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Flooring & Tile Guides

Guides for floors and tile: choosing and installing vinyl plank, laminate, hardwood and carpet, tiling floors, showers and backsplashes, grouting, and coating floors with epoxy. Learn how to prepare the subfloor, plan a layout that wastes less and pick the right grout and trowel. Each guide links to the calculator for boxes, tiles, bags of grout or gallons of epoxy.

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How to Clean Laminate and Vinyl Plank (LVP) Floors: What to Use and Avoid

Oct 16, 202610 min read
October 16, 2026 by Home And Yard Calc
Microfiber mop cleaning a wood-look laminate floor

To clean laminate floors, sweep or vacuum first, then wipe the floor with a microfiber mop that is only slightly damp, using a cleaner … Read more

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LVP vs Laminate Flooring: Which Is Better?

Updated Oct 16, 20269 min read
October 16, 2026October 14, 2026 by Home And Yard Calc
LVP vs Laminate Flooring Which Is Better

LVP (luxury vinyl plank) is the better choice for wet areas such as bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and basements, because the planks are made … Read more

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Flooring calculatorBoxes of flooring, underlayment and trim for one or more rooms, with cost.Tile calculatorTiles and boxes for floors, walls and showers, with extra for cuts.Grout calculatorGrout and thinset bags for your tile size and joint width.Epoxy calculatorEpoxy resin for table pours and garage floor coatings.

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