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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
 We are thinking about replacing our living room carpet with hardwood floors. We currently have oak in the kitchen which abuts to the living room carpet. We’re not sure how to make the transition or if it would be best to replace the oak in the kitchen. We have a log home and we are …
Hardwood Floor Update: How to Match Flooring in Two AreasRead More
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 Right now we have 8 x 8 ceramic tile, but it is 19 years old and looks old and out of date. For the rest of our kitchen, we have white washed color oak cabinets, which we recently had refinished and …
Laminate Flooring for the Kitchen: Advice on Flooring Choices when Selling Your HomeRead More
I recently applied BEHR Premium 2-Part Epoxy Garage Floor Coating in my garage, which looks terrific, but I would prefer a glossy finish to my garage floor. Can I apply Behr Wet-Look Sealer as a top coat to my garage floor finish or will this damage the integrity of the epoxy coating? Do you have …
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 flat -or non-glossy-type finish, shows every shoe scuff and gets dirty very quickly! Plus, the color is an off-white which displays dirt easily and the color looks dull in contrast …
New Floor on Top of Tile: Options for Changing the Look when Tile is TiredRead More
We recently replaced carpeting with laminate flooring in one room of the basement. Yesterday the pipe broke on the sump pump and flooded the basement floor. As a result, we’re pulling out the rest of the carpeting in the basement floor and replacing it. We are wondering if we have to pull out the new …
I’d like to sand my hardwood floor. What is the maximum depth that you can safely sand a standard ¾ inch thick hardwood floor before affecting the strength and structural integrity of the hardwood floor?
Sanding Hardwood Floors: Tools to Use for Easy Hardwood Floor SandingRead More
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 good shape, and just needing refinishing for cosmetic issues. The joist spacing is 16 inches on center. Would you have any reservations about this floor system given the size and …
Hardwood Floors In Old Homes: Structural integrity is built right inRead More
Is it okay to install tile over vinyl flooring?
Installing Tile Over Vinyl Flooring: Add subfloor to prevent tiles from lifting or crackingRead More
A new floor can set the character of your whole house, Get tips on the latest advances in laminate wood flooring products and find out which type of floor works best for you.
Top tips for repairing or replacing wood flooring and more in your home and office with tips from America’s popular home improvement radio team.
Flooring: Repairing, Refinishing and Replacing Wood Flooring in Your Home or OfficeRead More
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 in the kitchen and baths, and carpeting over the sub-flooring in the rest of the house. The squeaking occurs in both the vinyl & carpeted areas; e. g., when I installed …
I am considering putting down a new floor over the concrete floors in my garage and breezeway. I’m thinking about hiring a company who which uses a “hybrid polymer” as the new floor. The price is about $5.95 a square foot which amounts to $3,100 based on the size of my garage and breezeway. Do …
What is the maximum depth that you can safely sand a standard ¾ inch thick hardwood floor before affecting its strength and structural integrity?
The second floor of our home has some very loud squeaks that can wake the dead in the middle of the night. Besides the noise, I’m concerned that these might mean our floors are weak.Shirley N., Lincoln, NE Floor squeaks are annoying but rarely signal impending structural doom. However, you don’t have to put up …
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Can you please tell me the best way to clean my new hardwood floors? Â
