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Natural white oak flooring in living area

5 DIY Solutions for Your Flooring Dilemmas

By Tony Carrick

Worker wearing yellow overalls uses a trowel to spread concrete floor leveler on floor surface.

How to Level a Concrete Floor

Person wearing gloves rips up vinyl flooring.

How to Remove Linoleum Flooring

By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila, By Jennifer Noonan

A freshly painted garage floor with a gray epoxy finish, a white sedan parked inside.

How to Paint a Garage Floor

The Best Carpet Tiles Option

The Best Carpet Tiles for Every Space in Your Home

By Glenda Taylor, By Deirdre Mundorf

Removing old glued down vinyls tile flooring by applying heat.

How to Remove Vinyl Flooring

Close up of person holding an aqua toothbrush pulling chewing gum out of a beige carpet.

How to Get Gum Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

How to Polish Wood Floors

How to Polish Wood Floors

By Katelin Hill, By Bob Vila, By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A cream-colored carpet with indentation from furniture.

How to Get Dents Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of the best handheld steam cleaners together before testing

This Handheld Steam Cleaner Makes Cleaning Multiple Surfaces Fast and Easy

By Katie Barton, By Shannon Lee, By Bob Beacham

Freshly waxed hardwood flooring shines in the light of large windows in an empty living room.

All You Need to Know About Waxing Hardwood Floors

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A group of the best vacuum mop combo options grouped together on a tile floor.

Testing the 7 Best Vacuum Mop Combos for Spotless Floors

By Alexa Erickson, By Amanda Lauren

A woman is walking towards the washer and dryer with a basket of clothes.

5 Great Options for Laundry Room Flooring (and 3 Options to Skip)

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A general interior view of a room with beige sofa, two accent lounge chairs, black sideboard, bookshelves and a new beige carpet.

7 Secrets to Keeping Your Carpet Looking New

By Anja Sonnenberg

A woman is cleaning a bedroom's dark wooden laminate floor with a vacuum cleaner.

The Pros and Cons of Laminate Flooring

By Katelin Hill, By Bob Vila

A living room with grey carpet and white couch is on the left side, and a living room with light-colored hardwood flooring and a white couch is on the right.

Carpet vs. Hardwood Flooring: Which Is the Better Option for Your Home?

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Teresa Odle

A young person is using a dry mop to clean hardwood flooring.

7 Ways You May Be Ruining Your Hardwood Floors

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Daryna Tobey

A child's bare feet are lightly touching the wooden floor.

11 Reasons Hardwood Flooring Might Not Be Right for Your Home

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Daryna Tobey

The Best Mop For Tile Floors Option

We Tested The Best Mops for Tile Floors, and The Winner is Clear

By Jasmine Harding, By Amanda Lauren

Two-tone white and blue painted kitchen cabinets in a DIY renovation

I Was Dead Set On Stone Floors—Until I Saw These Options

By Kathleen Corlett

A maroon carpeted staircase with white banisters leads down to the first floor of a home.

What Is the Best Carpet for Stairs?

By Andreana Lefton, Updated by Teresa Odle

Materials needed to make homemade floor cleaner and apply it to hardwood floors, including spray bottle, mop, and castile soap.

How to Make Your Own Homemade Hardwood Floor Cleaner

By Ayn Monique Klahre

How to Use Wood Filler for Repairs

How to Use Wood Filler to Repair Furniture, Flooring, and More

By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila

Wood flooring is seen in a bathroom.

Thinking About Installing Wood Flooring In the Bathroom? Know the Risks First

By Meghan Wentland

Two men installing floor insulation for soundproofing

Soundproof Your Floors

how to stain a concrete floor

How to Stain Concrete

Living Room with Carpet

How To: Install Carpet and Transform Your Living Space

By Timothy Dale, By Michael Franco

how to shampoo carpets

How to Shampoo Carpets

By Kat Hodgins, By Susan Pevaroff Berschler

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila, By Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

A close up of a person rolling out a carpet.

Is Carpet Really Making a Comeback? The Surprising Trend, Explained

By Sophie Kaemmerlé, By Evelyn Auer

Asbestos Floor Tile 101: How to Know If You're Living with Hazardous Building Material (and What to Do About It)

All You Need to Know About Asbestos Floor Tiles

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila

Person uses paint roller to apply a coat of lacquer to a concrete floor.

How to Dye Concrete Floors

By Maryam Montague

A woman is using a cordless stick vacuum cleaner to clean a white rug.

7 Types of Vacuums Every Tidy Homeowner Should Know

By Deirdre Mundorf

A floor sander sits on an unfinished wood floor in an empty room.

