Replacing A Piece Of Hardwood Flooring

Do you call in a professional and pay tons of money to replace the plank.

Replacing a piece of hardwood flooring.

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. How to replace sections of a tongue groove hardwood floor. Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank. Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank.

And sanding only creates a depression in the floor that s more noticeable than the stain. In this video jason shows us how to replace a damaged hardwood floor board. How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor. 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.

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. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. He goes step by step through the process of removing the board and then how to. Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.

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. How to lift a floor board. Laminate floor planks look beautiful and add elegance to a home. Rip cut and remove the bottom groove from the replacement flooring piece using a table saw circular saw.

Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. 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. I wanted to try.

Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails. 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. Saw off the bottom groove on the new flooring plank. However if a plank gets damaged it detracts from the beauty of the flooring.

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.