Floor Preparation For Real Hardwood

The key to a beautiful long lasting hardwood or laminate floor is a well prepared subfloor.

Floor preparation for real hardwood.

Seal off rooms that will not be sanded. Remove any carpet or other flooring. About the floor prep before i continue. Here s what you need to know to prepare a wood sub floor to make sure it is problem free and has a long and beautiful life.

Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards. After the floor is swept do a visual check of the surface. You re still getting real hardwood floors. Keep in mind steam water vinegar and cleaners like murphy s oil soap that produces suds should never be used to clean wood floors.

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. Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. Decking screws work the best to keep both tight against one another. Snap the two tongue and groove pieces of flooring together.

The paint also hardened the wood surface preventing further abrasion. If the surface has been finished. Make sure they re snug. But you may want to supplement their dust control efforts.

Method squirt and mop and bona hardwood floor cleaner are two good ones. Often plywood will loosen from the floor joists over time. They re just made differently. If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it.

The layers typically include a top veneer of hardwood backed by less expensive layers of plywood although some. Multiply length times width of the room. If you have any squeaky areas before the hardwood is installed take care of it before it s too late. Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.

The quality of your floor depends a great deal on the integrity of your sub floor. Countersink any nail or screw heads. Continue this process on the floor along the wall. 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.

Dust is the number one problem for homeowners during wood flooring installation. If you have one a dead blow hammer will remove the need for a kick tool or wood block to serve as padding. Hardwood floors in high traffic areas in your home may require a deep cleaning by a flooring professional. We avoid those problems by using a buffer and hard plate with 30 grit sandpaper to abrade the surface.

Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width. Scrape the floor clean of drywall compound paint and other substances on the floor.