Whether you're protecting brand-new wood floors or refinishing some that are decades old, the task starts with selecting the right top coat.

Q. I had my hardwood floors refinished with polyurethane about six years ago. They still look lovely, but are worn dull in high-traffic areas. Can I just apply more coats of polyurethane? A.

A homeowner recently emailed me wondering what to do with his lovely old wood floors. In one high-traffic area, the floor is showing wear from frequent use. In another area, a wheeled office chair has ...

Q. Three of our bedrooms are built over a high crawl space that is well insulated, but the floors still get cold. Is it possible to install radiant heat in older wood floors? A. Radiant heat is best ...

A high-tech polyurethane floor poured in August for the new Police Academy’s massive, 45,000-square-foot gym was a total botch job, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional costs and ...