Floor Preparation For Real Hardwood

Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width.

Floor preparation for real hardwood. The key to a beautiful long lasting hardwood or laminate floor is a well prepared subfloor. Often plywood will loosen from the floor joists over time. If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it. Place the flat edge of a kick tool or wood block against the end of the second piece and hit the kicker with a hammer.

The quality of your floor depends a great deal on the integrity of your sub floor. Make sure they re snug. Remove any carpet or other flooring. Decking screws work the best to keep both tight against one another.

They re just made differently. We avoid those problems by using a buffer and hard plate with 30 grit sandpaper to abrade the surface. Seal off rooms that will not be sanded. Shim areas increase vertical height.

Continue this process on the floor along the wall. Keep in mind steam water vinegar and cleaners like murphy s oil soap that produces suds should never be used to clean wood floors. If you have any squeaky areas before the hardwood is installed take care of it before it s too late. After the floor is swept do a visual check of the surface.

If you have one a dead blow hammer will remove the need for a kick tool or wood block to serve as padding. Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. Scrape the floor clean of drywall compound paint and other substances on the floor. Hardwood floors in high traffic areas in your home may require a deep cleaning by a flooring professional.

About the floor prep before i continue. Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards. Determine how much flooring and materials will be needed. Most wood floor installers will take basic preparations to contain the dust.

The paint also hardened the wood surface preventing further abrasion. Dust is the number one problem for homeowners during wood flooring installation. You re still getting real hardwood floors. If the surface has been finished.

Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job. But you may want to supplement their dust control efforts. Method squirt and mop and bona hardwood floor cleaner are two good ones. Multiply length times width of the room.

Snap the two tongue and groove pieces of flooring together. If the wood flooring is to be glued down make sure there aren t sealers or other coatings that may interfere with the adhesive bond.