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 ...

FLOOR-TOP STG from W. R. MEADOWS is a standard traffic-grade, single-component, shrinkage-compensated, self-leveling floor topping and underlayment that may be pumped or poured. W. R. Meadows Inc.

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 ...

The Golden Trowel has been presented for 35 years to contractors who produce the world’s flattest and most level floors. They are awarded in several different categories, based on how the floor was ...