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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!
If you’re fortunate enough to have beautiful, salvageable hardwood floors, refinishing them on your own is a definite DIY possibility. Here are the steps to take toward new life for your floor.
We have a 1970’s Ranch style home and are planning to add laminate flooring throughout the home and trying to decide which underlayment would be best. We know we will need a moisture barrier, but there are so many different types, and as many opinions on which is best (felt, foam, cork?). Ideally we would …
Gone are the days when rugs were limited to those traditional oriental carpets with more or less the same set of patterns. Today, there is a massive variety of rugs that are available in countless patterns and color combinations. Rugs can be pre-assembled or bought individually in different shapes and in different materials. Handmade area …
Hey, Tom Kraeutler here from The Money Pit. Now, when it comes to flooring, tile can go where hardwood can’t – humid …
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 …
We have squeaking sub-flooring in our hallway upstairs. We have had the carpet pulled back and we are ready to make the floor …
We purchased our home this past winter in Northern NJ. Our den area has a floating laminate floor that looks like it was …
Looking for a way to pull the rooms in your home together with unique flooring that complements your décor? The Blue Drift …
I’m a first time home buyer. I am going to purchase a home that needs some TLC, especially in the kitchen. Should I …
Whether it’s red wine or black market, sooner or later, your carpet will suffer a stain no amount of scrubbing can erase. In …
If your carpet’s seen better days, there’s no need to grin and bear it. You can easily remove carpeting yourself in an afternoon …
What is the best kind of laminate flooring to use in a bathroom?
I recently renovated my basement. The concrete floor slants toward a drain in the floor. We installed laminate flooring, and in …
Cracked tile doesn’t just look bad. With its sharp edges, it can also be dangerous. If you have a cracked tile or two around …
When it comes to flooring, tile can go where hardwood can’t – humid environments like bathrooms and kitchens. But traditional …
When it comes to flooring, tile has a stability that allows it to go where hardwood can’t – humid environments like bathrooms …
Laminate flooring can quickly transform the look and feel of a room. Planks lock together without the need for traditional …
Find out what type of flooring is best for each room in your home and Learn about the pros and cons of hardwood, wood, bamboo, …
There are blueish stains on the linoleum floor in my bathroom, possibly caused by the rubber mat backing on an area rug. How can …
What is the difference between Memory foam padding and Frothed polyurethane padding?
Would you know how to get “blueish” stains out of linoleum, maybe caused from the rubber backing of a bathroom rug? …
Most laminate flooring can resist water for only 30 minutes before the floor gets damaged. So what happens if you miss a spill? …
Our new 1960s old home has a full basement but is unfinished. The previous owners had carpet down there but removed it due to a …
Getting ready to install vinyl flooring? Here's tip to help you get warmed up. Vinyl flooring is easiest to work with at room …
You have many options when it comes to kitchen floor materials that will offer durability, low maintenance and ease of cleanup. …
Before you replace old flooring, you might want to stop and consider whether it can be saved. Floors made of vinyl and ceramic …
I have high quality 8mm laminate floor throughout my living room and kitchen. I've installed it twice, yet it won't …
