First invented in the 1920s during the Great Depression, Pine-Sol exploded in popularity during the 1950s as an all-purpose house cleaner. While not quite as popular now as it was in the '50s, ...

Learn about cheap DIY flooring ideas. With inexpensive pine or spruce, you can have the wood floor you’ve always dreamed of. Pine makes a terrific finished floor. I installed more than 1,000 square ...

A few years ago I got an email from Mark K. He’s from B.C. and he’s been asking me questions as he builds his beautiful log home. Mark’s latest questions have to do with choosing finished flooring, ...

Make your floors and your furniture shine with this simple DIY Pine Sol recipe using a base of pine needles and yucca soap. Create your own alternative to pine sol. If you want to make the switch from ...

We have antique heart pine floors (originally, subfloors) and a few planks are water damaged beyond repair. We’d like to replace those boards, rather than re-doing the whole floor. There are a number ...

The dents and scratches in the floors of old New Orleans houses speak to years of celebrations and lives fully lived. These imperfections add character and charm, and when an old floor has to be ...

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I have wide plank pine flooring attached directly to the floor supports. The previous owners had plywood and carpeting covering the pine. The basement has a moisture problem and has a french drain ...