And consider having floors professionally installed since DIY wood flooring installation may make them more susceptible to ...

Choose a soft cloth or microfiber mop to scrub your wood floors since steel and wood materials can leave scratch marks. Test any new cleaning products by using a small amount on a less visible ...

Q: Our very old wood floors are in good shape and were refinished right before we bought our house 10 years ago. But now there is very noticeable wear in a few spots, chiefly in the entryway.

The techniques above don’t work in every situation. Wood floors typically have a subfloor — plywood or, in older homes, just cheap lumber — between the floorboards and the joists Sometimes ...

Professionally installed, high-quality hardwood floors elevate any living space, regardless of the type of wood you choose. While they can be time-consuming and expensive, the payoff is undeniable.

That's because these floors have layers upon layers of thick wax. This wax comes from DIY products sold at hardware stores, which are meant to be short-term solutions to revitalize wood floors.