My wife and I recently decided to install new hardwoods in our home. After months of deliberating and shopping for the right deal, we finally had what we wanted. We met with our installer and told him we would take up the old flooring in our home to save on the costs. So we got up this past Saturday and started working on the 360 square foot area of our home that already had hardwoods. Here is where the crazy part began. The hardwoods had been glued down to the plywood sub-flooring beneath, making it almost impossible to rip up. After about 5 hours of back breaking work, we decided to call our installer. He said we could just leave the floors down and that they would take up both the hardwood and the sub-floor, and replace the sub-floors. When they arrived today to do the job, they saw that the sub-floors had been screwed in to the studs, so they still had to rip up the hardwoods, This is going to take them all day because of the glue that was used causes the floors to splinter and break when you pull them up. The new hardwoods were suppose to be completely installed by tomorrow evening, but because of the setbacks it will be next week before they can come back out and finish the job. This is just a heads up for anyone who may be thinking of having their hardwoods glued down to a sub-floor--I wouldn't do it. Once they are glued they are meant to be there for life. if you are thinking of replacing any hardwoods that have been glued down, just be warned that it is no fun to try and take up.
Thanks,
Chris Haynes
www.besttnloans.com
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Hey Chris,
Many times it seems the simplest home project always has a hitch somewhere. I have done a lot of home improvement jobs and it seems you can never plan for what you find beneath the walls and floors. Thanks for the heads up.
Bob