How To Restore Painted Wood Floors
Does your old house restoration project include sprucing up painted wood floors? A few days' work and a little know-how can leave wide boards beautiful for decades.
Floors & Flooring Repair
Old House Journal's compendium of articles about flooring repair projects for old houses, including restoration, finishing, eliminating squeaks, and touch-ups for wood, tile and more.
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Cleaning All Types of Floors
Removing dust and grit daily is always a good idea when it comes to cleaning the floor. Otherwise, be gentle, as strong chemical solutions and abrasion will harm many surfaces.
How to Fix Sagging Floors
Understanding the common structural shortcomings that cause floors to sag and what to do about them.
How To Fix a Squeaky Floor
Two easy methods for silencing annoying squeaks in your hardwood floors.
Touching Up Old Floors
Floors may suffer indignities as they age, even as they develop patina. Refreshing a basically sound floor will keep it serviceable. Given care and respect, a wood, stone, tile, or resilient floor will last for many decades and beyond.
A DIY Floor in Wood Paint
Although there was some labor involved, this solution to a problem floor was inexpensive and remarkably effective.
How to Hand-Scrape Wood Floors
Learn a time-honored technique for refinishing floors to a warm, mellow appearance.
Fixes for Common Wood Flooring Problems
From removing stains to matching existing flooring, learn how to deal with some common wood floor issues.
How To Patch a Damaged Floor
Make your hardwood floor's gouges, splinters, and holes virtually unnoticeable with a Dutchman patch.
How To Lay a Checkerboard Linoleum Floor
Give your kitchen vintage appeal by putting down a checkerboard linoleum floor—here's how to do it.
How To Inlay Linoleum Floors
A deft hand and a sharp knife can give classic pizzazz to linoleum floors.
Simple Wood-Floor Fixes
Two traditional fixes for damaged and worn wood floors can add years to their lifespan.
How To Choose a Floor Finish
Oil- or water-based? The right finish for your hardwood floor depends on the specific demands of your project.
Refinishing Wood Floors | 7 Easy Steps
7 steps to refinishing your wood floors so they look brand new.
Fixing Wood Floors
With a little know-how, you can silence faulty floorboards and repair minor damage.
Repairing & Refinishing Old Hardwood Floors
Repairing and refinishing old hardwood floors can be a labor-intensive and complex process. Here's a look at ways to determine whether you need a simple repair, a full refinishing job, or to simply start fresh with a new hardwood floor installation.
Underneath What's Underfoot
The finish flooring is only as good as its underlayment, especially when it comes to tile and resilient floors.
Expert Advice: Refinishing Fir Floors
If your home has original fir flooring or woodwork, here's what you need to know about refinishing it.
Wood Floor Finishing Techniques
Two finishing techniques of the past, scraping and filling, help make wood floors look their best today.
Unico System
A central heating and cooling system using "aspiration" technology to warm and cool homes evenly and quietly with flexible small ducts that weave through ceilings, walls, and even floors.
Crown Point Cabinetry
Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.
Vintage Doors
Bring beauty and value your home with heirloom-quality REAL wood doors by Vintage Doors. Meticulously handmade by expert craftsmen in your exact size and style—to be loved and respected for generations, just like the olden days. Hand-crafted wood product line includes: screen doors, storm doors, Dutch doors, French doors, louver doors, pantry doors, interior doors, exterior doors, entrance units, three season porch enclosures, pet doors, arch top doors, round top doors, custom doors and more.
