Hardwood Oak Floor under probable asbestos
Jacque Renze
5 years ago
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Comments (14)You need to do a little more archeological digging still. You need to know the whole construction of the floor before you can decide how best to install something new. I'd take up that plywood piece in the kitchen and see what's under it. It's higher than the surrounding floor, so needs to go. You should also be able to see from there what subfloor is under the original kitchen hardwood. It's too bad the space under your entryway is finished, but I'd still do some exploring from below to see what's under there, and to figure out the fix to stop it from squeaking. Is it drywall below or a drop ceiling? I know it probably seems like a pain to tear out drywall, but if you cut out a clean patch, like 2' x the width of the joists, it'll be relatively simple to repair. Just make sure to cut it down the center of the joists so that there's room to screw the patch piece to it later. Cut the hole under the area that squeaks the most, if you can. Have someone walk on and watch the floor from below to see what's moving. It might be as simple as pounding in a couple shims from below, or face-nailing a loose board from above. You want to find out what's underneath the hardwood. It might be laid directly on the floor joists, or there might be 10" wide boards that the hardwood is nailed to. Another thought is to take out a board in the hallway, since that's not original and you want to replace it. See what the subfloor is there. I am a bit puzzled at why, when you've stripped the kitchen down to the original hardwood, it's still higher than the hallway floor. Is your current surface perhaps not the original kitchen hardwood? Peeling back the plywood area will help determine that. BTW, I haven't heard of that stop squeaking product you linked to, so can't offer any personal opinion. And don't pour self-leveling compound over top of hardwood. It needs to go over plywood....See MoreAnyone find hardwood under kitchen floor?
Comments (12)We're at the framing stage now. At demo, the guys pulled up 2 layers of linoleum in our 1930 Spanish to reveal tongue-and-groove wood floors. The GC says they are fir--not quite hardwood, but a perfectly serviceable softwood. IF the floor lady can sand through all of the adhesive, he thinks they will look beautiful, if a bit rustic. (There are some loose joints.) If we can't salvage the fir, then they'll have to lay plywood and put new wood on top of that. The floor will have to come up at least an inch unless we rip everything out and start over. Hope not. The rest of the house has red oak with dark walnut accents....See Moretrying to lay hardwood flooring over asbestos
Comments (5)There is a simple test that will determine if in fact you are facing the potential removal of "cutback" adhesive. Apply boiling water to a small area of the area in question. If the adhesive blisters and becomes liquified, IT IS NOT CUTBACK ADHESIVE, and can be conventionally removed. If it is not affected, IT IS CUTBACK ADHESIVE, and you'll need some special softeners and cautions to remove. Google cutback adhesive removal. The product I've used was an orange oil....See MoreIs there any underlayment under my hardwood floors?
Comments (10)My subfloor is 1 inch thick pine planks that are layed diagonal. There is a utility closet where the floors stop at and there is a piece of plywood in that closet. I can see the edge of the oak board and there is a quarter inch gap between the oak and where the plywood starts. I can see the diagonally laid pine planks but there is no underlayment there. It might have been removed when the plywood was put in the closet. The closet holds the water heater and furnace. When they took up the original floor that was in the closet, they may have removed any underlayment before putting down the pine. Where the edge of the hardwood stops and where the plywood begins, the area is too small to be able to see if anything is under the oak. I would have to damage a piece of the board to find out. It is not important that i know im just curious....See MoreJacque Renze
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