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Has anyone removed carpet to expose wooden floors in bedroom?


megmj

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Hi everyone,

We want to remove the carpets in our bedrooms upstairs to have wooden flooring. A few questions:

Has anyone else done this?

Can the original wooden floors be used or do we need to get additional wooden slats?

Do you have any recommendations of handymen who could do this sort of work?

Thanks!

We did it and to be honest it really depends on the condition of the boards underneath


They almost certainly will need sanding and sealing which with the right team will be quick and relatively mess free


We used Steve from back to wood he took up the carpet, replaced a few broken boards, sanded then varnished them.

Also agree with what mustard mentions it is a lot noisier once the carpet has been taken up - our long term plan will be to sound proof and put a new oak floor down but for the time being its fine. I don't have Steves number to hand but he is widely recommended on be forum so a quick search should bring it up.
  • 3 weeks later...

We had our bedroom carpet removed and the floor sanded by Steve and Nichola at Back to Wood (07949 411650)


They're always busy, but it was worth the wait. Our floorboards were generally in pretty good condition (they're the original Victorian boards); only a couple needed some minor repairs, which Steve did. We chose not to stain them because they're a good colour, but did get them waxed (I think!). Incidentally, Steve advised not to paint the boards white because they'll yellow in time.


Steve recommended not sealing between them boards in order to allow the free flow of air from downstairs. Surprisingly it's not been as cold underfoot as I'd expected, partly because some of the central heating pipes heat up a patch of the floor! I may get a rug at some point though.


We're really happy with our new look room.

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