Using a special soap for wood floors is recommended. For lacquered floors, it’s best to mop only with a damp cloth. Note: ...

I live in an 1890s brownstone with typical top-nailed parquet floors. I’m hoping to refinish them, including sanding if possible (as opposed to just screening). There is a tongue in groove subfloor ...

There are certain areas of your floor that get more traffic than others. So what do you do when one heavily trafficked area of your hardwood floor looks worn while the rest of it is OK? A reader sent ...

Q. I have a beautiful wood parquet floor that has seen better days. How can I safely sand the tiles with grain that goes at right angles to its neighbor. A drum sander would really mess it up. Is ...

Original wood floors can be one of the most striking features of a brownstone or townhouse, especially if they have intricate parquet or borders. But many wood floors have suffered years of neglect, ...

Woodoc Water-Borne FLOOR Clear Matt electric sander with 80- and 100-grit paper * sanding blocks or sandpaper (100-grit) clothpaintbrush Step 1: Prepare your surface: remove all old varnish by sanding ...

If herringbone and parquet are your top two hardwood flooring design choices, you might be a bit confused about which option ...