Flooring Installation

Recycled rubber reduces both noise and moisture in this new wood-floor adhesive by Chris Ermides

by Mark Tylinski

Simple to make, you won't want to lay another wood floor without this handy gaugeby Howard Brickman

Through the proper combination of butt and miter joints, a flooring specialist shows how he likes to raise the stakes in a new-floor installationby Howard Brickman

This method turns an ordinary wood floor into a visual stunnerby Charles Peterson

Achieving the intricate geometry of a parquet floor doesn't require much more than a tablesaw, kraft paper, and wallpaper paste

It's better-looking and more affordable than everby Justin Fink

by Andy Engel

Creating and maintaining a decorative concrete floor requires a rotary floor machineby Shellie Rigsby

A plywood core makes engineered flooring the most stable choice, provided the slab is flat and dryby Ken Fischer

by Charles Peterson

by Charles Peterson

Exotic scraps find a new life as the focal point of a floorby Charles Peterson

by Charles Peterson

Radiant-panel systems a carpenter can install are perfect under a wood floorby Rick Arnold

Under tile, heat mats warm your toes without pipes and a boilerby Tom Meehan

by Charles Peterson

A professional takes the fear out of sanding and shows how to get great results with waterborne finishesby Charles Peterson

Rack the boards and make installation a smoother operationby Charles Peterson