Is There Wood Floor Under My Carpet

Peek inside the opening to look at the type of wood that lies in the gap.

Is there wood floor under my carpet.

My husband and i just bought our first house a few months ago. I just discovered that we have hardwood floors under our carpet. Hardwood floors are commonly 3 4 inch thick tongue and groove boards. This seems like a lot of work and effort.

David auten owner of piper auten floor sanding in centerville ohio said it s possible that the wood floor under an old carpet is in good shape but in some cases the floor is damaged and in. Hardwood floors are beautiful add a touch of warmth to a home and require little maintenance. Vacuum cleaner hardwood floor cleanser rubbing alcohol or fine steel wool wax or wood floor polish terry cloth rags discovering a hardwood floor under old and worn out carpeting is very much like winning the lottery. Planning to remove carpet over hardwood floors while planning to uncover the original hardwood floor i pulled back the corner of the carpet to find that the padding was stapled down and not glued to the floor.

Remove a floor heating vent with the screwdriver. Now we want to remove the carpet but unsure if the hardwood is still good or not. Because getting rid of that carpet meant finding out what kind of hardwood floor was under there. A friend of ours suggested that if there s a problem with the wood we can use laminate flooring.