Replacing Wood Floors Old House

We show you how to replace your uneven flloor or subfloor.

Replacing wood floors old house. Be suspicious of wood posts set on dirt floors or wood posts with concrete poured around the post bases. We replaced a couple of boards from a standard 3 4 in thick x 2 1 4 in wide oak strip floor using a drill circular saw and sharp chisel. That makes the rooms look bigger and provides a unified look. Installing hardwood floors can cost between 9 and 12 per square foot compared with about 3 to 5 per square foot for carpet so some homeowners opt to install hardwood floors only in some.

A popular design trend is to use the same flooring throughout the entire house or at least throughout the public areas. Our house was built in 1843 we covered old wood floor with carpet years ago riped it out the floor were painted white i don t know why looks terrible also water damaged and warping covered one room with laminate years ago and it s got to go i call it my big ship with a deck wanted to replace cut outs on floor that was made over years for old coal heat i think it s oak boards on the floor. The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to repair a hardwood strip floor.

Replace your old uneven floor cheap and easy. Here s a look at ways to determine whether you need a simple repair a full refinishing job or to simply start fresh with a new hardwood floor installation. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old hous. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

Learn from ashlee cody as they diagnose their moisture issues fix thei. Repairing and refinishing old hardwood floors can be a labor intensive and complex process. As the posts slowly rot and melt into the floor the house settles accordingly bottom to top. Repairing a damaged subfloor is serious business but it doesn t have to be scary.

It s actually a very simple process. Remove the old. You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings.