Replace Wood Floor With Carpet

The first step in replacing your carpet with hardwood is removing the old carpet.

Replace wood floor with carpet.

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. Try to pull the carpeting back starting in one corner of the room. Depending upon your selections the total cost for hardwood floor installation including labor and materials can average up to 4 to 6 per square foot. Tile will last forever under normal conditions but carpet and laminate may need replacement in ten years or less.

You need to know the wood thickness before you can start sawing into the floor to prevent your circular saw from damaging the subflooring underneath. Move all the furniture and personal items out of the room you will be renovating. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. Remove any carpet transition strips which are the metal strips nailed or screwed down in a doorway.

If your hardwood floor is in generally fine shape with only a damaged spot or two it is easy and economical to make small repairs by replacing a strip or plank of flooring. Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.

Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.