Stripping hardwood flooring the wrong way can cost you hours of backbreaking work leave you with an enormous mess and even cause permanent damage to your subflooring.
How to get ready for hardwood floors to be installed.
Hardwood flooring provides long lasting beauty and durability to a home.
Many hardwood floors last for decades with proper care.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.
Hardwood floors also help cut down on dust mites.
Measure the length and width of the room and.
Yet installing hardwood flooring is a big project often best left in the hands of professional wood floor installers.
Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.
The key to a beautiful long lasting hardwood or laminate floor is a well prepared subfloor.
They are available in 3 4 inch thickness as well as low profile styles that are 5 16 to 5 8 inch thick which are a good or installing over existing flooring.
Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width.
Maintenance is easy for a pre finished hardwood floor keep grit off of the surface by sweeping regularly and use a flooring cleaning kit alcohol based and spray on and wipe off with a damp cloth.