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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!
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 can create an innovative garage that you will actually want to spend time in. One of the most important parts of …
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.
We have squeaking sub-flooring in our hallway upstairs. 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. How long should the screw nails be?
My house was built in 1962. Everything was fine until about 3 years ago. I discovered mold in my basement family room. I hired a company to clean up the mold. The carpet and padding were removed only to find that we had asbestos flooring that was also removed. I bought new flooring and then …
Do you need a facelift underfoot? Vacuuming regularly is all well and good, as is deodorizing. But there’s more you can do …
Do you need a facelift underfoot? Add new life to your carpets with these tips. Loose or wrinkled carpets can be …
Do you have hardwood floors? Don’t use your water to clean them. Wood and plain water just don’t mix. When …
If you’re replacing your kitchen floor, don’t let your refrigerator stand in the way of a successful job. You can …
We are thinking about replacing our living room carpet with hardwood floors. We currently have oak in the kitchen which abuts …
We are about to begin remodeling our kitchen and need some advice on flooring. Right now we have 8 x 8 ceramic tile, but it is …
I recently applied BEHR Premium 2-Part Epoxy Garage Floor Coating in my garage, which looks terrific, but I would prefer a …
About four years ago I completely remodeled the bathroom and picked a floor tile that I am not happy with. Why? Because it has a …
I’d like to sand my hardwood floor. What is the maximum depth that you can safely sand a standard ¾ inch thick hardwood …
We recently replaced carpeting with laminate flooring in one room of the basement. Yesterday the pipe broke on the sump pump and …
Is it okay to install tile over vinyl flooring?
We are considering the purchase of an older home with a single layer of oak flooring as the floor. The floors appear to be in …
A new floor can set the character of your whole house, Get tips on the latest advances in laminate wood flooring products and …
Top tips for repairing or replacing wood flooring and more in your home and office with tips from America's popular home …
Q: What can I do about squeaky floors? My house is about 20 years old, built over a crawl space. The floor covering is vinyl …
I am considering putting down a new floor over the concrete floors in my garage and breezeway. I’m thinking about hiring …
What is the maximum depth that you can safely sand a standard ¾ inch thick hardwood floor before affecting its strength and …
The second floor of our home has some very loud squeaks that can wake the dead in the middle of the night. Besides the …
Buying the right carpet for your application involves balancing strengths and weaknesses against cost. Check out our shopping …
Can you please tell me the best way to clean my new hardwood floors?
