Floor removal
Wood floor removal
There are 2 types of wood floor: glue-down on concrete and nail-down on a subfloor. They are very different jobs. Most people describe them in the same words.
Glue-down on concrete
The planks break into pieces when the crew removes them. A thick layer of glue stays on the slab. To grind off this glue is the largest part of the labor. It also makes the most dust. This is where the containment is most important.
Nail-down on a subfloor
A nail-down floor lifts in strips with a large number of fasteners. The crew must remove every fastener, so that the subfloor is safe and flat. This job makes much less dust than a glue-down job. But it makes more debris and more sharp metal.
If you do not know which type you have
Most people do not know, and it is easy to find out on the telephone. If the house is on a concrete slab, the floor is almost always glued. If there is a crawl space or a second floor, the floor is usually nailed. We find out before we give a price.
Questions and answers
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Can you remove engineered wood that is glued to concrete?
- Yes. We remove the planks and grind the glue off the slab. The slab is then ready for the new floor.
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Will you damage my subfloor?
- It is not usual. We pull the fasteners out instead of a tear through the boards. If we find damage that was there before, we tell you.
Related
Other things we remove
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Tile removal
Ceramic and porcelain tile, and the thinset below it.
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Thinset removal
Thinset, mastic and mortar beds, ground to bare concrete.
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Travertine
Natural stone in deep mortar beds.
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Slate
Natural slate and its mortar bed.
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Flagstone
Irregular stone on patios, entries and pool decks.
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Carpet
Carpet, pad, tack strip, and the glue below glue-down carpet.
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Linoleum, vinyl & LVP
Sheet vinyl, linoleum, LVP and LVT, and the glue below them.
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Installation
A new floor, from the same crew that removed the old one.
One telephone call is usually sufficient.
Tell us the area in square feet and the material on the floor. We give you a price during the call. If you want us to measure the area, a visit takes 20 to 30 minutes.