Making Flooring Easy

What- ... whoooooo would put their own flooring in a rented apartment?  That seems like a big giveaway to the company already overcharging you.  But!  Some flooring can go with you, you see. You move…

We answered a question from our old blog comments section with another blog post, and... here it is!


Readable here:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/20-best-floor/90/whats-the-best-floor-fo…

Many manufacturers market their laminate floor products as install anywhere floors, and laminate flooring certainly is very versatile, but as with any material, it has a few limitations you should be…

Usually here, we're talking about a household that is more active than other households, likely one with kids and/or pets. We're also talking about the common living areas. Looking at the major types…

When deciding on the best floor for your bedroom, in addition to the decor of the room, it's important to consider its location in the home, the age of the occupant, the kind of maintenance that will…

The living room floor might have to endure very high foot traffic, so if you’re thinking about replacing the flooring in your living room, there are many factors to consider. Here, I go over carpet, …

The kitchen is a high traffic area in which your family probably spends a lot of time, so you'll need to consider each floor's durability, maintenance needs, comfort, and cost.  I go through those on…

The biggest concern with a bathroom floor is water, specifically in two forms: 
- spills & splashes
- steam & humidity

I'll cover both here, and tell you which floors stand up best to those assailants…

Unlike those offered in the previous mini-episode on Best Floors for a Basement, none of these floors would survive any kind of flooding, whether a proper flood, a busted pipe or just a single, colos…

A basement can make up around one third of the floorspace in a home, and the cost of finishing a basement can be half the cost of putting an addition of smaller space on the house. It's strange that …

You can be allergic to your floor. Irritants can either be gathered and held by the floor, or they can be a part of its very make up. In this mini-episode I hope to help you make the best choice of f…

Having a pet can bring challenges to the household environment. Dogs chew. Cats scratch. Birds are ... you know, they do everything inside. Accidents happen.

For a new floor in a home with a pet, seve…

When this question is posed, usually we're talking about a household that is more active than other households, likely one with older kids and/or pets. We're also talking about the common living area…

Just where can a hardwood floor go? Or more important, where shouldn't you use solid hardwood?

Each kind of flooring has strengths that the others don't, and today Dan and I go over those so that if y…

Basically, yes! Most will, to some degree, and you should plan on it, on the final color.  But how much do they change, how long will it take, and how can you tell what you'll end up with? I look int…

Deciding which hardwood you want to look at is a decision you'll make with your eyes, so here I talk about the various hardwood species sorted by hardness. Not all wood is the same; some are denser a…

Here we talk about things like color & tone, grain, the look of the finish, textures and edges, so seeing the pictures could be a good help.

The piece I'm reading here was initially written to focus o…

How much will a new floor cost?  How much should it cost?  How is it even priced, by the carton?  Dan and I do our best to give you some starting guidelines on how to navigate floor pricing as well a…

When accidents or natural disasters happen, replacing damaged flooring can be a costly endeavor which could involve your homeowners insurance.  If you can properly file a claim, you might better cove…

I just did a show on terminology, and this may be the biggest one people toss around: 'subfloor'.   It's a must to understand, so it gets its own article (linked below)/episode.  Definitely listen to…