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There’s good reason why vinyl building materials are so popular. For starters, vinyl building products are manufactured in a wide variety of colors, textures, and styles. They are also extremely durable, and can often outlast the materials they are designed to mimic. The most compelling reason vinyl is so popular is probably its low-maintenance requirements;…

Once you’ve hired your carpet contractor to install your new flooring, you may think you’re completely done with the project. Hold on one minute! There’s still more you can do in order to help out the professionals before they arrive. Don’t worry, these prep steps are easily do-able and require no specific skill, but they…

With all the options available, choosing a floor is already a difficult process. Basement flooring is even worse because a basement more often than not presents a moisture problem that may render some flooring options nonviable. Even the driest of basements often have more humidity than the rest of the house. If you have a…

Though hardwood flooring has been around for quite some time, there is still some confusion about the best way to maintain it. One of the biggest problems that people come across when it’s time to clean it is that there are so many different types of hardwood available, and some finishes require different care than…

A garage floor covering isn’t the top flooring priority in a home, but putting one in has real benefits. You may not be concerned with creating a beautiful garage floor, but the fact is that it is likely to incur abuse unlike anywhere else in your home. Automotive fluids can leak from your car staining…

Q: I have a small bathroom floor 5’x 8′ with good plywood. On the subfloor screwed down every 6″ there is a wide dip or valley in the floor about 1/8″ deep by 2 1/2′ wide. Can I do anything to level the floor for ceramic tiles? A: When I run across this kind of…

Since floors get trampled all the time, eventually they will need some kind of maintenance: resealing, refinishing, or patching up troubled areas. This is especially true with stairs: whether you have wood or carpet, staircases get the brunt of the burden because people move up and down them all day long. However, before getting to…

A consumer recently submitted this question about hardwood flooring. We had one of our professionals answer the question as best as possible. Q: We have a one-year-old hardwood floor that recently started cupping. The boards are four-inch red oak. The installer is claiming no responsibility for the problem. He blames customer abuse and moisture problems…

One of the downsides of pet ownership is the wear and tear they do to your home, and no aspect of your home takes a bigger beating than your flooring. If you’ve noticed that your hardwood or tile floors are looking dull and scuffed or that your carpet is a few shades darker than when…

As one of the oldest and still most highly prized types of flooring in the nation, hardwood has nothing to prove when it comes to desirability. However, on the commonly held belief that hardwood is a healthier flooring than carpet (because hardwood doesn’t provide a place for dust and mold to hide) the verdict isn’t…