Home Flooring

Sustainable stone flooring prices range from expensive to budget. Durable travertine, a natural sedimentary rock, is between limestone and marble in price and formation.

Nov 12, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Things are changing in the floor covering industry. Consumers are asking for greener, renewable building materials, avoiding plush nylon carpeting and linoleum tile.

Jul 16, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Stamped concrete is also known as imprinted and patterned. Used on patios, pool decks, walkways, and even driveways, it's a durable substitute for wood, flagstones, more.

Jun 18, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Plywood or OSB (Oriented Strand Board) subfloors may be bouncy (floor deflection) even when the floor joist span meets building code. Wood flooring can be stiffened up.

Apr 5, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Home flooring is one of the basic residential remodel items to focus on. Choices include terrazzo, ceramic tile, natural stone, laminate, hardwood, carpet, and more.

Feb 14, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Square-edged or tongue-and-groove wood floors give a home a warm feeling and raises equity, but at some point the floorboards will need repair. Just follow these steps.

Feb 1, 2009 - Kelly Smith

Ceramic tile has been used for at least 4000 years. It's in the ruins of Babylon and the pyramids. It can be confusing though: ceramic, porcelain, and carpet tile.

Dec 6, 2008 - Kelly Smith

What comes to mind with the term garage flooring? A concrete slab, usually. But there's options. Non-slip paint is popular but there's epoxy, vinyl, and rubber tiles.

Oct 14, 2008 - Kelly Smith

Laminate flooring is an economical, low maintenance alternative to traditional hardwood floors. Here's a look at its composition and care.

Sep 2, 2007 - Kelly Smith

Keep your carpet in tip-top shape by cleaning spills, removing carpet stains, using a shampooer-extractor, carpet stain removers, and carpet cleaning twice a year.

Aug 23, 2007 - Kelly Smith

Maintenance, cleaning, and repair of hardwood parquet floors. Touch up individual floor tiles with a touch-up stick or sand, re-stain, and refinish.

Aug 15, 2007 - Kelly Smith

The purpose of this article is to give DIY instructions on how to install ceramic or porcelain tile on your home's porch. A tool and material list is included.

Jul 24, 2007 - Kelly Smith

This article is a DIY guide for the homeowner that covers finding, removing, and replacing damaged plywood subflooring. It also contains a tool and material list.

Jul 22, 2007 - Kelly Smith

This article is a guide for the DIYer to install underlayment pads and a laminate floor. It includes a tool/material list and tips the maunufacturers don't tell you.

Jul 21, 2007 - Kelly Smith