new wood floor

A Guide to Gorgeous Floors

Overhead shot of a man in a green shirt installs wooden herringbone-pattern flooring; aligning the planks on underlayment with tools and extra planks nearby

Laying new flooring seems simple—just tiles or planks on the ground, right? Wrong. Achieving truly gorgeous, professional-looking floors is far more complex. It requires meticulous preparation, careful installation (down to how sunlight hits the planks!), and consistent, long-term maintenance.

Fortunately, Family Handyman has you covered with all the flooring advice you could need. Here, along with the help of flooring professionals, we’ll walk you through every step, from the cost-benefit analysis of investing in new floors and choosing the right direction for installation to perfecting finishing touches and keeping your floors looking fabulous for years.

Getting Started

Installation

Finishing Touches

Care & Repair