Adding Hardwood Floor To Existing Hardwood

A new hardwood floor can dramatically increase the value of your home but connecting an existing floor with a new one may pose problems.

Adding hardwood floor to existing hardwood.

Matching new hardwood floors to existing ones homeowners often want to increase the value of their home by adding hardwood floors to newly added or carpeted rooms or to spaces that traditionally didn t have them like bathrooms entryways and kitchens. Installing new hardwood over older wood floors can be extremely time saving in lieu of removal that can become expensive dirty and even dangerous depending on how the original floor was installed. They look completely different. It may sound simple but creating a seamless transition or a cohesive look isn t a diy job.

Solid hardwood is good for both longevity and flexibility in color matching. Depending on the age of your existing flooring you may be able to simply lay the new flooring as you would any other especially if your existing hardwood was prefinished. If your subfloor is already hardwood but you want to improve the look of your home with new material it is possible to lay engineered hardwood over the existing floor with proper preparation and traditional installation techniques. With a subfloor built in you have flexibility in being able to lay hardwood flush against existing hardwood matching it up plank by plank.

In most cases solid hardwood runs inch thick. For instance i will look at much older floors that were nailed into floor joists before the widespread use of subfloors. I recently added new red oak hardwood after ripping up the tile entryway and kitchen to my existing hardwood floor. One refinishing option to consider is distressing your hardwood flooring.

It is possible to add wood flooring to a home that has existing wood floors. If your floors are young enough that inevitable color changes have yet to set in you may be able to simply order more of the same brand and style and have them match quite. Thickness color and layout variations disrupt what should. Although they were done approx 8 months apart my existing floors and newly installed floors were applied the same stain jaco grey custom and same finish water based satin.

It s much easier to match if you have solid hardwood flooring. With shaw floors new line of floorté waterproof hardwood i was able to install real hardwood flooring directly over my existing floors without any demo or prep work.