From Carpet To Hardwood Floors

Use your standard screwdriver to pry them from the floor.

From carpet to hardwood floors.

The average lifespan of a carpet is anywhere from 3 to 10 years. Today hardwood floors are a highly desirable home feature but not long ago wall to wall carpeting was all the rage. Find pros wood vs. 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.

I ve also had the pleasure of redoing hardwood floors on several occasions. Sure it might be cheaper in the short term to install carpet vs. Use the pliers to pull up any staples that remain stuck in the floor. The cost to install laminate flooring averages 2 750 compared to hardwood s average of 4 400 and carpet s average of 1 600.

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. If you buy a cheap carpet that isn t very well made has poor quality fibers and sub par backing you. 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. 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. Carpet padding strips staples nails glue. Remove the carpet tacking strips which may be nailed or stapled to the hardwood floor. Laminate is more diy friendly and moisture resistant than both wood and carpet.

Each has advantages and disadvantages. Dispose of tacking strips and any staples or nails that held the strips in place. Home improvement shows make pulling up carpeting as simple and exciting as.