We are going to install hardwood oak flooring in our Family room & the office/den. I'm pretty handy & am thinking about doing it myself. I'm curious if anyone here has done it. I welcome your thoughts & comments.

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Pay someone to do it. You're a big shooter.

Plus Les Chance of messing it up.

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Honestly, it seems like more effort than it's worth.

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Dude it's really easy and you can get how-to's on Youtube. Check it out. that's where I learned to do it.

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It's really easy. Just be sure you are good about stagnating the different length pieces. Rent a pneumatic nailer and power sander. Your back will thank you.

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Installing it is easy. The hard part is not doing a terrible job at it.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Installing the flooring is a snap when you have a heavy, dead, depressing wine fridge serving as an anchor to keep the first row in place.

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Bingo!

I own a nailer and depending on the job, I have my guys do it or not.

1. What type of wood are using?
2. 500 SF, cost you $1500-$2000 for install, guessing you will spend at least $500 on materials for install.

Is it worth having a fucked up floor to save $1000

Just finished a 5,000 SF job on Friday, might know something about this stuff.

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Along these lines, anybody ever try to hang door slabs? They seem like they wouldn't be that hard to do yourself... drill the hole for the handle, for the catch thingy, and mortise out the hinges with a jig and router (or chisel and gauge.) I haven't checked yet if the frame is still in square, but assuming that it is, this should be a lot less work than prehung door -- or am I missing something? A bunch of our doors have the veneer all chipped off, one with a hole the size of a fist through it, others with kids pens across it, etc.

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Sure I could pay someone to do it, but occasionally I enjoy doing projects on my own.

I went to College with Les Chance.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Installing the flloor is not that hard. Sanding the floor is where you might want to know what you are doing though. If you cross the grains or leave burn marks its going to look like shit and depending on the sander or your experience both of those things can be achieved in mere seconds.

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get the pre finished and no sanding involved...if you have dogs it is better..the baked on enamel is tough and lasts....the polyeurothane scratches off pretty easy if you do yourself...depending on traffic you could have to refinish the floors in 6 years or so..... or you could go with the floating floors and no nailing involved .

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U guys all must be homebuilders?

Putting bricks together is also not hard. Doing it well is another story.

Be smart, hire a professional.

Friend of mine did his own floor,it looked ok when he did it. Six years la
ter, trying to sell his house and he is having it redone because it looked like he did it.

Wont even get into the good v bad wood and sealers.

Pm me if u want a great guy.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I hired it out. It had to tie in to existing floor though so it required some extra doing...then the whole sanding and finishing was "a thing" as well. Luckily we had an alternative pace to stay....took a week....and the guys we used did an awesome job. (western burbs).

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Proud to be UNVERIFIED.

huge difference in laying brick and installing floors

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Buddy of mine owns a flooring store and he has people all the time that think they are going to do a job themselves and they end up fucking it up and have to come back in to get him to fix it.

So Scorehead when you fuck this up and have to call a professional, make sure to tip him well.

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In all honesty, I laid my own flooring last year with the help of a couple other people. Hardest part was starting the first line of flooring to make sure everything was level. Once the first two lines were installed, however, the rest was pretty simple.

Installing a pre-finished hardwood floor is not hard, even if you are not a homebuilder. And most people should be able to do a good job. Assuming you have the tools to do the job.

The problem comes in when you are done with it and you have to do the trim/baseboards. That takes skill and tools that most peole don't have. Pay somebody to do that.

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Listen to bigfan. Everybody thinks they are Bob Vila with all of these do-it-yourself shows on TV. Don't fuck around with wood floors. Hire a pro.

This isn't painting, or putting down peel and stick tiles.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Its your money so do whatever you want but there is a large difference between being "handy" and installing and finishing a hardwood floor.

I have a century old house and I took out all the shitty carpet and sanded and refinished the old pine floors......I also am related to a contractor and while not a pro in that specific trade I know what I am doing for the most part from years of working with them. As someone else mentioned....if you aren't a pro or damn near close to a pro with finish carpentry then do not attempt to put in the trim or it will look like shit and ruin the entire project. I know people who have done this on their own and I feel bad for them because they spent al ot of money on materials and it looks like shit.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

You should pay a professional to do EVERYTHING.

Bigfan is right and his guy is really good.

hire elmhurst steve. He guarantees a good job. Then you can sit around and talk about the Cubs while I pipebomb the place.

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Bagels disagrees.

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Cowards. The whole lot of you.

In fact, go out and cut down a tree to use for your flooring. Then rip the floorboards using only your teeth.

I believe that people should do more for themselves rather than hiring others. It is good to learn these things & it feels good when you finish a job on your own. But that's just me.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Somebody who built a tower in Pisa once said the same thing...

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That thing is one of the most famous buildings in the entire world centuries later.

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