Hey All,
I wanted to get your opinions on this..from all the masters…
We have a hardwood install in a kitchen remodel coming up.
Old hardwood there patched up in a bunch of places so a refinish is not a option…The question is lose the existing and Install new 3/4 sheet goods? or run it over? Perpendictular? Diagonal?
Thanks
Dan
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Hey, I'm just happy you bumped the count one closer to the big number.
I'd lose the existing if I could pull the base cabinets easily; just a better transition to the rest of the house.
Forrest
Wow the count is gettin close...Its a new kitchen so no base cabinets to contend with and hardwood is going in another room over plywood after we rip the carpet outta That room...so transitions aren't a issue in that respect...Dan*edit*OH btw...old hardwood is nailed right on the joists no subfloor there
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the house we live in now had 1floor nailed over the orig hardwood floor. looked fine but seemed pretty squeaky. we pull the one up and refinshed the orig.
if i was going to do this i would get the framing nailer out and nail the heck out of the orig floor and then 30lb felt it.
larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Thanks for your reply..I was going to nail the old floor off well prior IF I went over it just wanted thoughts from others that was down this road Is your floor run 90 degrees off the underlaying one?
Thanks againDan
ours was 90 degrees to the orig. one. is your old one nice and flat? larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
flat is a relative term when its a old house...acceptable yes...flat eh? I've seen better...the're tryin not to spend a fortune but want it to look nice...so theres going to be compromiseDan
This was done on a kitchen job I have going on.
I screwed the old flooring off with my quik drives.
The flooring sub ran 30# felt over the floor and then ran the new floor perpindicular to the old flooring. Nailed about 4" OC.
Finished it in place, sanding, staining, clear coats.
All turned out well, it's solid and no squeeks.
He just can't stain it to save his life, had to retry 2 times already and is going to have to try again.
Other than that it's not a bad deal. Woods favorite carpenter
Lose the old. check the subfloor for strength, squeaks, repair as needed. reducer strips are tacky.
Tear it out. A flooring install is only as good as it's subfloor. And strip flooring does no make for a good subfloor, no matter how well you nail it off.
Keep in mind that hardwood flooring reacts to changes in humidity....shrinks wth low humidity, swells with high humidity....so using the flooring as a subfloor in essence, doubles the reaction.
A good solid plywood will not be affected by such seasonal changes, and will hold nails better.
J. D. Reynolds
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