Hydronic and Radiant Heating Under Your Wood Floors

Avoid the amazing winter shrinking floor by following the detailed guidelines I set out in this article. Oh for sure there are a lot of...

Installing Cork Floors

Cork flooring is growing in popularity. People like it because it is durable, soundproof and soft to stand on. It is terrific for anyone...

How to Acclimate a Wood Floor

Many homeowners are not aware of how humidity affects wood floors until they experience it first hand. Oftentimes, the wood floor installer has laid...

Plank Floor: What Special Considerations This Type of Floor Raises

My definition of a plank floor is anything 4" and wider. One of the biggest mistakes I see in the wood floor industry is...

Installing Hardwood Floors on Concrete Slabs

While I rarely have to install a wood strip floor on concrete here in the North East, a lot of you have houses built...

Installing Strip Flooring and Avoiding Future Squeaks and Pops

In this article I will give you the inside story on how to nail down a new strip floor so that no future squeaks...

Guide to Health and Safety

This is meant to be an article about avoiding health robing practices when installing a new or sanding an old hardwood floor. But it...

Why Choose Parquet Flooring and How to Install it:

A parquet floor literally means a patterned floor. Parquet flooring is a mosaic of wood used to decorate a room, commonly using geometric designs....