Flooring Guide

Lower-level room with exposed brick, steel-framed doors and SPC vinyl plank flooring

Vinyl Plank in a New Jersey Basement: Slabs, Mo...

SPC is one of the few floors that belongs below grade — but only if you deal with the slab first. What to test, what to fix, and when the...

Vinyl Plank in a New Jersey Basement: Slabs, Mo...

SPC is one of the few floors that belongs below grade — but only if you deal with the slab first. What to test, what to fix, and when the...

Overhead view of a sofa and side table on warm oak SPC vinyl plank flooring

SPC vs Laminate vs Engineered Hardwood: An Hone...

Three floors that look similar in a photo and behave nothing alike in a house. Where each one genuinely wins, including the cases where we would not sell you ours.

SPC vs Laminate vs Engineered Hardwood: An Hone...

Three floors that look similar in a photo and behave nothing alike in a house. Where each one genuinely wins, including the cases where we would not sell you ours.

Dog walking across SPC vinyl plank flooring in a family kitchen

Flooring With Dogs and Kids: What Actually Surv...

Nail scratches, spilled juice, accidents on the floor at 3am. What holds up, what the warranty will and won't cover, and the wear layer to insist on.

Flooring With Dogs and Kids: What Actually Surv...

Nail scratches, spilled juice, accidents on the floor at 3am. What holds up, what the warranty will and won't cover, and the wear layer to insist on.

Warm walnut bedroom floor beside a cool gray living room floor, shown side by side

Warm or Gray? How to Choose a Floor Color You'l...

Gray floors defined the last decade and the market has turned. How to read undertones, test properly in your own light, and pick something that outlasts the trend.

Warm or Gray? How to Choose a Floor Color You'l...

Gray floors defined the last decade and the market has turned. How to read undertones, test properly in your own light, and pick something that outlasts the trend.