Hard Wood Costs

it depends....

you will have to rip up the old wood floors or you're going over the top?
if you're ripping the old ones up....
how's the subfloor? will it need to be replaced? need 1/2" plywood on top? is it creaky and needs to be reinforced in placed? are there spots that will come up with the wood that you're removing?

just too many questions to provide an answer. if someone does give you an answer, make sure you have all the little details covered as you will definitely have change orders once the original floor comes up.

remove/replace wood floor goes b/w $8-$30 depend with finishes, under layment, sub floor,wood base, etc

I did my floors in 3 and a half inch engineered maple 1,100 square feet. They removed my old floor and laid the new floor for $14,000 all in. I got a little bit higher quality than normal engineered wood - it has 6mm of real wood on top so you can refinish it 2 or 3 times as opposed to 0 times for most engineered wood. This did not include the cost of having a moving company remove all of my belongings, store them for 2 weeks and then put everything back. All in it was a little over $25,000. Empire was willing to do it all for a little under $10,000 but they would just do room by room and move my stuff around and give me an inferior product and they wouldn't even guarantee that my doors would close. With the amount of dust that was there when it was all done, we were happy that all of our stuff was out of the apartment when the work was done.

We did ours because we had water damage.

All good information, thanks. The floorboards 'pop' in select spots .. more so in warmer weather. Upon further consideration it wouldn't be 1000sq feet, as the bathroom and kitchen are tiled. Not many belongings to move and the area to be covered is pretty much a straight shot and two rooms from front to back of apt.

Have you tried a dehumidifier in warmer weather? Also leaving the ac on helps. This is normal and a new floor may not make it go away. Wood expands with humidity and contracts when there is less moisture in the air. If there is nowhere for wood to go when it expands, then you can get buckling. The wider the boards, the more pronounced the changes will be. if whoever installed your floor did not leave enough wiggle room for your floor to expand, then that could be your problem. Try a dehumidifier this summer and if it works, it can save a lot of money. Also you can have a flooring expert look at it just make sure that their advice is not motivated by making a sale. Good luck!

SMNYC- would you mind letting me know who you used for the floor replacement? I am looking to do this in a few weeks before I move in to a similar sized apartment. Looking for someone to look at my floor and tell me whether refinishing or replacement is warranted and also someone who can get the job done in 2 weeks. If you dont want to post on the board, email me at scott_scottie@yahoo.com. Thanks!