Matching Up A Hardwood Floor

This thickness known as a wood s profile should match that of the flooring in other rooms to ensure a seamless look for the viewer.

Matching up a hardwood floor.

Even though the match may not be exact once furniture area rugs and accessories are added to the space the slight difference in floors will be minimized. It s much easier to match if you have solid hardwood flooring. In most cases solid hardwood runs inch thick. I recently added new red oak hardwood after ripping up the tile entryway and kitchen to my existing hardwood floor.

However many homes will have hardwood floors in a few rooms that don t quite match up. When matching new hardwood floors to existing hardwood flooring in your home it is important that you purchase planks that are of a corresponding thickness to the wood floors that are already installed. Old hardwood floors should be refinished before you sell to add value and to increase the chances of a quick sale. If you are like many people who are thinking about installing new hardwood floors you might have the idea that all of your floors should match.

With a subfloor built in you have flexibility in being able to lay hardwood flush against existing hardwood matching it up plank by plank. Solid hardwood is good for both longevity and flexibility in color matching. Staining when hardwood flooring coverage is expanded it s not always necessary to sand and stain both the preexisting and newly covered areas at the same time.