Replacing Floors In Old House

Our house was built in 1843 we covered old wood floor with carpet years ago riped it out the floor were painted white i don t know why looks terrible also water damaged and warping covered one room with laminate years ago and it s got to go i call it my big ship with a deck wanted to replace cut outs on floor that was made over years for old coal heat i think it s oak boards on the floor.

Replacing floors in old house.

That doesn t mean you just have to live with your ratty old carpeting or scuffed up vinyl. But you wouldn t want to use hardwood or carpet in a bathroom or mudroom where tile vinyl or linoleum would be a better choice. Even historic houses have saggy sloping floors. Some homeowners when confronted with staggering bills for floor repairs come to terms with their floors.

You can paint the walls add accessories and even replace furniture on a budget but replacing an entire floor is a much bigger and costlier job. A popular design trend is to use the same flooring throughout the entire house or at least throughout the public areas. Short videos and slideshow documenting our attempt at replacing rotten joists and flooring in a kitchen of a house we are currently renovating. He is a graduate of cornell university s historic preservation program and was a contributing editor for old house journal for 17 years.

Here s a look at ways to determine whether you need a simple repair a full refinishing job or to simply start fresh with a new hardwood floor installation. Old houses often have floors that are less than perfect. Before you hire a specialist to help get an estimate on how much your floor repair costs will be. Steve jordan has been in the old house repair and restoration business for forty years and has exclusively repaired and restored thousands of windows over the past twelve years.

Homeowners with old houses more often have issues with sagging and uneven floors as do homes that have been flooded or been infested by termites. 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. Minor workarounds are possible such as leveling individual elements within the floor tables armoires cabinets etc. That makes the rooms look bigger and provides a unified look.

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