Replacing A Piece Of Hardwood Flooring Youtube

How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor.

Replacing a piece of hardwood flooring youtube.

Hardwood flooring makes a welcome addition to any home but it can be daunting to deal with once it s time to remove or replace it. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. Pick the board you want to remove. 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.

How to lift a floor board. The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. Also matching the color of aged flooring is difficult. Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure.

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. You also find answers to other questions. Then remove any nails and staples in the subflooring and sand off any paint or adhesive. And sanding only creates a depression in the floor that s more noticeable than the stain.

You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. He cut out a small portion of my floor in such a way that if i wanted to put the piece back no one would ever ever know it had been removed. Next buy replacement flooring and let it acclimate in the room for 3 days so it doesn t shrink or expand after you install it. To replace hardwood floor start by cutting and prying up the old hardwood planks using a circular saw pry bar and mallet.

In this video i will show you how to replace engineered hardwood flooring planks if your board delaminated. My floor refinisher pulled up a small piece of my hardwood oak flooring while he was here assessing what my flooring options were. Stripping hardwood flooring the wrong way can cost you hours of backbreaking work leave you with an enormous mess and even cause permanent damage to your subflooring.