Hi Everybody,
I am getting prepped to install hardwood in my house. It is a 1924 house and everybody is telling my current hardwood is too thin to refinish. I worry my sub floor is a mess. It is 45 degree 1x6" planks with maybe half inch gaps. On top of that the floor has some waving. I plan to use asphalt shingles to help with dips and just attach the new hardwood to the more subtle contours of the floor. I have decided not to float an entirely new perfectly flat OSB subfloor. That would create a cascade of issues with he overall house.
That said, can just go ahead work with my original plank subfloor?
Thanks for your help, it will be greatly appreciated.
I am getting prepped to install hardwood in my house. It is a 1924 house and everybody is telling my current hardwood is too thin to refinish. I worry my sub floor is a mess. It is 45 degree 1x6" planks with maybe half inch gaps. On top of that the floor has some waving. I plan to use asphalt shingles to help with dips and just attach the new hardwood to the more subtle contours of the floor. I have decided not to float an entirely new perfectly flat OSB subfloor. That would create a cascade of issues with he overall house.
That said, can just go ahead work with my original plank subfloor?
Thanks for your help, it will be greatly appreciated.