Installing Hardwood Floors On Carpet

Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joists parallel to the longest wall leaving a inch expansion gap around the perimeter.

Installing hardwood floors on carpet.

Keep joints that line up at least two rows apart. Before you get started installing any hardwood or laminate flooring you ll first want to measure the room you re going to be installing the flooring into and then checking the flooring you re going to install to see what the square footage coverage is per box. Maintenance is easy for a pre finished hardwood floor keep grit off of the surface by sweeping regularly and use a flooring cleaning kit alcohol based and spray on and wipe off with a damp cloth. Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h.

Before starting calculate the width the last row will be. To learn how to do this watch prepping plywood subfloors. Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board. Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring.

Wood floor installation requires a level subfloor and that your hardwood flooring is acclimated to the room s humidity and temperature according to the manufacturer s guidelines. Hardwood floors also help cut down on dust mites.