How To Install Solid Hardwood Floor

Solid hardwood flooring adds style value and warmth to your home.

How to install solid hardwood floor.

Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video. Hardwood floors are durable beautiful and a great diy project. Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade. Hardwood floors are beautiful last a lifetime and are easy to install.

The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select. Before we get started with how to install hardwood floors let s cover a few basics. If you decide to tackle installation yourself we have instructions on how to lay hardwood floor like a pro. With no special tools you can go from subfloor to breathtaking in as little as a day.

For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down. 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.