Replacing Old Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood flooring is very popular now but it can be damaged by too much moisture and easily scratched by pets nails.

Replacing old hardwood flooring.

How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor. Costs to remove old flooring are not included and some homes may require additional construction for some floor types. As you weigh investing in hardwood for your floors you ll need to evaluate your budget the preferences and traditions in your community and your own taste. If you want to change the species of wood you may consider replacing the hardwood.

The upper and lower tabs are about 1 4 thick and can withstand only two or three sandings before they start splintering ruining. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. Then remove any nails and staples in the subflooring and sand off any paint or adhesive.

The 280 square feet of narrow oak strips was 95 years old and pretty beat with scratches. Engineered hardwood provides a similar look at a lower cost but can t be refinished as often. If this is the type of look you are going for changing woods may make sense for you. Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank.

Completely clean out the opened section of flooring. One thing we didn t need permission to do was replace the wood flooring in the living room dining area. Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure. Using the chisel and a pry bar remove the strip of flooring between the relief cuts and pull the tongue and groove edges of the old flooring where they interlock with the adjacent flooring courses.

Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull. Some people love the look and graining of oak. Other customers prefer a more unique look such as a brilliant brazilian cherry or a clear maple or a modern looking bamboo. The majority of homes in the us have oak.

Replacing carpeting with hardwood floor. Most old hardwood floors from the mid 19th century onwards are connected via interlocking edges called tongue and groove a laying method that minimizes gaps and keeps the faces of the floorboards from cupping.