Floors

Give your shop or garage a million-dollar look with diamond-tread peel-and-stick tiles.

After busting up old tile up to fix water damage, we installed snap-together, no-mud tiles for a fresh new look.

Resolving that it was time to refinish the floors, I had to determine whether this was a DIY project or one for the pros. To discover the benefits and drawbacks of each approach, I decided to try both so I’d know which option to recommend to other homeowners.

Glazed ceramic tile is a near-perfect material for bathroom floors. It’s extremely durable, relatively affordable, stain- and skid-resistant and waterproof when properly installed and maintained.

Cold floors make us cringe when we crawl out of bed and shudder as we step out of the shower. Imagine how great it would be if your home’s floors offered a toasty welcome and helped to heat the house at the same time.

 An old-time product is back — and in modern favor as a green flooring alternative.

Blame it on a crappy TV. And a crappy carpet. They made the whole family room crappy. I put up with it for years, and then one day, for whatever reason, I said: “I’m not taking any more crap.” So I put down a cork floor. Here’s how I did it in 10 steps.

Club member and HANDY forum regular, Kevin Bartley (also known as jdeere), has a passion for the sport of curling. Learn how he helps lay out his community’s rink.

While at first glance ceramic tile may seem like a rigid, unforgiving form of flooring, it can in truth be one of the most accommodating materials in difficult remodeling projects. 

Garage floors can look so good that you catch yourself saying, "Kids, take off your shoes before going in the garage!" The quality of DIY kits varies, so I became interested in one that claimed to make a floor that rivals a pro-install.