Laminated flooring has been taking the home decor market by storm for two decades now. And no wonder, with all it has to offer -- durability, low maintenance, and glowing good looks, all for a modest ...

Key Points The best way to remove scratches from laminate floors is by using a repair kit's putty.Toothpaste, WD-40, tea bags, baking soda, and tennis balls will remove scratches without cost.Keep ...

Q: A laminate floor in a friend's house seems to be possessed. Overnight, gaps appear in the floor where one piece butts up against another. With some effort, you can slide them back tight again. When ...

Water stains at the edges of a floor rarely stay subtle for long. Once moisture has crept under planks or along a tile line, the discolored border can make an entire room look tired, even if the rest ...

What happens if you ignore small cracks in your tile or creaks in your floorboards? According to Mike Westfall of Church Creative Flooring, Inc., these small signs of trouble should not be overlooked.

Laminate flooring can resemble almost anything: stone, tile, or wood. That’s because it’s composed of a photograph sandwiched between a dense fiberboard base and a clear plastic protective top layer.

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Plastic laminate first came to prominence back in the 1940s and 50s as a popular kitchen countertop material. But by the late-1980s it was beginning to fall out of favor as homeowners began replacing ...