{"id":91381,"date":"2019-04-16T17:11:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/?p=91381"},"modified":"2019-04-16T17:11:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:11:32","slug":"nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A &#8211; Nail Down New Flooring: Go from slab to hardwood with these stylish flooring options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>If outdated flooring has you puzzled as to the next remodeling step\u2026 our interior design pro, Jennifer Adams, is here to help. Consider these variables for a new look that your loved ones will enjoy walking all over<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question:\u00a0I live in a 1953 ranch home built on a slab. I want to install hardwood flooring throughout. However, the slab is covered with asbestos tile. \u00a0How would you install hardwood flooring? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is possible to install wood flooring over a slab floor with asbestos tile on it. However, there are lots of variables to consider, including how level the slab is, the moisture content in the air, and the level of moisture in the slab itself. A high-quality engineered flooring product might be a better solution and give you a similar look to hardwood, especially if you can\u2019t nail the new flooring down. To find out what products will be best for your situation, ask a professional installer or licensed contractor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Jennifer Adams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><button class=\"more-link\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1241,"featured_media":91401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,21,4],"tags":[1591,46,6561,3271],"class_list":["post-91381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-pro","category-design-and-decor-101","category-home-maintenance","tag-ask-a-pro","tag-flooring","tag-hardwood-flooring","tag-jennifer-adams","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BHGRE Life|Ask a Pro|Go from slab to hardwood with these stylish flooring options<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If outdated flooring has you puzzled as to the next remodeling step\u2026 our interior design pro, Jennifer Adams, is here to help.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BHGRE Life|Ask a Pro|Go from slab to hardwood with these stylish flooring options\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-16T21:11:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nail-down-new-flooring.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elizabeth Byrne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elizabeth Byrne\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/nail-down-new-flooring-go-from-slab-to-hardwood-with-these-stylish-flooring-options\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elizabeth Byrne\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/#\/schema\/person\/8d4f12038f959643f7e76abc39c85540\"},\"headline\":\"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A &#8211; 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