Home Owner Replaces All of Her Upstairs Flooring With Real Wood for Only $700

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Wood floors may look great and all, and many people do actually prefer them over carpet, but they come with quite the price tag. In fact, installing hardwood flooring typically costs anywhere from $2481 to a staggering $7061, meaning the general average is almost $5000. Not something everyone can just throw money at, leaving them to purchase faux wood or not even replace the flooring.

But what if we told you that it was possible to buy, cut, and install your own real wood flooring for less than a thousand dollars, as long as you are willing to do the work and have at least a few power tools (and time) handy? It’s true, as evidenced by this video from TikTok creator Amanda who replaced her entire upstairs flooring for only $700!

When Amanda moved into her home she knew one thing – the upstairs carpet was so old and simply had to go. So she ripped it all up, but rather than replace it with other carpet or put down some sort of vinyl planking, she really wanted a real-wood floor, but it was super expensive to have it installed. Instead, she decided to make one all on her own!

To start, plenty of four by eight birch plywood boards were purchased, then cut to be one by eight in size to create the individual boards that had to be put down throughout the hallways and upper rooms. All these boards somehow or another managed to fit into her little hatchback, though probably not in a way that most people would recommend it to happen, and she luckily got them all home.

Then, after putting down some underlayment, Amanda got to work doing the real hard part. Everything got laid out along the floors, then anything that is needed to be cut smaller gets a go through with a small circular saw. This helped create all those smaller pieces that have to fit in around the edges and make sure that everything fits in nice and neat.

Once everything is properly measured and laid out, Amanda goes back in and screws everything into place. This caused quite a bit of controversy, with plenty of people in the comment section saying that this ruined the look – though Amanda argues you could easily go back and cover up the screw holes if you really wanted to, but she did not find it necessary at the time. She goes on to show us how the floor looks, even years later, and I have to say it held up pretty well!

So, while this might not be the most professional look right off the bat, it still is stunning, and the fact that it costs so cheap compared to other hardwood floors really makes this a great option for someone who wants a refresh without breaking the bank.

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