Solid wood floors should not be installed in basements or below grade.
How to install solid hardwood floor.
Solid hardwood flooring adds style value and warmth to your home.
The type of installation you choose will depend on your subfloor budget lifestyle and the type of wood flooring you select.
Hardwood flooring installation is a big project but you can install solid hardwood floors yourself to save money with this step by step video.
Like unfinished hardwood floors the prefinished types typically have tongue and groove edges on all sides.
Hardwood flooring is solid wood cut from the tree.
They are available in 3 4 inch thickness as well as low profile styles that are 5 16 to 5 8 inch thick which are a good or installing over existing flooring.
Learn how to install solid hardwood flooring with a few simple tools.
Before we get started with how to install hardwood floors let s cover a few basics.
For instance solid hardwood flooring is typically nailed down during installation while tongue and groove engineered flooring is usually clicked together or completely glued down.
With no special tools you can go from subfloor to breathtaking in as little as a day.