Does hardwood flooring run continually underneath walls; the walls being built over the flooring?

We are considering removing a wall (an inner wall) and are concerned as to whether the oak hardwood flooring runs beneath the walls. The home was built in the 1950's.

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1. probably not. it probably stops at the wall unless the wall was added in after the house was built.
2. No, your wood flooring most likely does not run under the walls. In construction walls are placed first, then finish items like drywall and flooring choices. Have fun with your remodel!
3. no. you will get the subfloor underneath; dull dusty wood, usually. you could probably find a filler piece at a hardware store, but it would be difficult to make it perfect. no...not unless the wall was a remodel, after the floors were already there.
4. Unless the wall was built after the house was built, other than that no. in all the older homes ive worked in 32 years the finish floor was always installed over 1x which were installed on a angle over floor joice. also the finish floor was usually oak hardwood and it was installed room to room after that 1x i mentioned was already installed on a angle, leaving a gap between each board of about a inch. that angled flooring is known as sub flooring i can tell that when you tear out your wall, make sure its not a bearing wall, if you dont know what that means than contact a good carpenter and ask him.any way after you tear out the wall youll have to fill with flooring (likely oak tongue and groove flooring) that is if you have oak tongue and groove. Try to get advice about how to do that job before just doing it -ask a carpenter.building concepts might have been different from state to state i dont know, iam in michigan.bobL.
5. The hardwood could run under the wall, but most likely does not. It is easy to see if it does, by simply removing a small section of the baseboard.