Flooring Videos
These This Old House videos showcase all of our flooring projects, how-tos, and designs.
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How to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring in a Kitchen
In this DIY Smarts project, Carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner replace a dated vinyl kitchen floor with modern vinyl plank flooring to complete an updated look.
How to Install Tongue and Groove Flooring
In this video, Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor how tongue-and-groove flooring works, how to install it, and some of the tools and techniques required for the job.
How to Remove a Burn Mark from a Hardwood Floor
Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert travels to Portland, Oregon to repair an original wood floor that was burned by a face-down hot iron.
How to Patch a Chipped Wood Floor
Using only hand tools and a drill, Tom Silva makes minor floor damage disappear with a simple and effective dutchman repair technique
How to Replace a Cracked Floor Tile
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates some DIY Smarts with the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile.
How to Replace a Vinyl Floor with Ceramic Tile
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner replace the peeling, vinyl floor in his bathroom with a ceramic tile floor
How to Patch a Chipped Wood Floor
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva fixes a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools.
How to Repair a Bad Flooring Joint
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva repairs a piece of wood nosing that was poorly installed and resulted in a bad joint.
How to Patch a Hole in Wood Trim
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner patch a large hole in painted baseboard molding
How to Patch a Hardwood Floor
Tom Silva installs a patch in a hardwood floor and fills the gaps with a custom wood putty
How to Patch Hardwood Flooring
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner patch a hardwood floor to make it look seamless
How to Install DIY Radiant Floor Heating
Use a specialized foam panel to lock the PEX tubing in place, cover it with a sand-and-cement mix, and tile away.
How to Restore Terrazzo Floors
This Old House host Kevin O'Connor heads to Del Ray Beach, Florida, to restore terrazzo floors
How to Avoid Rookie Plumbing Mistakes
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates some common plumbing mistakes and how to avoid them
How to Repair a Cracked Floor Joist
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair a cracked floor joist
How to Quiet Squeaky Carpeted Floors
This Old House general Contractor Tom Silva shows how you can silence those squeaks by using specials screws
How to Install a Linoleum Tile Floor
Use click-together Marmoleum squares to lay a floating floor in an endless array of colorful patterns
Overview of Flooring Options
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor discuss the wide world of flooring products
How to Tile a Bathroom Floor
Installing bathroom floor tiles isn’t a job for beginners. Watch what it takes as contractor Angelo McRae installs a new mosaic-tile floor.
How to Remove a Vinyl Floor and Plywood Subfloor
Uncovering a beautiful hardwood floors with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Install Pre-Finished Engineered Flooring
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to install a beautiful wood floor in just less than one day
How to Repair Squeaky Wood Floors
Silencing squeaky floors with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Remove and Replace Tongue and Groove Flooring
Step-by-step instructions to help you carefully fix your wood floor boards without causing damage.
How to Repair Loose Carpet
Fixing a stairwell tripping hazard with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
How to Install Radiant Heat
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to retrofit an old home with new under-floor heat.
How to Install a Herringbone Floor
Use prefinished engineered flooring to create a chevron showstopper
How to Install Vinyl Flooring
In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares tips and tricks for laying a perfect-fit vinyl sheet floor
How to Upgrade a Garage Floor with an Epoxy Coat
This Old House host Kevin O'Connor assists epoxy-coating expert Doug Fasching in creating a good-looking, hardwearing, stain-resistant garage floor
How to Patch a Sheet Vinyl Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to make an undetectable repair to an existing resilient floor
How to Install Radiant Heat Under a Solid Wood Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to run radiant heat tubing under a new hardwood floor
Fixing Squeaks Under Carpet
In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates a special screw that lets you secure loose flooring right through carpet
How to Lay a Floating Floor
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his tips and techniques for putting down a floating floor.
How to Paint a Wood Floor
Turn a worn floor into a cottage classic with a simple checkerboard pattern