| If you're planning to buy and install hardwood flooring | | | | You will want to decide whether you want to hire a |
| here are a few things you should know. Whether | | | | hardwood floor contractor or if you will be installing |
| you plan to install or do it yourself or plan to hire a | | | | the flooring yourself. If you decide to install the |
| hardwood floor contractor these tips can save you a | | | | flooring yourself you will find flooring comes in a wide |
| lot of time and money. | | | | variety and you can nail it, glue it or use pre-attached |
| You'll want to do plenty of research on the Internet | | | | strips of adhesive tape. |
| whether you buy your hardwood flooring online or at | | | | A prefinished hardwood floor that you glue down is |
| a local flooring store or hardwood flooring dealer or | | | | the easiest to install whereas unfinished nail-down |
| through your hardwood floor contractor at a | | | | flooring takes more skill. |
| discount. You want to get the best deal. | | | | Make sure you measure accurately if you do it |
| You can save money by buying and installing | | | | yourself. Before you order any hardwood flooring |
| hardwood floors yourself however sometimes you | | | | make sure you have made the right decision. Any |
| can save more money hiring a hardwood floor | | | | money you save may be a lost if you end up with |
| contractor. A hardwood floor contractor can save | | | | too much waste material. You can plan to waste |
| you a lot of time if you don't have the time to spare. | | | | 15% to 20%. Any more loss than this then you may |
| They will also do a professional job and not make the | | | | be better off hiring a hardwood floor contractor. |
| mistakes you might make when installing your | | | | Make sure to shop at your local hardwood flooring |
| prefinished or unfinished hardwood floor. | | | | stores, lumber liquidators, Costco, and online suppliers |
| First of all you want to measure the areas where | | | | to get an idea what it would cost if you buy the |
| you want to the hardwood flooring installed to | | | | flooring yourself. You also need nails, glue, tools and |
| determine the square footage. Is there a plywood | | | | other installation materials. |
| sub floor already in place? | | | | So these are just a few things to think about if you |
| Decide whether you want to install an unfinished or a | | | | are going to install hardwood floors. After you know |
| prefinished hardwood floor. A prefinished hardwood | | | | what it would cost to install the words yourself get |
| floor has a polyurethane coating. So when it is | | | | some quotes from a hardwood floor contractor and |
| installed you are done. If you install an unfinished | | | | keep in mind that if you make any mistakes it could |
| hardwood floor you will need to sand it and coat it | | | | be costly and you would not end up saving any |
| after you install it. | | | | money. Make sure to do plenty of research on the |
| If you are buying prefinished hardwood flooring you | | | | Internet and at your local stores and you will know |
| will need to decide on the stain color. | | | | that you are making the right decisions. |