Replacing Old Hardwood Floors. One thing we didnt need permission to do was replace the wood flooring in the living roomdining area. There is a reliable procedure for correcting almost any defect in a wood floor.
Its especially challenging if you are already living in the home and have furniture everywhere. Refinishing a wood floor is cheaper than putting in nice 50-60-a-yard carpeting Lessick says. Hardwood floors are made of solid wood.
That means you can sand them down and recoat them to remove blemishes and restore the original shine.
In particular adhesives can be quite troubling to remove from hardwood floors. Cut a new length of flooring to fit snugly into the space of the old board. Dispose of the old flooring. Refinishing a wood floor is cheaper than putting in nice 50-60-a-yard carpeting Lessick says.