Luxury you can see is pretty, but luxury you can’t see is quality. While homeowners often spend hours selecting their flooring, few give much thought to the subflooring underneath—the place where ...

The degree of difficulty of removing subflooring depends on how the sheet was installed in the first place. It's a good idea to screw, not nail, sheets of subflooring. Some carpenters prefer to nail ...

When it comes to your home's flooring it's good to know there are typically (though not always) three layers. When a home is built the flooring starts with floor joists. These are horizontal boards ...

Q: I’m carving out a small space in my garage attic to transform it into a man cave. The walls and ceiling in the attic are already drywalled. I have to get electric cables into the new partition wall ...

Christin Perry is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous outlets, including WeddingWire, The Knot, Parents and Verywell Family. When she's not working, Christin enjoys reading, ...

Are you planning to replace your old floors? Or are you about to install flooring in a newly-built home? In either case, when you look at the expense of your floor material and installation, you may ...

I want to install new wood floors however my contractors has suggested that I lift up all old flooring/subflooring and replace with new subflooring without seeing the flooring. Is this common? He says ...

Layered flooring systems are flexible, sturdy, inexpensive, and easy to build. The flooring system found in most homes starts with a floor covering on top (laminate, vinyl, tile, or other) on top of ...

Q. I'm carving out a small space in my garage attic to transform it into a man cave. The walls and ceiling in the attic are already dry-walled. I have to get electric cables into the new partition ...