install hardwood floors over another hardwood floor?
September 19, 2010 by Robert Mccormack
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install hardwood floors over another hardwood floor?
Can I install a hardwood floor over an existing one? or do I have to remove old one?
No you ll have to remove it and aside from the other reasons given, I tell you why from an installers view. The cleats or staples that are used in a hard wood flooring need to go all the way through the subfloor and barely come out. No staple or cleat is long enough to do this. Thus not a proper installation method. Plus the movement between two floors like this will cause noise and unwanted movement. Most outer doors are not raised enough to allow for proper space between that much wood or flooring.
Any question you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
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Most flooring either starts with a cement base or what is called Sub-flooring. this sub-flooring is usually made of wood and in fact may be the top level on your floor in particular. If you put in the flooring yourself over another layer already yes you should remove it. Stains and allergens can get trapped in the layers between the two flooring’s and would infect your house with mold.
Keep in mind that stacking flooring will also raise the level up a inch or so so your cabinets or small spaces would have to be readjusted.
References :
http://www.hoskinghardwood.com/hardwood_floors_7/2/All_About_Sub_floors.aspx
No, remove the old floor then put down the new floor. When you stack floor on top of floor especially wood it raises the floor, so you would have to raise the cabinets, stoves (unless you have the ones built into the walls), etc. Besides when you enter that room from another room people are going to know you stacked floor on top of floor, because it won’t be leveled with the adjoining rooms. That happened to a relative, they had their bathroom done over, the bathroom had the old fashioned tiles on the floor and for some reason the contractor convinced them not to have them pull up the old floor before putting down the new tiles and it raised the level of the floor. The house is old, they still have the tub that has the plumbing/faucet that is connected to the floor, so the contractors was not able to raise the tub because of the old fashioned plumbing. So if they decide to sell the house, they might have a hard time finding a buyer because the new owner will have to replace all of the plumbing ( and I mean all of the plumbing) because all the plumbing is connected, If the contractors are working on the kitchen sink and turn the water off, all the water is cut off so you can’t use any of the toilets or sinks in the house (really old fashioned) and probably the bathroom floor.
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No you ll have to remove it and aside from the other reasons given, I tell you why from an installers view. The cleats or staples that are used in a hard wood flooring need to go all the way through the subfloor and barely come out. No staple or cleat is long enough to do this. Thus not a proper installation method. Plus the movement between two floors like this will cause noise and unwanted movement. Most outer doors are not raised enough to allow for proper space between that much wood or flooring.
Any question you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
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20 years in flooring as a store owner/installer