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Hardwood Floor with Tile Inlay: Removing Old Flooring From "Weekend Remodeling" episode WKR-208

	Before: This dining room with parquet flooring and carpet looks fine, but is a bit bland.
	After: The new hardwood is a stylish addition, and the tile inlay provides a focal point to draw attention to the dining area.

Host Fuad Reveiz demonstrates a dining room floor facelift in which existing carpet and parquet floor are removed and replaced by a beautiful hardwood floor with a tile inlay. He walks us through the demolition, prepping the sub floor, installing the hardwood and tile, as well as final touches.

On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being most difficulty, this project rates a 2.

Here, Fuad gets started by removing the old parquet flooring.

Materials:

Roofing felt
Hardwood flooring
Shoe molding
Cement Board
Screws
Tile
Spacers
Grout
Drill
Circular saw
Floor hammer
Mallet and regular hammer
Level and framing square
Chalk line
Nail gun and nails
Flat pry bar
Notched trowel
Tape measure and pencil
Couple of buckets
Water
Soft rubber float
Rags
Sponge
Utility knife
Pliers
Rubber gloves

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. First, determine the best layout for your area. Draw your own layout to determine the best designs and material combinations or use a computer program to make the task easier.

2. Next, clear the room. Remove furniture, rip up the carpet, and remove floor registers and other extraneous objects that could impede your progress during this project.

3. To remove the carpet and get down to the bare floor, first cut carpet at the hallway using a utility knife (figure A). Be sure to leave enough carpet to trim to the new hardwood floor pattern later on.

4. Beginning at the corner, pull the carpet loose (figure B) from tackless strips (if used). Repeat on the other corner, then roll the entire section of carpet up in one big roll, pulling carpet loose from tackless strip as you roll.

5. Pull the carpet pad up, roll it up and discard.

6. Use a pry bar to pull tackless strips away from the floor (figure C). A pair of pliers or chisel can be used to remove any remaining staples that secured the carpet pad.

7. Next, the parquet flooring tiles need to be removed. Use the pry bar under the edges of the tiles to pop them loose (figure D). As you work toward the center of the room -- where the glue is heavier -- the tiles may become harder to remove. Hammer, pull and break the tiles as necessary. This is the hardest part of the job and complete removal of all of the parquet is essential.

RESOURCES :
Crossville Ceramics Porcelain Stone/USA
Website: www.crossville-ceramics.com/

Armstrong Brichall Flooring Information

Armstrong Floors
Website: www.armstrong.com