How To Replace Subfloor In An Old House

Repairing a damaged subfloor is serious business, but it doesn't have to be scary. Learn from Eduard Tarusov as he diagnoses their moisture issues & fix their rotten kitchen flooring.

Difficulty Level: Advanced. If you are not 100% confident with removing and replacing a subfloor, I recommend that you hire a professional.

One of the benefits of removing the old flooring is it allows you the chance to fix any loose subflooring or squeaks by re-securing the main subfloor to the floor joists prior to installing the new flooring. With all that being said though the answer is YES you can install New Wood Flooring over the old.

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[herrboeing]

lately I've been looking for cheap houses to buy because I'm tired of renting and I realized that there's a lot of material on youtube about renovating poorly maintained houses, if you start creating content for this genre, it will definitely help many people like me who don't they have the money to pay a contractor and they want to try to do things with their own hands, but all they find are videos of expensive home renovations for rich people.

[dienekes]

I always admire someone who is willing to admit their mistakes and tell others to help them not make the same mistakes! Good job!!!

[meredithrynkiewicz]

Thank you!🎉 this helped me immensely. My husband is a louse and I’m going to try and do this myself with your video and tips. Very grateful. 🎉

[tinkermouse-scottrussell]

You are the getter done kind of guy, you have nothing to be ashamed of thanks for letting us tag along with you.
Play safe from Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

[sneepers.]

Thank you, everyone, for your questions, comments, and support. Just wanted to point out a few things. When I recorded this video, I had no intentions to upload it on youtube, therefore it ended up not very educational. Rather "showing timelapse of how I did it". I hope that soon I will be able to upload videos that are more educational. Thank you for your time. Let me know what kind of videos you'd like to see. Take care.

[dp]

Great video. One comment: I wouldn't use nails to hold the subfloor down. Use screws. Nails will come up over time

[michaelbusby]

Same, man. I'm a computer guy, too, and I appreciate the video! I have the same issue in my bedroom; the wood floor is a true 3/4". The segment where you take the core sample to Lowe's as a measure is a fantastic idea! I assumed (wrongly) that wood floors and subfloors were true 3/4in and I should have known better. Cheers!

[zzubuzz]

2:55 and minutes before: You should use a digital caliper, much easier and accurate when your counting such small fractions/decimals.. Secondly, I was at a HD yesterday explaing same thing to old guy employee and he said he used to do floors and they'd use roofing tar paper to close-up the differance if there was any. I'm doing same project btw, removing same type floor boards and replacing with 3/4" (23/32) sheathing ply-wood. My old floor measures between .73 and .74" and the ply-wood is showing me about the same with my caliper..my measurements have a slight contradiction with what the manufacturer states as the "actual thickness". I used a small pocket size digital caliper which I bought in the tool section, measures up to 3" in length or thickness, shows BTW I measured the hardwood ply and that was also different than the manufactures "actual thickness", twas about .75", the sanded was .70".

[dominicstryfe]

Oooh boi! Look at his new nail gun and compressor! I geeked

[sorongana]

Don't be one of them channels that gives us this good ass shit then stops for like a whole five years!! KEEP THIS GOOD ASS SHIT UP

[slee]

Even if you're new to it it's great that you're willing to delve into all of the guts of a home with that level of confidence! Appreciate the vid and keep it up! 👍

[kennethnegaard]

"Scamdemic" I love that statement.
Thank you for the tip on Tongue facing WALL and the JIG you made. I'm busy replacing our Master Bedroom subfloor. What a mess. It is Glued, Screwed and nailed everywhere.
So, after a few more days of cutting, prying, grinding, leveling, I will be installing. However, I will not be gluing. I am using 2 1/2" decking screws, instead of nails and adhesive, to avoid the squeaks associated with subfloors installed with nails. Also, if the next owner needs to pull this flooring up, he will not have the nightmare I am having right now.
Oh yeah, this is my first subfloor as well. Thank the Lord for YouTube video uploads like yours.
Thank you for the video, Sir.

[lmartin]

You did a great job! No nasty comments here... Thank you.

[josvel]

You speed played all the most important things to see. In fact pretty much the whole process.

[theadorephaedon]

Good job buddy!! The only way to learn how to swim is to jump in and start treading water! Excellent work my friend.

[cuevasnetwork]

hey, great job with your video and how it all worked out. Would love to see finished results.

[carloscoke]

Awesome job dude! Way to dive head first into the unknown. I'm redoing my bathroom right now and it has been - as you said - TEDIOUS! Haha. So many things to research, so many things to learn, so many new findings when you remove the tile, subfloor, toilet, etc. But that's the beauty of it all. I admire your efforts and your approach. Looks like it's coming out great (or at least at the time of this video). Cheers!

[derreck]

I enjoyed seeing you and your helper doing the demo with the Estwing (crowbar). I'm doing that now. Definitely no shortcuts with this step!

[aquilinaciamacco]

Soooo GOOD I had to watch this twice!!! Thank You for taking the time to create and share this wonderful tutorial video with us all ❤

[carlosalgutria]

I think you just gave me the push I needed to do the same thing in a room in my house !!!