How to finish the floor
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We pulled up the carpet in our hallway and need help figuring out what to do from here.
It has some type of laminate and below that it's like particle board that flakes and splinters when we try to get the laminate up.
We'd like wood flooring (or another variation of it), but aren't sure the next steps. Also, how would we transition from the wood floors in the bedrooms into what we put down for a hallway?
It has some type of laminate and below that it's like particle board that flakes and splinters when we try to get the laminate up.
We'd like wood flooring (or another variation of it), but aren't sure the next steps. Also, how would we transition from the wood floors in the bedrooms into what we put down for a hallway?
7 answers
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Here's my 2 cents... Most IMPORTANT...When you have done w/ the prep work first...MEASURE everything twice! 1 ~ You are going to need to get the old laminate off the floor, try not to take the sub floor underneath. 2 ~ If you find that the sub floor is too far gone, remove that as well. 3 ~ Replace the sub floor w/ new. Make sure it is level before moving on to the next step. 4 ~ My suggestion is to go with a ceramic tile instead of wood. You can now get ceramic tile that looks like wood. It will stand up to high traffic areas better than wood laminate. If that is not an option, you can go to Lumber Liquidators, Home Depot, or Lowe's for your wood choices. I would make the color of the wood a medium tone that way you can hide dirt, and scratches better. 5 ~ From your pictures, it looks like there is carpet with a wood border?? If that is the case, take out the carpet first, then take out the wood border. Again, you might need to place down a sub floor to level out the floor because there will be an indent from the carpet. If you are planning carpets for the bedrooms, I would hire a professional, they have specialized equipment needed to lay the carpet correctly. If you are planning wood floors, you can do laminate that looks like wood. 6 ~ The price will depend on the types of ceramic tile, laminate, or carpet AND square footage of the areas. Do not go w/ the cheapest option otherwise you will be doing it again somewhere down the road all over again. Hope this helps.
Kayo Frazier
on Apr 20, 2016
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In the past I had the same problem, what we did was to use a hair dryer to heat the adhesive and carefully scrape the floor off. You may need to use the hair dryer often.
Cathy MatkoskyBostic
on Apr 20, 2016
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Don't know how old that old stuff is, but use caution. It's possible it has asbestos. Aside from that, you have to get all of that up before you put down anything. There are tools at home depot you can rent or just google, "how to scrape off old linoleum". If for whatever reason you can't get it to match perfectly on the transition to the other room, you can always get a transition piece to hide the difference.
Beth H. Makemeprettyagain.blogspot
on Apr 20, 2016
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I am with the previous folks. And I am going to toss this in, I think you need a strong man to use the machines. I have a concrete slab house and I too need to remove a mess of linoleum in my hallway, kitchen and dining room! I can not begin to run those machines you rent. I hope you have some help.
Sheryll S
on Apr 21, 2016
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there are some instances where it is best to shell out the moola. This is one of those.
Beth H. Makemeprettyagain.blogspot
on Apr 21, 2016
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This looks like it won't be easy or cheap. Don't know how long or wide the hall is. It looks like it's old linoleum over OSB ( Oriented Strand Board). Since I don't see any seams it's not tile, so no danger of asbestos (based on the photos). You can tell floor tiles that were made with asbestos fibers by their size. Older tiles were 9" square, not flexible, and easily cracked, while vinyl tile now are 12" square, soft, and pliable. Linoleum is a floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine rosin, ground cork dust, wood flour, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing; pigments are often added to the materials. I don't know if the OSB is the sub floor or not. Some builders did cut corners and used OSB as a sub floor. You can check by trying to removing some of the OSB in a corner and see in there is a sub floor under it. Either boards or plywood. If there is a sub floor the job gets easier. With an existing sub floor I would remove the OSB with the Lino off the sub floor. You can use a spade or flat shovel to get under the OSB and pry it up. Then you can install some wood underlayment over the sub floor. Use construction adhesive and screw every 12" making sure its level. Then finish the the floor. If there is no sub floor. Then you have to remove everything down to the joists. Lay down a new sub floor (3/4" plywood), making sure its level. Then the underlayment, and the finish floor. The big box stores sell transition wood pieces that would go in the doorways from one floor material to another. Good luck.
William
on Apr 21, 2016
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Don't listen to the 'asbestos nuts', flooring tile was not 'friable' (friable: if it can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. If it can't, it's considered non-friable)so it is not an issue. You have a mess on your hands. It is a big job and the entire subfloor is of poor quality as it is splinting up It will need to be replaced. I personally would get a couple estimates and get it done by a pro and be done with this nightmare. If you DIY, your house will be in shambles, as will your marriage, for a month or more.
Johnchip
on Apr 23, 2016
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