Replacing A Piece Of Hardwood Flooring

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

Replacing a piece of hardwood flooring.

However if a plank gets damaged it detracts from the beauty of the 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. Do you call in a professional and pay tons of money to replace the plank. Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.

And sanding only creates a depression in the floor that s more noticeable than the stain. Rip cut and remove the bottom groove from the replacement flooring piece using a table saw circular saw. Pick the board you want to remove. How to lift a floor board.

How to replace sections of a tongue groove hardwood floor. You need to know the wood thickness before you can start sawing into the floor to prevent your circular saw from damaging the subflooring underneath. My floor refinisher pulled up a small piece of my hardwood oak flooring while he was here assessing what my flooring options were. Laminate floor planks look beautiful and add elegance to a home.

Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails. He goes step by step through the process of removing the board and then how to. Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. There actually is an easy way to replace a damaged laminate plank if you are ready to spend some time and have a little bit of patience.

I wanted to try. Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure.

Most floors use a tongue and groove design. The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. Saw off the bottom groove on the new flooring plank. 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.

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. In this video jason shows us how to replace a damaged hardwood floor board. Prepare the new plank.