The son of an interior designer, Rob was already painting walls and hanging wallpaper at 14. After assisting the family interior design business and building two homes of his own, Rob has been working as a freelance writer since 2010, specializing in flooring, remodeling, and HVAC systems. Rob is also a pastor, serves on the Church Board and continues to give sermons. He is married to Diane, and they have 3 kids and 2 grandkids.
The average labor costs to install hardwood is between $3 and $4 per sq/ft, but depending on factors like your location, the condition of your subfloor, the complexity of the project and the reputation of the installer this average baseline rate increases to $4.50-$7.00 per sq/ft. In this post we will compare the factors that…
What’s the easiest way to remove linoleum? The best way to remove linoleum flooring is to have someone else do it for you. Professionals will strip away and dispose of your old linoleum for between $1 and $2 per square foot. If you want do-it-yourself then read on for linoleum flooring removal advice. Removing old…
What’s the Best Way to Cut Laminate Flooring? The best way to cut laminate flooring is with three tools, a laminate floor cutter, a jigsaw, and a crosscut saw (or table saw). Use the laminate floor cutter for straight cuts when shortening plank lengths, the jigsaw for cutting shapes in laminate around objects (like a…
In most cases you will want a hazardous waste disposal specialist to remove it for you. In other instances it is recommended to leave the asbestos tile where it is and install a new floor covering over it. Asbestos floor tiles are fairly common in properties of a certain age and needn’t be a reason…
In this report we break down all the individual costs that are associated with installing or replacing a laminate floor, give you low, average, and high price ranges, take into account different installation factors and drill down into the effect on price by laminate brand. Like our other flooring cost reports, this page includes detailed laminate…
Polished concrete flooring creates a clean contemporary look while offering enough versatility to create a unique design statement. Polished concrete floors are attractive, durable, very low maintenance, free of allergens, and are a perfect choice for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and garages. When properly sealed, they are impervious to moisture and resist stain problems. Yes, we know why…
The standard way to measure flooring is to measure the length and width of each room, round up to the nearest half foot and multiply the length times the width to determine the number of square feet in each room. Add the sums together for each room to determine the total square footage to be…
Here we show you all the tools you need and how much they cost. Then, we take you through the steps of applying water-based and oil-based polyurethane to your hardwood floor, including how to cut into the edges of your flooring and cover the larger central areas efficiently. Before you embark on applying polyurethane yourself, it’s worth asking yourself how…
In this article, we will discuss how to refinish engineered hardwood floors the correct way and about how much it will cost you. Can you refinish engineered hardwood? You can refinish your engineered hardwood floors between 1 and 3 times depending on the thickness of the hardwood top layer. According to This Old House, refinishing…
Whether you intend to install vinyl basement flooring, laminate basement flooring or any other type of flooring, you will still need to decide whether to insulate your concrete basement floor. Do you need to insulate your concrete? There are three reasons to insulate a concrete basement floor – Comfort, stopping condensation and preventing heat loss.…
There are plenty of factors to consider when installing a new or replacement floor but for most households the most important question tends to be “How much will it cost?”. You may have heard that vinyl plank flooring is a budget friendly flooring option but is that really the case? In this report we are…
Vinyl flooring planks are all the same length, unlike random-length hardwood planks. This can lead to eye-catching, and not in a good way, weird joint patterns. Hence the question: “How do I stagger vinyl plank flooring?” Get this wrong, and your floor will look like an amateur installed it. Get the vinyl plank flooring layout…
Epoxy basement floor cost averages $7.15 per square foot when professionally installed. That’s about $7,000 for a 1,000 sq/ft basement. A wide range of cost factors, detailed below, including DIY vs pro application produces a potential epoxy floor cost of $3.35 to $12.50 per square foot. Click here to go directly to our cost table to see…
Floor leveling compound is a versatile product that has many applications for leveling and finishing concrete floors. There are two types of products given this name, and while they are very similar and the names are often used interchangeably, there is a minor difference: There’s more detail below in the discussion of the Types of Floor Leveling…
The average cost to tile a bathroom floor is about $17 per square foot. Cheap tile installed starts at about $11 per square foot while premium tile costs can easily exceed $30 per square foot installed. Prices include the tile, materials and labor. How much is the labor cost to tile a bathroom floor? It’s the…
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