Installing Hardwood Floors On Carpet

Begin with the first row pre drilling holes.

Installing hardwood floors on carpet.

Typically used for engineereed hardwood staple down installation works well with 3 8 5 8 inch flooring. Wood floor installation requires a level subfloor and that your hardwood flooring is acclimated to the room s humidity and temperature according to the manufacturer s guidelines. Measure the length and width of the room and multiply them together. Hardwood floors also help cut down on dust mites.

Before starting calculate the width the last row will be. Next using your hammer insert a nail 1 inch from the wall and about every 4 inches along the board. Join the ends of the boards over a floor joist where possible avoiding joints that form an h. To learn how to do this watch prepping plywood subfloors.

Here s how to install flooring using the staple down method. Before you get started installing any hardwood or laminate flooring you ll first want to measure the room you re going to be installing the flooring into and then checking the flooring you re going to install to see what the square footage coverage is per box.