Rob Parsell
AuthorThe son of an interior designer, Rob was already painting walls and hanging wallpaper at 14. After assisting the family interior design business and building two homes of his own, Rob has been working as a freelance writer since 2010, specializing in flooring, remodeling, and HVAC systems. Rob is also a pastor, serves on the Church Board and continues to give sermons. He is married to Diane, and they have 3 kids and 2 grandkids.
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What’s the Best Way to Cut Laminate Flooring? The best way to cut laminate flooring is with three tools, a laminate floor cutter, a jigsaw, and a crosscut saw (or table saw). Use the laminate floor cutter for straight cuts when shortening plank lengths, the jigsaw for cutting shapes in laminate around objects (like a…
In most cases you will want a hazardous waste disposal specialist to remove it for you. In other instances it is recommended to leave the asbestos tile where it is and install a new floor covering over it. Asbestos floor tiles are fairly common in properties of a certain age and needn’t be a reason…
Laminate flooring installation costs between $3 and $13 per square foot, depending on the material quality. This range narrows to $4.50 to $7.50 per square foot for the most popular brands and styles of laminate flooring — amounting to $4,500 to $7,500 for 1,000 square feet. Our report breaks down all the individual costs associated…
Polished concrete flooring creates a clean contemporary look while offering enough versatility to create a unique design statement. Polished concrete floors are attractive, durable, very low maintenance, free of allergens, and are a perfect choice for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and garages. When properly sealed, they are impervious to moisture and resist stain problems. Yes, we know why…
The standard way to measure flooring is to measure the length and width of each room, round up to the nearest half foot and multiply the length times the width to determine the number of square feet in each room. Add the sums together for each room to determine the total square footage to be…
Here we show you all the tools you need and how much they cost. Then, we take you through the steps of applying water-based and oil-based polyurethane to your hardwood floor, including how to cut into the edges of your flooring and cover the larger central areas efficiently. Before you embark on applying polyurethane yourself, it’s worth asking yourself how…
Epoxy basement floor cost averages $7.15 per square foot when professionally installed. That’s about $7,000 for a 1,000 sq/ft basement. A wide range of cost factors, detailed below, including DIY vs pro application produces a potential epoxy floor cost of $3.35 to $12.50 per square foot. Click here to go directly to our cost table to see…
Floor leveling compound is a versatile product that has many applications for leveling and finishing concrete floors. There are two types of products given this name, and while they are very similar and the names are often used interchangeably, there is a minor difference: There’s more detail below in the discussion of the Types of Floor Leveling…