Installing Hardwood Over Hardwood

With shaw floors new line of floorté waterproof hardwood i was able to install real hardwood flooring directly over my existing floors without any demo or prep work.

Installing hardwood over hardwood.

New hardwood flooring over old hardwood flooring. Installing new hardwood over old hardwood floors. 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. For instance i will look at much older floors that were nailed into floor joists before the widespread use of subfloors.

Installing new hardwood over older wood floors can be extremely time saving in lieu of removal that can become expensive dirty and even dangerous depending on how the original floor was installed. If the hardwood flooring is installed nailed down parallel to the direction of the old wood flooring the new wood floors could pull apart leaving open gaps or. Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade. 3 4 thick or thinner solid or engineered hardwood flooring must be installed across the old wood floor boards at a 90 degree angle.

If your subfloor is already hardwood but you want to improve the look of your home with new material it is possible to lay engineered hardwood over the existing floor with proper preparation and traditional installation techniques. So before i get into the step by step diy installation tutorial i wanted to give you a little more of the juicy deets regarding this cutting edge flooring technology.