From Carpet To Hardwood Floors

Use your standard screwdriver to pry them from the floor.

From carpet to hardwood floors.

The basic rule of thumb with removing the carpet for a hardwood installation is that you just go in reverse to take things back to the original subfloor. Find pros wood vs. Home improvement shows make pulling up carpeting as simple and exciting as. Today hardwood floors are a highly desirable home feature but not long ago wall to wall carpeting was all the rage.

The average lifespan of a carpet is anywhere from 3 to 10 years. 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. I ve also had the pleasure of redoing hardwood floors on several occasions. The cost to install laminate flooring averages 2 750 compared to hardwood s average of 4 400 and carpet s average of 1 600.

Use the pliers to pull up any staples that remain stuck in the floor. In my experience the carpet or hardwood question isn t an either or issue. It s a nasty job especially if the carpeting you remove was glued to the underlying hardwood floor which was the case in one of my flooring jobs. If you buy a cheap carpet that isn t very well made has poor quality fibers and sub par backing you.

Remove the carpet tacking strips which may be nailed or stapled to the hardwood floor. Each has advantages and disadvantages. One is an entirely synthetic soft quiet inexpensive material with a relatively short lifespan while the other is a natural hard and expensive flooring material that is likely to last longer than. Dispose of tacking strips and any staples or nails that held the strips in place.

These are two of the most common of all flooring materials and also the two that are the most different from one another. Need to find a pro for your flooring carpet installation. Laminate is more diy friendly and moisture resistant than both wood and carpet.