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November 8, 2016

Tips on how to install the best Hardwood floor

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A great hardwood floor can transform a plain-looking room into a fabulous space. Before installing a hardwood floor, homeowners have to take into consideration various factors to ensure that they get a perfect finish. Whether you want to install a carpet Calgary or a hardwood floor, you must prepare adequately. Most hardwood floors that appear sub-standard are a result of work done hurriedly and haphazardly.

The secret to have a beautiful hardwood floor that will last a long time is to take care of all the small details throughout the installation process. Installing hardwood floors is not very difficult, and once you grasp the following tips, you will be able to fix it yourself.

Acclimatize your flooring

Get your flooring early and bring it in your home so that it acclimatizes with the new environment. Hardwood flooring may be extremely dry or highly moist depending on its previous place of storage. If installed directly without allowing time to acclimatize your floor may have problems once installed. For example, if the boards are dry and they you install them in your moist environment, the wood will absorb moisture with time and cause the floor board to swell and buckle. Bring the floor boards into your home even 14 days before the installation date to avoid such damage Find out more expert advice from our hardwood flooring store in Calgary.

Prepare the subfloor

In preparing the subfloor, ensure that it is clean of any debris. You need to thoroughly clean the subfloor by vacuuming, sweeping and washing to make sure that it is free of any dust. Keenly remove any nails or staples as they may cause damage to the new flooring. Thoroughly dry it out after the cleaning process.

To ensure that the subfloor does not sip any moisture into the new hardwood flooring, you must roll a tar paper over it. Moisture underneath the subfloor may cause rotting of the hardwood floor. Use a staple gun to ensure that the tar paper is installed securely.

Install the floor

An expert tip to get the best hardwood floors Calgary is to open up all the hardwood flooring boxes and check out the different shades of the boards. If you install the boards, one box after the other without considering all the shades in advance will not produce a good finish. Try as much as possible to intermix the planks so that they blend beautifully. Floorboards are made using a tongue and groove design, and so it is easy to slide them right over each other. Use a flooring staple to secure the planks.

Things to avoid

When you do not prepare the subfloor adequately you will end up with a squeaking floor board or worse. Avoid not measuring out your floor as not all rooms have perfect angles. Measuring out the size and shape of your room will enable you accurately install your floorboards and create a perfect finish. Do not leave some of the floorboards without nails. When all the floorboards are not adequately nailed in, the floor will become loose and squeaky.

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