Floors

Want new floor covering. Thinking of tile or wood? How about laminate? You can install yourself.

The floor that you walk on is usually the third layer of flooring that's under your feet. The first layer, subfloor, is generally plywood that's secured directly to the floor joists, then an...

Laminate flooring is a good choice for kitchens because it is durable, attractive and inexpensive compared to tile or hardwood. Laminate flooring is unique in that it takes on the appearance of...

Floating floors are flooring systems that aren't glued or nailed down, but just sit on a bed of foam, held in place by the floor trim at the edges of the room. Engineered hardwood is one of the...

Laminate flooring can add beauty to any room in your home. You can achieve the look of real hardwood floors at a lesser price and enjoy the flooring for years to come. Laminate flooring comes in...

Pre-finished hardwood flooring that is purchased for use in a home can come engineered in a variety of colors and styles which can be easily installed. An engineered pre-finished hardwood floor is...

Replacing any type of stone flooring can be expensive and challenging. Stone flooring is mortared to the underlayment or subfloor, and mortar is a type of cement. Removing the tiles usually means...

Bruce Flooring has been manufacturing hardwood floors since 1884. The company recently introduced a line of laminate flooring that is distributed by Armstrong Floors. Laminate floors are...

A floating floor sits on top of a subfloor without being nailed or glued down. Installing cork underneath a floating floor is a good investment that is beneficial for several reasons, one of which...

Maple is a flooring alternative to the ever-popular oak. Like oak, maple is light in color and durable. What makes maple flooring more attractive to some homeowners is that is considerably more...

Hardwood flooring is generally a tongue-and-groove system that's installed with nails and flooring staples shot in with a pneumatic floor stapler. Since wood does move, you don't need the...

Installing underlayment is what is done to very damaged floors before you lay a new floor on top. Most highly damaged floors that can't be ripped up should have 1/4-inch plywood nailed down over...

Laying a tile floor is a challenging job, and it's made even more challenging if your subfloor is uneven, damaged, or sloped. A foundation expert or home inspector can help you determine the...

Hardwood floors that have been installed in a home can either be glued to an underlayment or "float" on top of the floor by interlocking over an underlayment or pad. Hardwood floors that have been...

Use adhesive to install many types of flooring, including vinyl, laminate and ceramic tiles. While you will apply adhesive directly to some floors, some types of flooring come with a self-stick...

Modern laminate flooring systems make it possible for the average homeowner to install a good-looking, durable floor in an afternoon, with a wide array of style and color choices. Laminate wood...

Installing a genuine hardwood floor is at least a week's worth of hard, dusty work, requiring special tools and skills. A floating wood floor is something the average homeowner can do in an...

Even with all the flooring choices available today, nothing quite matches the look and feel of real hardwood floors. They still among the finest floors you can install -- but they're also among...

Hardwood floors are beautiful and can increase the value of your home, but a bad wood flooring installation can turn ugly and leave you with poor results. If you are a frequenter of the "For...

Although it was introduced to the U.S. less than 20 years ago, laminate flooring has quickly become a popular floor choice. It's durable, doesn't stain easily and comes in a variety of colors and...

Hardwood floors are among the oldest forms of flooring, and still one of the most popular. Compared to laminates and other modern materials, hardwood is a lot of work to install, finish and...

Laminate wood floors are designed to ``float'' on a foam underlayment, snapped together like puzzle pieces. They're not attached to the surface by glue or nails, but just held in by the floor...

Laminate wood floors are meant to look like hardwood, and the better ones come pretty close. Where they are very different is in the installation methods. Installing a real hardwood is a...

Living in an apartment or condominium can be uncomfortable if you can hear your downstairs neighbors walking around all the time. Or maybe you can hear their conversations. One way to give...

Pressboard, a plywood-like wood material, isn't usually advisable to use as floor underlayment for tiles or hardwood floors. It's porous and not as strong as other materials, and doesn't hold...

When a home is constructed, a subfloor is laid over the joists. Older homes may have planks. More modern homes may have plywood or a type of pressed board. These are all collectively called...

Floating floors are a modern, easy-to-install answer to traditional hardwood flooring. Unlike hardwood floors, which are nailed down as they're installed, a floating floor sits on a hard foam...

Hard tiles are deceptively fragile. Virtually any kind of tile you can lay, ceramic, porcelain, brick or stone, can crack or come loose if it's not set on a proper underlayment. This is because...

Laminate floors today are designed to ``float'' over a layer of hard foam underlayment, held there by the floor trim but not glued or nailed anywhere. Laminate is the easiest kind of flooring to...

Floating parquet floors are installed essentially the same way as other floating floors, except you lay out the square parquet panels from the middle, like tiles. The pieces lock together with a...

You have upgraded rooms in your house, and everything is clean and new. The next project is spicing up your stairs. Deciding to install laminate flooring on your stairs is a wise decision if you...

Slate laminated flooring is installed as a floating floor. This means that no glue or any other type of adhesive is necessary during installation. The pieces of slate laminated flooring are...

Laminate flooring offers all the rich beauty of hardwood flooring without the expense and hassle of keeping the floor buffed and polished. Laminate flooring is easy to install, maintain and the...

Laminate material is the easiest flooring to install yourself, but you should be selective about where you use it. The moisture in kitchens, laundry rooms and bathrooms can quickly damage laminate...

There are many types of wood floor underlayment available, and they each have differing properties that affect the proper use of the product. The most common types of underlayment include plywood...

Both ceramic and laminate flooring are essentially imitations of nature. Ceramic is basically man-made stone, created by firing clay and other materials at high temperatures. Laminate flooring is...

Lauan, also called Philippine Mahogany, is a generic term for wood made from certain trees in Southeast Asia. Lauan wood contains extractives--sugars --that interfere with the cure of mastic...

Laminate flooring has become popular mostly due to its versatility and ease of installation. Most laminate tiles or planks have a high-density fiberboard core with layers of melamine resin on top...

After spending hours installing vinyl floor tile, the last thing you want to find are several bumps and lumps underneath it. Yet that's exactly what can happen if you don't take the time to...

Floating floors are made from laminate or composite-laminate planks or tiles. They have a tough finished surface that resists scratching and denting better than most solid wood flooring products....

Laminate flooring is made by bonding a patterned surface to a core. The surface is then covered with a hard finish to create a product that is durable and easy to maintain. Do-it-yourself...

Installing flooring in a basement is a do-it-yourself task for the moderately skilled handyman. If the basement has a concrete floor the job will be much easier; if the floor is dirt (common in...

Laminate flooring is a modern plank flooring that floats above the sub-floor, rather than being nailed to it. For this reason, it is often called a floating floor. There are a number of methods...

Laminate flooring is a viable option for the do-it-yourself homeowner, with patterns ranging from wood look to simulated tile. Typically purchased in plank form, laminate flooring is a "floating"...

In todays economy people are starting to invest more in home renovations, and what better way to spruce up your home than to install new flooring. Laminate flooring looks just like hardwood but...

Tiling a floor in ceramic will renew any room, especially with the wide variety of sizes and styles available. While marble, slate and other types of tiling come in a few fairly standard colors...

Laying tile flooring has become a do-it-yourself project for many homeowners because the results are outstanding and by doing it yourself you can put the money you save in installation costs...

This is thr pro way to take out ceramic floor tile.

Floating click-lock bamboo flooring, which is similar to Pergo flooring, can be easily installed by the average home owner. This variety of flooring does not require nails or glue during the...

DuraStone is a brand name of a manufactured 16x16 inch tile that is often made to look like marble or other natural stone. It can be scored with a utility knife and snapped along the cut line, or...