Using a special soap for wood floors is recommended. For lacquered floors, it’s best to mop only with a damp cloth. Note: ...

Dear Judy: You will find parquet flooring “kits” that are intended for the average do-it-yourselfer. It is much easier to lay a parquet floor than a standard strip floor. The pattern of small pieces ...

Question: I like the appearance of a hardwood floor, but I think that installing one is beyond my expertise. I saw some hardwood parquet tiles for do-it-yourself installation. Is it really easy to do?

Dear James: We like hardwood parquet floors, but it is expensive to have them installed. Are do-it-yourself parquet flooring "kits" easy to install for inexperienced DIYers? -- Chris H. Dear Chris: ...

There are certain areas of your floor that get more traffic than others. So what do you do when one heavily trafficked area of your hardwood floor looks worn while the rest of it is OK? A reader sent ...

I need some help finding parquet wood flooring to match the floor in the rest of my apartment. The flooring in my dining room was removed for construction (contractor claimed he couldn’t save it). The ...