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Learn about working with the understructure of your home flooring with Bob Vila, including information about cobblewood flooring, laying the subfloor, herringbone floor installation, and more.

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Absorbing Carpet
Absorbing Carpet
Pay special attention to carpet on concrete floors. Carpet can absorb moisture and serve as a place for biological pollutants ...
Bathroom Floor Installation
Bathroom Floor Installation
Bob visits with Butch and Dennis LeDonne who are instaling Rover Tile aggregate tile on the master bathroom floor with epoxy ...
Building a Basement Rec Room
Building a Basement Rec Room
Ryley builds out a rec room floor in the Plymouth house. Ryley explains how to keep the room from being damp. Ryley puts down ...
Building to Fire Codes and Installing Fireproofing Material
Building to Fire Codes and Installing Fireproofing Material
Bob and Ryley check out the interior construction that is being built up to stringent fire codes. While the building is ...
Electric Floors
Electric Floors
The most common radiant floor warming systems are either hydronic (circulating hot water in tubes in the floor) or electric ...
Flooring, Plumbing, and Plastering
Flooring, Plumbing, and Plastering
The old flooring has been removed and Bob outlines the process of installing the new. LVL supports allow a restructuring of ...
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Framing the Mashpee Home with Pressure-Treated Lumber
Bob meets with Wes Lohr, the general contractor for the River Hill homes, as his crew sets the sill and the first floor deck ...
Herringbone Floor Installation
Herringbone Floor Installation
Bob and Ryley oversee the installation of a select white oak 18 inch herringbone floor in the library. Bob describes the ...
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House eleven of the Elmwood project. The attic of a house, owned by Don DeSantis and Ron Hirschauer, is transformed into an ...
House Four: New Kitchen Plan, Demolition, and Reclaimed Pine Flooring Prep
House Four: New Kitchen Plan, Demolition, and Reclaimed Pine Flooring Prep
House four of the Elmwood project. Kitchen and bath remodel at the home of Mark and Christina Macheska. An overview of the ...
How to Prep for a New Wooden Floor
How to Prep for a New Wooden Floor
Proper preparation for a new wooden floor will result in a clean and successful installation.
How to Remove Old Flooring
How to Remove Old Flooring
Old flooring can be easily removed to make way for new flooring. Follow the preparation steps to save on cleanup time.
Installing a Cobblewood Floor
Installing a Cobblewood Floor
Birger Juell visits the home to supervise instalation of this unique floor. Use 3/8 or 1/2 inch thickness of wood. Type of ...
Installing a Marble Tile Floor
Installing a Marble Tile Floor
Bob Vila meets with Nick Tagios from New York-based Tagios Tile and Marble as Tagios prepares to put down a traditionally ...
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
In this segment Ryley installs yellow pine tongue-and-groove flooring and Gary D'Lessio installs Pergo high-pressure laminate ...
Installing the Floor System With a Crane
Installing the Floor System With a Crane
Back at the Habitat Blitz Build in Yonkers the crew is using a crane to install the floor system.
Installing the Plywood Subfloor
Installing the Plywood Subfloor
Bob introduces Reggie Ray from Georgia-Pacific to discuss the laying of the sub-floor with southern yellow pine ...
Installing the White Oak Flooring
Installing the White Oak Flooring
Bob meets up with Tim Colgan to look at the Kahrs white oak flooring being installed in the bedroom. Earlier in the week the ...
Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring
Installing Water Resistant AdvanTech Engineered Wood Flooring
As the framers get started on the first floor deck, Bob highlights the features of Advantech subflooring. The material, ...
Insulspan Structural Panels
Insulspan Structural Panels
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