Don't hire the pros when refinishing hardwood floors. If you are patient and careful, you can easily do this job yourself.

Removing old wall and floor coverings can be more difficult that installing new materials. In most cases, the job will require using the right tool -- and sometimes take a lot of elbow grease.

How to prep the surface of your hardwood floor Before you start scrubbing, check the floor for staples. You can save your knuckles some abuse and make the clean-up simpler by removing any carpet ...

Every floor scraper comes equipped with a blade holder. However, while some equipment suppliers may provide sample blades, usually the machine will not come with the blade inserted.

Q: My parents have a 9-foot-by-12-foot area rug, which is in excellent condition, in their bedroom. Under the rug is green foam-rubber padding that has become as hard as a rock over the years and h… ...

Q: My dog is wearing off the finish on my solid hardwood floor.The flooring was installed in the 1920s and was sanded once and stained more than 20 years ago. It remains in good shape except for ...

Question: We bought a house with hardwood floors covered with wall-to-wall carpet. We want to take up the carpet and restore the floors but discovered that much of the carpet is glued down. Is ...