Putting Hardwood Floors Over Hardwood Floors

Always follow the manufacturer s recommendations for installation over existing flooring.
Putting hardwood floors over hardwood floors. Things i mention in this vid. Glue down parquet applications that require the use of pva adhesives are not recommended over existing sheet vinyl or vinyl and cork tile flooring unless an underlayment is put down first. I was told that i should just lay 1 4 inch backer board no membrane its being installed in a entry way not alot of moisture but high traffic onto the hardwood floor because it will expand ext at different rates and amts. Installing new hardwood over old hardwood floors.
Sweep the straight edge across the floor and mark any areas not level. Sand humps with a belt sander and fill any depressions with a troweled on patching compound. Ok i have have had 2 or 3 different contractors tell me 3 different things about tiling over hardwood floors. When installing a floor over your existing floor you will want to choose an engineered wood floor that is at least 1 2 thick and over 4 3 4 wide.
For instance i will look at much older floors that were nailed into floor joists before the widespread use of subfloors. Analyze the floor s level using a 10 foot straight edge. This funny video is about installing hardwood floors over existing hardwood floors.