Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Plastic laminate first came to prominence back in the 1940s and 50s as a popular kitchen countertop material. But by the late-1980s it was beginning to fall out of favor as homeowners began replacing ...

Laminate flooring enables homeowners to get the look of wood for less, and it's easy to install. In fact, tongue-and-groove or snap-and-click joinery makes the installation of laminate flooring ideal ...

Laminate flooring enables homeowners to get the look of wood for less, and it's easy to install. In fact, tongue-and-groove or snap-and-click joinery makes the installation of laminate flooring ideal ...

Whether there is a worn out path or your pets have used it as their favorite pit stop, its time to ditch that old carpet. A carpet will collect dust, dander, and other allergens over time no matter ...

If you’re lucky enough to be working with a perfectly flat subfloor, you can skip this step, but you probably aren’t. Most subfloors have bumps and depressions in the plywood knots or at the seams, ...

If you want to avoid paying someone for labor costs and you’d rather do all the work alone, check out the easiest cheapest laminate flooring to install yourself. There are no two places I hate more on ...

If you’re building or renovating a home but don’t want to blow your budget on the floors, we have one word for you: laminates. Laminate flooring is a snazzy synthetic, usually designed to look like ...

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 ...