Renting a Floor Sander: How Much It Costs and What to Expect

By Katie Flannery

A wax applicator brush is being used to apply clear polyurethane to a sanded hardwood floor.

How to Refinish Hardwood Floors

A close up of tools used during a flooring project.

7 Mistakes That Cost You Time—and Money—When Redoing Your Floors

By Meghan Wentland

Woman uses a bristle paintbrush to apply polyurethane to a piece of wood.

How to Apply Polyurethane Sealer

cleaning - replacing grout

When in Doubt, Revive Your Grout! Top Tips for Regrouting Tile

By Michael Franco

A view of hardwood flooring samples.

How Much Does It Cost to Refinish Hardwood Floors?

By Katie Flannery, By Catherine Hiles, By Evelyn Auer

The Best Mops for Wood Floors Option

The Best Mops for Keeping Wood Floors Spotless

By Alisa Martin, By Anne Holub, By Stephanie Cronk

The Best Laminate Underlayment Options

The Best Laminate Underlayment for Flooring

By Tony Carrick

A close up of a tool cleaning a floor.

Yes, Mold Can Grow Under Laminate Flooring—Here’s What You Need to Know

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

A group of the best floor cleaners before testing.

The Best Floor Cleaners for Every Type of Hard Flooring in Your Home, Tested

By Katie Barton, By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best laminate floor cleaners grouped together before testing.

The Best Laminate Floor Cleaners for Dirt, Spills, and Stains, Tested

By Katie Barton, By Savannah Sher

A worker in white gloves installs wood flooring.

Empire Today’s TV Jingle Is Nothing Short of Iconic—But Is It Actually Worth Buying Their Flooring?

By Catherine Hiles

The Rejuvenate All Floors Cleaner next to a mop during testing to clean a wood floor.

Rejuvenate All Floors Cleaner Review: Does This Gentle Formula Work?

Shady Flooring Installers Use These 6 Scams to Rip Off Customers

By Meghan Wentland

The 13 Best Carpet Colors for the Home

The 13 Best Carpet Colors for the Home

By Andreana Lefton

A person using a roller brush to apply the best water-based polyurethane for floors option

The Best Water-Based Polyurethanes to Protect Floors Throughout Your Home

Water damaged walls and floors in house. Dehumidifier pointing at walls.

All the Signs of Water Damage Under the Floor—And Why You Need to Address Them ASAP

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Person vacuuming teal area rug with purple Dyson V15 Detect stick vacuum

Dyson V15 Detect Review: Is This Cordless Stick Vacuum Worth It?

By Glenda Taylor

The Roborock Q Revo robot vacuum in its docking station while next to its packaging during testing.

The Roborock Q Revo Vacuum and Mop Saves Me Hours Every Week

By Katie Barton

Gray and orange ProHeat 2X Lift-Off Pet Upright Carpet Cleaner on cleaned carpet

Stains Were No Match for The Bissell ProHeat 2X Lift-Off Pet Carpet Cleaner During Our Tests

By Amber Guetebier

A dog laying on flooring

The Best Flooring for Dogs That Will Hold Up Through the Years

By Jasmine Harding

Polyaspartic Floor Coating Cost

Everything to Know About Polyaspartic Floor Coating Cost

By Timothy Dale

How to Stretch Carpet - Carpeted Living Room

How to Stretch Carpet

By Timothy Dale

overhead shot of woman painting tile floor

Thinking About Painting Your Tile Floors? Here’s What You Need to Know

By Bob Vila Staff

A woman rolling out a large high-pile area rug out on the floor of her home.

This Is the Best (and Cheapest) Way to Flatten a New Area Rug

By Deirdre Mundorf

Green shiplap walls with natural bench and colorful green and pink tile on the floor.

The 10 Best Painted Tile Floor DIYs We’ve Ever Seen

By Caitlin Castelaz

Mobile Home Floor Repair Cost

Mobile Home Floor Repair Cost: How Much to Expect You’ll Pay

By Stephanie Mickelson

How Much Does It Cost to Replace Stair Railings: Newly installed stair railing replacing the previous one

How Much Does It Cost to Replace Stair Railings?

By Brie Greenhalgh

Staircase Remodel Cost

Staircase Remodel Cost: What to Expect, and How Much You’ll Pay

By Rochel Maday

Cost to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring Cost Range + Average - 1

How Much Does It Cost to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring?

By Katie Flannery, By Evelyn Auer

Signs of Mold Under Hardwood Floors

5 Sneaky Signs of Mold Under Hardwood Floors

By Melissa Graham