Repair Section Of Hardwood Floor

Measure fit nail and patch surface for finishing.

Repair section of hardwood floor.

Refinishing a floor is a big deal and if the floor has only one or two worn areas while the rest of the finish is in good condition it s more economical to make spot repairs. The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. How to repair scratched wood. Try to sand to the edges of boards so that when the repair is done it.

In such cases you ll want to sand the affected area extending beyond the damaged section of the floor by about an inch. If your hardwood floor is in generally fine shape with only a damaged spot or two it is easy and economical to make small repairs by replacing a strip or plank of flooring. We replaced a couple of boards from a standard 3 4 in thick x 2 1 4 in wide oak strip floor using a drill circular saw and sharp chisel. Remove damaged section of existing floor board.

Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails. Using the chisel and a pry bar remove the strip of flooring between the relief cuts and pull the tongue and groove edges of the old flooring where they interlock with the adjacent flooring courses. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. Done correctly a spot repair is all but unnoticeable provided you ve correctly matched the finish and if necessary the stain.

If you have a small single scratch that s only noticeable when you get close like a scratch caused by an excited pet and your floor has a relatively new finish try a diy home solution first mix equal parts apple cider vinegar and olive oil in a small cup and dab the mixture into the scratch. How to replace sections of a tongue groove hardwood floor. Ddhs103 nailing hardwood floor s4x3 close up of contractor using a nail gun on a damaged hardwood floor in the disaster house for repair. Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.

We had professional teppanyaki chefs prepare food on our hardwood floor and take a few whacks at it with machetes and axes just so we can show you how to repair it. Completely clean out the opened section of flooring. Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. Hardwood floors can be damaged by any number things.

Josh temple uses a mallet to remove the damaged hardwood floor and new adhesive to attach better flooring in this disaster house.