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Bamboo flooring has won fans both for its look and performance, not to mention its environmental sustainability.
Exotic in look yet inexpensive to buy, sustainably harvested bamboo flooring continues to grow in popularity as an alternative to hardwoods.
I’ve looked at flooring from both sides now. . . and it’s the horrors of applying polyurethane I recall. Apologies to...
My son recently asked for help installing vinyl flooring in his bathroom. So we took a trip to the local home center ...
Vinyl tile and laminate flooring is attractive, durable, and long-lasting, even under a home's highest-traffic condit...
When it comes time to clean concrete, you don't need to be delicate; after all, it's a very hard material. In order t...
You can't beat the low cost and easy installation of a laminate floor. It's a great do-it-yourself project that can r...
Sustainable, versatile cork floor options abound for today's eco- and design-conscious homeowner.
Something’s stirring underfoot—a growing interest in cork floors. Crafted from sustainable materials and available in...
60 to 70% of the homes in the U. S. contain carpeting made from nylon, polyester, or vinyl—materials dependent on non...
A couple decades ago, no one would have considered it, but one of today’s most popular flooring products is bamboo. ...
Weathered wood floors grayed from years of wear go so well with the ubiquitous reclaimed wood and industrial furnitur...
An environmentally friendly alternative to wood or tile, remodelers often neglect to consider cork flooring as a viable option—but it is.
Think linoleum and vinyl flooring are the same thing? Wrong. While many people mistakenly call vinyl tile 'linoleum',...
There are a lot of decisions to make when constructing a new home. Having a large production builder as our contracto...
Glass block floors invite more light into your home and provide a unique decorative accent.
The basic requirement of any floor surfacing material—from ceramic to wood—is that the subfloor remain free of moistu...
Protect an unfinished home from the elements by building a durable subfloor from new, improved options in engineered wood.
Bob quickly reviews the completed work in the kitchen, and then oversees the installation of a herringbone-patterned floor in the den, which will essentially func...
Jesse Bartuesek joins Bob for the installation of Brazilian Walnut floors
Bob watches as flooring specialists put in red rosin paper as underlayment before installing Ash hardwood floors in the penthouse apartment.
Bob confronts the remodeling challenge of choosing a flooring material that will deaden sound without sacrificing the sleek, clean look of tile or stone. So contr...
Work continues at the sister project house where a new laminated floor system is being installed.
Howard Brickman has begun sanding the old growth Eastern white pine floor in the bedroom of the modern Colonial.
Bob checks out Shaw's Chateau wood flooring, which contractor David LaFosse and his crew are about to install in the great room.
Fred Giuggio (from QuickStep) and his crew are busy installing wood laminate flooring in the barn of the Victorian restoration project house.
Mary Lou Pace (from Circle Redmont) joins Bob to watch the installation of the monolithic glass block floor panel system custom-manufactured for this project.
Bob and Tim Colgan (from Kahrs) discuss the white oak flooring being installed in the bedroom.
The crew is using a crane to install the engineered wood flooring system.
Carpenter Bob Ryley joins Steve Yates (from Pergo) to learn installation tips for, and the features of, Pergo wood laminate flooring and installation tips.
Bob visits the Perstop Flooring Factory to see how Pergo, wood laminate flooring, is made.
Bob talks with carpenter Bob Ryley and general contractor Kevin Kalman, as they lay down the subflooring.
Carpenter Bob Ryley and contractor Grady Garrett install a reclaimed Yellow Pine hardwood floor.
Joel Trepitti (from Pergo) talks Bob through the installation of the wood laminate flooring.
Installer Juan Gonsalves shows Bob how to install steel stair stringers.
Bob Riley and Howard Brickman install a reclaimed hard pine floor. The orientation of the boards is explained, and the moisture content of the subfloor is checked...
Bob and homeowner Gavin repair and refinish a 75-year-old oak floor. Because the new patch floor panels have a different thickness from the original, a belt sande...
Flooring specialist Mary Docker introduces Bob to Amtico. A flooring product from England, Amtico is vinyl that mimics the look of wood and marble. It's water-res...
Flooring contractor Leo Boudreau shows Bob how to recycle hardwood flooring. First, the floor must be salvaged. A pry bar is used to lift and remove the wood, pie...
Bob observes as workmen create a template that's used to cut vinyl sheet goods for an exact fit on the floor.
Bob helps carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley build an insulated floor so as to extend living space into the basement.
Installer Ed Janecek demonstrates how to add a creative touch to vinyl flooring, while painter Dirk Van Kinette rolls high-gloss paint onto the master bathroom wa...
Ironmonger Frank Szablewski constructs an iron staircase and balcony entryway outside the front door.
General contractor Tim Berky installs the white oak, tongue-and-groove floor. Since the flooring will be nailed over the hyrdronic heat system, it is critical to ...
