The best home improvement project I ever did was lay some wood flooring down in my kitchen. The old linoleum was old and cracked through years of misuse and age. It was time to rip it up and start over. But then we decided to add wood flooring to the kitchen. We went to the local home center and priced it out and discovered for what we need the cost would not be too inhibition. We bought a few boxes and a nail gun, which was more like a hammer, and began laying out the flooring. It was relatively simple to install. We had to make sure we measured correctly around the cabinets and walls. The wood planks that went in the middle of the flloor simply went in very easy. Each piece fit nicely in the next. It took about 4 hours to get completely done and we were very happy with the results.