Most shiplap and tongue and groove planks are wood. If you plan to paint the finished paneling, you’ll save money by using inexpensive pine planks or MDF, both of which are available primed.

I ordered 400 square feet of tongue-and-groove yellow pine in 8-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick planks. Today, wood flooring is normally 3⁄4-inch thick or less—because it’s usually laid over a ...

However, hardwood flooring installation can be costly because more time has to be spent on sanding and finishing. But this is not the case with tongue-and-groove engineered wood flooring.

Not only are they durable and easy to clean, they come in plenty of varieties to suit both contemporary and classic style rooms. In our expert guide, we explain the pros and cons of different types of ...

Hardwood flooring ... engineered wood floors are also nailed to the sub-floor, in most cases, it’s done using the click-and-lock system. This installation method uses tongue-and-groove boards ...

including traditional strips of natural wood with interlocking tongue-and-groove edges, and manufactured planks that have a thin layer of natural wood on top of particleboard. But regardless of ...