Replacing A Piece Of Hardwood Flooring

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.

Replacing a piece of hardwood flooring.

Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank. Prepare the new plank. He goes step by step through the process of removing the board and then how to.

Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. How to lift a floor board. How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor. 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.

The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. 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. Pick the board you want to remove.

You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. 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. Most floors use a tongue and groove design. Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails.

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

Rip cut and remove the bottom groove from the replacement flooring piece using a table saw circular saw. Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure. Laminate floor planks look beautiful and add elegance to a home. I wanted to try.

However if a plank gets damaged it detracts from the beauty of the flooring. Saw off the bottom groove on the new flooring plank. 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.