Flooring
A Complete Guide to Hardwood Flooring
This Old House presents a complete guide to finding the best hardwood flooring for your home.
13 DIY Flooring Projects
Looking for a home improvement project that takes on new ground? Refresh kitchens, baths, living spaces, and even garages with a flooring installation upgrade.
How to Install Radiant Heat Under a Solid Wood Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to run radiant heat tubing under a new hardwood floor
Stiffening Bouncy Floors
Tom Silva's tricks for shoring up a springy floors
Fixing Squeaks Under Carpet
In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates a special screw that lets you secure loose flooring right through carpet
How to Refinish Hardwood Floors
Clean and refinish hardwood floors without sanding down to the bare wood.
Cures for the Creaky House
Those aren't ghosts making a racket in your home—it's just normal wear and tear taking its toll. Check out these remedies for common noises.
Fix Now, Save Later
Our experts help you address 9 little trouble spots around your home before they cause big—as in big bucks—damage down the road
How to Lay a Floating Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his tips and techniques for putting down a floating floor.
How to Paint a Wood Floor
Turn a worn floor into a cottage classic with a simple checkerboard pattern
All About Engineered Wood Floors
It's a dead ringer for solid wood, faster to install, and less prone to moisture damage. Our experts help you decide which high-tech, low-fuss boards are best for your application and style
How to Patch a Carpet
A clever and easy solution for scorch marks and holes
How to Strip a Hardwood Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows the proper and safe way to remove an old finish from a hardwood floor
How to Refinish Hardwood Floors
Applying a new finish to an old floor with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva.
How To Get Every Stain Out Of A Carpet: Coffee, Urine & More
Here’s how to create homemade carpet cleaning solutions to get the most common types of stains.
How to Recycle Your Old Carpet
Government and industry efforts help you keep the carpet out of the landfill
Decorative Flakes for Epoxy-Coated Floors
With a flick of your wrist, you can change the entire look of your floor using a sprinkle of decorative flakes that come with a variety of color and coverage options. Good for covering imperfections and breaking up the look of a solid floor, color flakes can even approximate the look of terrazzo or granite.
11 Ways to Save While You Splurge
Easy ways to cut costs, not corners, on some of the most high-end home-improvement projects
Installing Radiant Floor Heating in Existing Homes
Retrofitting radiant heating into your home will not only keep you warm but help you save on energy bills too.
Demolish a Tiled Floor
The job goes fast once the grout is gone
How to Waterproof a Basement
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva solves wet basement problems.
Terrazzo Floors
From cost to installation, we show you how terrazzo tiles can transform the look and feel of your house.
Mill Your Own Wood Flooring
Save yourself a bundle by cutting your own wood to width
How to Repair Squeaky Floors Through Carpeting
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva silences a carpeted squeaky floor.
How to Install Wall-To-Wall Carpeting
In this how-to video, This Old House host Kevin O'Connor explains how to lay a carpet
How to Fill Gaps In a Wide-Plank Wood Floor
In this how-to video, This Old House contractor Tom Silva shares ingenious tip for plugging floorboard gaps.
How to Patch Strip Flooring
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to repair a hardwood-strip floor
Fitting Flooring Against Walls
For fast, accurate cuts, leave the tape measure in the toolbox
How to Install a Cork Floor
Looking for an eco-friendly floor that's also easy on the feet? Read this guide to learn why a cork floor might be the right choice.
Earth-Friendly Flooring
10 options for the eco-minded remodeler
How to Install a Floating Floor
A step-by-step plan for putting down an engineered wood floor.
How to Lay a Vinyl Tile Floor
A step-by-step guide to preparing the floor and installing peel-and-stick tiles