Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. In many ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the second installment of This Ugly House, a reader renovation diary. We’re excited to publish this tale of a hands-on renovation of a wood-frame house in Bed Stuy. See the ...

Q: It’s time for me to install ceramic tile and hardwood flooring. I read on your website that it’s important for the subfloor to be flat and level if possible. Because I don’t want the tile to crack ...

Beneath the surface of an old lake house the floor began to sink revealing cracked joists weakened by time and age with ...

Question: What are you looking for as far as the interior floors of a home? Answer: Uneven floors, which can have high and low spots, like where it appears to have a hollow spot. This can be caused by ...