Fix my floor

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The reading.

Diagnosis, prep and the honest stop signs. No listicles of things you should buy, no sponsored tools, no pretending a floor is easy.

A dark luxury reading corner with a deep red velvet chair, art books on a black marble table and a brass floor lamp over a dark wood floor.
A flush brass transition strip between dark oak flooring and black marble tile.

Prep7 min

The transition strip mistake everyone makes

A transition strip is a movement joint, not trim. Why buying it before the floor is down goes wrong, and how to measure and fit one that lets the floor move.

A lifted laminate seam in the foreground of a dark living room, with a red velvet chair and a gold floor lamp behind.

Fails & Fixes8 min

Why your laminate is peaking at the seams

Laminate floors peak at the seams when planks are pinched, wet or laid on an uneven subfloor. Diagnose the ridge before you replace a single plank.