With moisture-sensitive flooring on the rise, it's important that flooring installers and other industry professionals are properly educated on moisture testing and control.

Although DIY flooring products are more cost-efficient and, in some ways, more marketable than professional installations, they can — and should in several cases — still be installed by professionals.

FCI reached out to several underlayment manufacturers for their expertise and insight on the latest sound-reduction products and technologies.

Floor Covering Installer reached out to several floor finish manufacturers in the industry to find out the latest trends in hardwood flooring finishes.

Floor Covering Installer takes a look at some quality moisture-resistant products from companies in the flooring industry.

Anyone who's spent more than a decade in the flooring business might say the industry is a lot different than it was 10 —or even five— years ago. The rapid evolution of a new product category called multilayer flooring (MLF) is "hard" evidence of that.