Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and disadvantages ...

Question: We are building a new home and it's visually important that the five-inch wide engineered hardwood flooring run parallel to the 19.2-inch on centre, spaced wood web-engineered truss floor ...

Q:I am strengthening my house in the crawl space by putting oriented strand board (OSB) shear panels on the cripple wall from the mudsill to the floor joists. I am wondering if the same application ...

Are you planning to replace your old floors? Or are you about to install flooring in a newly-built home? In either case, when you look at the expense of your floor material and installation, you may ...

An underlay is the layer of floor between the subfloor and top floor covering. It is a thin material that allows for the easy installation of floor materials like laminate, hardwood, vinyl, tiles, and ...

Question: There quite a few projects I need to do around my house. How do I decide when and where to use particleboard, plywood or oriented strand board? Answer: You must have visited your home center ...

Surface cleaning never reaches where the real problem actually lives.

Last week I talked about engineered hardwood floors, and one of the big benefits is that you can install them over concrete and below grade, like in a basement. That’s according to some flooring ...

Dear James: There are quite a few projects I need to do around my house. How do I decide when and where to use particleboard, plywood or oriented strand board? -- Rich J. Dear Rich: You must have ...