Flooring

How to Keep Wood Floors from Buckling and Cupping

Lynn asks, “We recently had new siding put on our house, and now the wood flooring is starting to buckle. What could be the problem?”

High humidity is usually the culprit when floors buckle. Read on to find out what to do about it.

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How to Install Laminate Flooring Over a Tile Floor

Dorothy asks, “Can I install laminate flooring over a ceramic tile floor?”

If the tile floor is level and smooth you can install laminate over it just like you would on a concrete slab. If not, you’ll need to level the floor first. Read on to find out more.

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How to Patch a Hole in a Wood Floor from a Furnace Grate

Watch this video to find out how to patch a hole in a wood floor left by the removal of a floor furnace grate – such as we had in the Kuppersmith Project house – by installing floor joists across the opening, followed by a subfloor, felt paper, and flooring.

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How to Stop Wood Steps or Flooring from Squeaking

Robert asks, “I have an older home with wood steps that are squeaking. I’ve tried everything from brackets to screws to shims and nothing works. Can you help?”

If shims and screws haven’t worked, it may be time to try something new. Read on to find out more.

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Removing a Tile Floor Grout Bed in Your Home

Tom asks, “If I remove the grout bed under my tile floor, will I have a gap under the wall plates?”

Walls were usually framed before the grout bed was poured, so removal shouldn’t cause a problem supporting the walls. Read on to find out more.

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How to Deal with Asbestos Flooring in Your Home

Jackie asks, “I think my bathroom floor tile contains asbestos. Can I tile over it without causing a danger to my health?”

As long as you don’t disturb the existing asbestos tile, it’s safe to cover over it with another layer of flooring. Read on to find out more.

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Constructing Staircase Railings for the Kuppersmith Project House

Watch this video to see how we fabricated bullnose trim to finish off the heart pine flooring on the staircase landing of the Kuppersmith project house and constructed a new staircase railing that matched the existing one perfectly.

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Installing Heart Pine Flooring in the Kuppersmith Project House

To match the existing heart pine flooring in the Kuppersmith Project house, we had lumber milled from salvaged heart pine beams. After the new heart pine floors in the addition have been sanded and finished, they’ll blend in perfectly with the original floors. Watch this video to find out more.

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