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.
Absorbing Carpet Pay special attention to carpet on concrete floors. Carpet can absorb moisture and serve as a place for biological pollutants ...
Electric Floors The most common radiant floor warming systems are either hydronic (circulating hot water in tubes in the floor) or electric ...
Nailing Subfloor Plywood When nailing subfloor plywood, snap chalk lines on the plywood to indicate the position of each joist. This gives a nailing ...
Securing Underlayment Underlayment should be nailed to the subfloor plywood and not into the the floor joists below to make the underlayment and ...
Squeaky Floors Here's how to stop squeaks in an old house with historic floors you'd rather not replace. Preservationists use an acrylic ...
Subfloor Glue When installing subfloor plywood it is a good idea to glue it down with a construction adhesive to prevent floor squeaks.
