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How easy is it to install hardwood floor? Is it as easy as laying laminate flooring?

I have started my own flooring business. Installing laminante and hardwood. While I am experienced in laminante, I have not had the oppurtunity to install hardwood. I will be installing prefinished tongue and groove haardwood.

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  1. let us know your business name, so we don't call you for hardwood installation. really, you should research that *before* you start a business.
  2. That depends on whether you are installing prefinished or unfinished flooring. On prefinished it is not that much more difficult than laminate except you use nails or glue to install it. There are flooring nailers and flooring staplers and you need to know when to use which one. With unfinished it is best to leave that to someone with experiance as the sanding and finishing stages are critical to having a good looking floor. If you are interested in doing quality work, you need to do a lot more research before taking on these floors.
  3. apples and oranges
  4. laminate is riding a bike and hardwood is like driving a manual corvette