Replacing Hardwood Floors

Then remove any nails and staples in the subflooring and sand off any paint or adhesive.

Replacing hardwood floors.

Hardwood properly maintained can last for decades but it may require more maintenance than other flooring options. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. You can change the color closely match and replace warped stained or termite ingested planks silence squeaky boards and fill gaps or patch knots. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.

Hardwood floor refinishing costs 1 000 to 2 500. Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull. Redoing resurfacing or refinishing hardwood flooring leaves your floors alone but sands them down to level them out and puts a new coat of varnish or another protectant on top. Cost to replace carpet with hardwood.

Next buy replacement flooring. When your hardwood floor begins to appear worn. Carpet removal costs 150 to 250 on average. A quality hardwood floor can be sanded down and refinished at least six times and up to ten times before you need to replace it.

To replace hardwood floor start by cutting and prying up the old hardwood planks using a circular saw pry bar and mallet.