Use warm, distilled water with minimal soap for streak-free floors and dry them quickly afterward. DIY cleaners with vinegar and castile soap work well, and baking soda paste helps on textured tiles ...

Dry cleaning rag on vinyl flooring tiles - Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock Peel and stick tile is one of the most clever renter-friendly upgrades out there — it's affordable, reversible, and you can ...

Whether you have friends headed over, are out of store-bought cleaner and need to get your dirty floors clean quick or you just don’t like the idea of using chemical cleaners around your home, a DIY ...

Though long-lasting, marble and granite tile is generally porous and soaks up a lot of dirt, including the cleaning solution, so you should be careful to spray with caution. “This type of natural tile ...

Cleaning tiled floors can be a drag. Getting the tiles themselves clean is bad enough, but often dealing with the grouted joints in between requires more elbow grease and attention to detail. It’s a ...

Hardwood floors bring warmth and beauty to any home. Not only do they look great against furniture and decor, but hardwood flooring is fairly easy to clean and maintain, even in high-traffic areas.

Need to know how to repair vinyl flooring? Have a few broken, peeling or damaged kitchen floor tiles? This excerpt, taken from Upgrade Your House (Creative Publishing International, 2010) by Philip ...