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Unfinished wood floor question
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:17 pm
The house I'm in has carpet, but under the carpet is wood flooring, it's an old house. The wood appears to be unfinished, from what I can tell by lifting the carpet.
What are my options? Pull carpet up and leave floors like they are? Put wax on the wood? Have them finished?
What are my options? Pull carpet up and leave floors like they are? Put wax on the wood? Have them finished?
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Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:18 pm to Vasco
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Have them finished
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:41 pm to Vasco
Put carpet under the wood.
Seriously though have them finished.
Seriously though have them finished.
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:43 pm to weagle99
How much am I looking at spending to get them finished? Cost per square foot
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:43 pm to weagle99
What kind of wood? plywood, tongue & grove oak, any dog/cat piss or water stains?
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:49 pm to weadjust
Not really sure. I don't think it's tongue and groove. It's a very old house and I'm thinking it's the original floors from when it was built, it's not plywood sheets. Yes I have a dog, but she's house trained and goes out during the day when I'm gone
Posted on 7/4/14 at 11:52 pm to Vasco
$1 per sq ft to sand. $2 per sq ft to finish on average. So for about $3 per square foot, you could turn it around. I would do the demo and sanding myself.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:08 am to Vasco
Old houses often have water/pet piss stains from previous owners. Difficult if impossible to remove the stain and usually have to replace the wood.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:17 am to weadjust
And that's something I won't know about until I rip the carpet up 
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:21 am to Vasco
$3 to $4
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:29 am to Vasco
I would bet they're not unfinished. Post a pic, but yeah, if they're is good shape, refinish them. My house is only 1300 sf, and 50 years old. The entire house house has 1" red oak, beautiful. It cost me 3k to have them redone.
This post was edited on 7/5/14 at 12:30 am
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:30 am to Vasco
Go up to Home Depot or Lowe's. They will give you an estimate.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:32 am to AUCE05
This house is close to 100 years old. The floors at one point were lived on and then for some reason they got covered with carpet.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:32 am to Vasco
In that case, you need to watch out for lead or asbestos.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:41 am to abellsujr
The only insulation in this house is in the attic, and it's that pink roll out insulation stuff.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:46 am to Vasco
In Texas, any professional will test your floor for both. Chances are you're good, but they will test. The cheapest and easiest route will be putting carpet over the wood. Real wood is a pain in the arse to deal with, IMO.
This post was edited on 7/5/14 at 12:48 am
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:51 am to abellsujr
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The cheapest and easiest route will be putting carpet over the wood. Real wood is a pain in the arse to deal with, IMO.
Real wood doesn't give you the same formaldehyde rush that carpet does. And you can't grow dust mites on wood.
This post was edited on 7/5/14 at 12:54 am
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:53 am to Layabout
Wood scratches easy. You have to refinish it a lot. It's beautiful, but it's a pain in the arse. Carpet is cheap.Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:56 am to abellsujr
There's already carpet over the wood. I'want to get rid of the carpet.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:57 am to abellsujr
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You have to refinish it a lot.
Most wood floors will last for decades without refinishing as long as you don't walk on them with your golf shoes.
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