During the planning stages of a home improvement project, homeowners will want to consider the cost of various wood materials for new flooring and furniture. Solid wood and engineered wood are two ...

The builder of your new home wants to use modern wood I-joists instead of regular solid wood floor joists. Will these products save the builder money and leave you with a flimsy floor? Only if he ...

If you have flooring you don’t like — whether it’s carpet, vinyl or unappealing wood — it can feel like there’s no way to escape it, no matter how many rugs you pile on top. But if you have floors you ...

Engineered flooring and laminate flooring are both cost-effective, durable alternatives to solid hardwood flooring. Engineered flooring is somewhat closer in appearance to solid hardwood due to its ...

When it comes to choosing between different flooring choices, the options can be surprisingly nuanced. This is particularly true for wood flooring vs. engineered wood. While hardwood floors have long ...

Have you ever found yourself in this situation? You're standing in front of a hardwood flooring display in a retail store or home center and you see a sign on a sample that reads engineered wood ...

Engineered wood flooring is a type of flooring composed of a thin hardwood top layer, called a veneer or wear layer, over core layers of strengthened composite plywood. In some cases, the plywood may ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Engineered hardwood floors give you all the beauty of solid hardwood with a hidden secret: beneath the veneer made of ...