Hi i ve got a parquet floor all over the first floor.
Can i install hardwood over old hardwood.
If your subfloor is already hardwood but you want to improve the look of your home with new material it is possible to lay engineered hardwood over the existing floor with.
This is due to the fact that your floors will be a little higher.
We r about to buy a house and it is 50 yr old.
To save money and effort the best choice is to sand the old hardwood floor and to avoid installing the new one over the old floor.
Can u just install new wider plank hardwood floor on the existing old.
I want to install a new nailed hardwood floor mirage classical 3 4 inch.
Over an existing glue down floor glue direct to the existing.
The hardwood has already been sanded twice by previous owners.
If safe to do so see caution above sand off old finish and or high spots and prep to clean dry sound and flat.
It is those old style narrow planks.
Installing engineered hardwood over existing floors may also require that you cut the interior doors and any exterior door that opens into the house.
Many times the all of.
Installing wood flooring requires a proper subfloor.
Installing new hardwood over old hardwood floors installing new hardwood over older wood floors can be extremely time saving in lieu of removal that can become expensive dirty and even dangerous depending on how the original floor was installed.
If you will install on top the old floor boards have to be securely fastened try to avoid any loose floorboards.