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 ...

A man in blue overalls lays laminate planks on the floor during installation - anatoliy_gleb/Shutterstock Achieving a straight and uniform laminate flooring ...

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 ...

Getting ready to lay a new laminate floor can be intimidating – after all, it’s a big and pretty fiddly job. All the boards need to fit together perfectly, which means the task can start to look like ...

Where do I start when laying a laminate floor? IF THE room is carpeted, remove the old carpeting and padding to expose the subfloor. If the room has a vinyl floor, you can install the floating floor ...

Achieving a straight and uniform laminate flooring installation starts with accurately laying the first row. It sounds pretty easy, right? Just install the planks along the wall and you're good to go.