Floors and Coverings - Page 35 of 36

Installing a Sheet-Vinyl Floor
Whether flat-lay or coved, use a felt-paper pattern for best results.
Plywood persuader
Laying tongue-and-groove plywood subfloor usually calls for at least two carpenters. As one wields a sledgehammer on the sheet to be threaded, the other is easing the tongue of this…
Floor Framing
With production techniques and the right materials, a solid, squeakless floor is a day's work.
Laying a Tile Floor
Epoxy mastic on a plywood subfloor is a durable alternative to the traditional mortar-bed method.
Cutting Curves in Big Beams
Last year I designed and built a house that uses seven cantilevered 6x20 beams to hold up the second floor. The beams are exposed to view on the outside, so…
Putting Down a Brick Floor
The mason's craft is easier when the bricks are laid on a horizontal surface.
Floor Sanding
Follow a pattern with powerful machines for best results.
Hardwood Strip Flooring
How to lay out and install it.
Salvaging Floorboards
Trying to rescue a tongue-and-groove floor without ruining it can be tedious and time-consuming. The technique that I've developed keeps damage to a minimum, saves a lot of time and…
Insulating a floor
In "Truss Frame Construction" (FHB #5), Mark White describes a way of holding up insulation with twine so it can easily be installed from above. Here's an alternative method we…

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