Replace Wood Floor With Carpet

Hardwood falls in the middle on the comfort scale.

Replace wood floor with carpet. The first step in replacing your carpet with hardwood is removing the old carpet. Tile will last forever under normal conditions but carpet and laminate may need replacement in ten years or less. Depending upon your selections the total cost for hardwood floor installation including labor and materials can average up to 4 to 6 per square foot. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.

Try to pull the carpeting back starting in one corner of the room. Remove any carpet transition strips which are the metal strips nailed or screwed down in a doorway. Installing hardwood floors can cost between 9 and 12 per square foot compared with about 3 to 5 per square foot for carpet so some homeowners opt to install hardwood floors only in some. You need to know the wood thickness before you can start sawing into the floor to prevent your circular saw from damaging the subflooring underneath.

Installation prices vary depending on the type of wood you choose. Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. If your hardwood floor is in generally fine shape with only a damaged spot or two it is easy and economical to make small repairs by replacing a strip or plank of flooring.

Hardwood flooring can also be repaired and refinished unlike other flooring types.