Tile will last forever under normal conditions but carpet and laminate may need replacement in ten years or less.
Replace wood floor with carpet.
If your hardwood floor is in generally fine shape with only a damaged spot or two it is easy and economical to make small repairs by replacing a strip or plank of flooring.
Depending upon your selections the total cost for hardwood floor installation including labor and materials can average up to 4 to 6 per square foot.
Measure the thickness of the current hardwood.
You need to know the wood thickness before you can start sawing into the floor to prevent your circular saw from damaging the subflooring underneath.
The first step in replacing your carpet with hardwood is removing the old carpet.
Most floors use a tongue and groove design.
Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.
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.
Hardwood flooring can also be repaired and refinished unlike other flooring types.
Try to pull the carpeting back starting in one corner of the room.
Move all the furniture and personal items out of the room you will be renovating.
Installation prices vary depending on the type of wood you choose.
You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.