood floors, from light hues and dark stains to those that have distressed textures and …
How to Mix Hardwood Styles & Colors to Create Beautiful Personalized FloorsRead More
PVC floor tiles are a great way to protect your garage floor while giving it an updated look. They lay right over your existing floor, and because they’re interlocking, you don’t need any special tools or adhesives to install them. Here’s what you’ll need to take on this quick and easy DIY task: TOOLS & …
A new floor can set the character of your whole house, and Spring is the perfect season to get started. New staining technology combined with trends in how flooring is used, make this a very exciting time to create a space that’s completely unique and entirely your own. The newest addition to Lumber Liquidators’ Bellawood …
Lumber Liquidator’s Reactive Staining Brings out the Beauty in Bellawood Tribecca OakRead More
We recently discovered our refrigerator water line had been leaking for some time. We have gotten the leak fixed and are now dealing with the damage. We discovered the leak after water began coming up from between the planks of bamboo flooring in the living room, which is on the other side of the wall …
Find out what causes a squeaky floor and learn how to stop the sound. Get tips on both silencing noisy floorboards under carpeting and fixing a creaky hardwood floor so that your repair blends in.
How to Stop a Squeaking Floor Under Carpet, Hardwood, Tile or VinylRead More
Hardwood floors are beautiful, easy to upkeep, resist wear and tear, and are environmentally friendly. However, the one downside to a hardwood floor is that it doesn’t stand up well to water, and can be damaged by prolonged water exposure. Hardwood that’s exposed to water may end up getting warped or stained, and the damage …
Forced-air heat may be the most common form of heating system across much of the nation but it has its drawbacks—allergy concerns, duct leakage and the complexity of system zoning can make for an uncomfortable and expensive way to keep your home comfortable in cold weather. Hydronic (hot water) heating, which uses hot water instead …
Heated Floors vs. Radiators: Best Hot Water Heating System for Your HomeRead More
We have an old barn that is about 30 x 40 feet in western Massachusetts. The first floor of the barn is open and has granite footings under the the posts. There is currently a dirt floor, but we want to make the bottom level of the barn the woodshop and are wondering if it …
There’s nothing like the feeling of a freshly carpeted room. If your home needs new carpet, or you’d like to carpet a room for the very first time, you can install carpet yourself in a single day. Here’s what you’ll need for this satisfying project: TOOLS & MATERIALS Tack Strips Padding Carpet Duck Tape Seam …
Get tips on selecting the best flooring for pets, including the pros and cons of various flooring choices.
Complete kitchen remodels can cost tens of thousands of dollars, with $20,000 representing an average price tag for a 200 square foot kitchen. That’s a figure that understandably strikes fear into the hearts of many a homeowner, but luckily, there’s a more affordable way to update your kitchen. These three kitchen remodel upgrades will make …
3 Kitchen Remodel Projects Worth More Than They CostRead More
Is your tile floor looking dirty or dingy? The durability of ceramic tile makes it a popular choice for high-traffic areas like kitchens and bathrooms, but that heavy use also means the floors can get pretty grimy. But with a few simple steps and some handy spot-cleaning tips, you can have bright and clean tile floors …
Hey, Tom Kraeutler here from The Money Pit. Now, when it comes to flooring, tile can go where hardwood can’t – humid environments like bathrooms and kitchens. But traditional tile can be a hassle to install, requiring grout, mortar and power tools. Now there’s a flooring option that combines the practicality of tile with the …
Lumber Liquidators’ Click Ceramic Plank Tile Flooring Goes Where Hardwood Can’tWatch Now
I’m renovating a home I just purchased. I want to know if it is ok to tile on plywood. The previous tile in the bathroom was set directly on the plywood and it looked fine. I am reading that tiling on plywood should be avoided, while others are claiming it is okay to do. What …
We have squeaking sub-flooring in our hallway upstairs. Â We have had the carpet pulled back and we are ready to make the floor squeak repair by putting screw nails through the sub-flooring into the floor joists. Â How long should the screw nails be?
Floor Squeak Repair: Screws vs. Nails for Sub-flooringRead More
