Measure the thickness of the current hardwood.
Replace wood floor with carpet.
Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.
Tile will last forever under normal conditions but carpet and laminate may need replacement in ten years or less.
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.
Hardwood flooring can also be repaired and refinished unlike other flooring types.
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.
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 falls in the middle on the comfort scale.
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.
Move all the furniture and personal items out of the room you will be renovating.
Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank.
You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.
Most floors use a tongue and groove design.
The first step in replacing your carpet with hardwood is removing the old carpet.