How hard/expensive is it to remove hardwood floors? (sand, color, pictures)
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In the home we are purchasing, we plan to install hardwood floors in our office and dining room, located on either side of our foyer.
The foyer already has dark hardwood floors. We thought we would pull these up so the floors match. Is this a difficult task, and very expensive if you hire someone? The area is around 200 square feet.
I don't know the specifics of our floors, meaning the type of wood, etc. I am assuming they were installed in the 80's and are solid hardwood, not sure if they are nailed or glued down. I think the subfloor is plywood.
The floors are in good shape, although not exactly the color we prefer. These appear to be a dark oak/walnut, and we would like something along the lines of a light cherry, teak, or koa. Should we not care about it matching exactly in the rooms flanking either side?
I've attached pictures, but they don't help much. Any advice would be great! Thanks!http://www.flickr.com/photos/30775325@N05/4455117190/ (broken link)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30775325@N05/4455117268/in/photostream/ (broken link)
How would a sanded/stained floor look beside a prefinished wood floor? The new rooms would not be stained wood, they would be prefinished (natural dark color of the wood with a finish)
Don't install pre-finished hardwood. Install unfinished hardwood. That way the old floor and the new floor can be finished to match. Plus prefinished hardwoods aren't as durable.
How expensive is it to remove a hardwood floor: the cost of a crowbar!
How hard is it to remove: totally depends on your physical condition.
It looks to me like those are oak floors, with dark stain. Unless there's something structurally wrong, or the floor is damaged, there's no way I'd pull it up and replace it - unless, of course, money is absolutely no object.
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Don't install pre-finished hardwood. Install unfinished hardwood. That way the old floor and the new floor can be finished to match. Plus prefinished hardwoods aren't as durable.
How expensive is it to remove a hardwood floor: the cost of a crowbar!
How hard is it to remove: totally depends on your physical condition.
You may also need a circular saw. And a shop-vac.
Pre-finished is fine if you are starting from scratch, but it isn't made to be repaired. It's made to be replaced.
I agree with hopes, if you want to lighten the floors (which I think are quite beautiful) you probably want to refinish the existing and install unfinished floors in the other areas and then stain them to match.
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