Replacing Tile With Hardwood In Ottawa

Plan The Work Around Your Home

A tiled entry or kitchen can break up a hardwood main floor. New Era Flooring removes the old tile, prepares the subfloor, ties new hardwood into your existing floor and refinishes so the floor runs through as one surface.

How A Tile To Hardwood Conversion Works

We break out the tile and its mortar, then repair and build up the subfloor so the new hardwood sits level with the existing floor. The new boards are woven into the old ones, then the whole area is sanded and refinished together.

Tile Removal
Subfloor Assessment
Hardwood Installation
Coordinated Floor Transitions

New raw oak boards woven into an existing finished oak floor where kitchen tile was removed

AI-generated service illustration, not a completed New Era project.

Matching The New Boards To The Old Floor

We match the species and board width, and stain the new boards to blend with the old. Older floors have aged, so we tell you how close the match can get before the work starts. Sometimes refinishing the connected rooms gives the most even result, and we will price that option too.

When Keeping Tile Makes More Sense

In bathrooms, laundry rooms and other wet areas, tile is usually the better floor. If that is your room, see our ceramic and tile page for new tile over a properly prepared, waterproofed subfloor.

Replacing Tile With Hardwood Questions

Can You Remove Tile And Put Hardwood In Its Place?

Yes. We have removed tile, tied new hardwood into the existing floor, refinished to match and taken the tile out altogether.

Will The New Hardwood Match My Existing Floor?

We match species and board width, stain to blend and refinish across the joined area. Matching has limits on older floors, so we tell you what to expect first.

Will The Floors Be The Same Height?

We repair and build up the subfloor where the tile came out so the new hardwood sits level with the existing floor.

Do I Need To Refinish The Whole Floor?

Not always. The joined area is sanded and refinished so old and new take the same finish. Whether the rest of the room needs it depends on the existing finish, and we will tell you before you decide.