installing hardwood floor

[Rick Devost]

The installation of the hardwood floor is not the problem, the sub floor is my concern. The current sub floor is 3/4″ pressboard and my understanding is that the nails used to install the hardwood will eventually let go if installed using the pressboard. I will be using 3/4″ plywood as my new sub floor, but do not want to lay the plywood over the existing sub floor. My question is how do I remove the current sub floor without damaging the walls or structure. My first thought is to use a circular saw and cut around the room using the baseboard as my guide.

[Dominick]

Rick,

I’m going to make the assumption that this is over the basment.
If go this route make sure where the plywood doesn’t meet a beam that you brace it from underneath. This is the insure that the plywood is stabile and secure when walked on.
GOOD LUCK!

Dom

[david london jr.]

I am going to go to hardwood floors and i need to

know: what is the cheapest and best way to remove

the pressboard sub floor.

[Norman Campbell]

Why cant you use particle board for a sub floor

for the installation of a hardwood floor????

My problem is that it is a cabin not a home and the hardwood is not long pieces

18in to 36in

I was thinking of nailing and glueing the boards

because the sub floor is down and the expense is too much for the cabin

any suggestions

[Sonny]

What can I do to an uneven subfloor, consist of 3/4 fir ship lap-3/16 plywood toped by sheet linolum, so I can lay hardwood plank? Is there a product I can use to floot on top of the linolum to get rid of the uneven spots?

Thanks: Sonny

[Tracy Fox]

My friend is trying to remove pressboard from her subfloor in her bathroom. She is having a very hard time, is there anything to make this easier?

[zee]

I tried to buy a Porta Nailer 404 for the first two/three courses and the shop owner advised me to rather buy a Porter Cable FN250B 16 Ga straight nailer because I have already purchased a compressor. Will the nailer work without damaging the floor? I would like to avoid all the hand nailing, if possible.

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