Replacing One Piece Of Hardwood Floor Joining A Wall

You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.

Replacing one piece of hardwood floor joining a wall.

In this video jason shows us how to replace a damaged hardwood floor board. Removing a wall as part of a remodel typically leaves gaps on the walls ceiling and floor where the plates and studs were connected. 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. Measure the thickness of the current hardwood.

I am in need of fixing some large gaps of flooring where walls once were. We have the matching hardwood floor pieces that we need however the subfloor isn t quite high enough to get it even with the current hardwood. The flooring is probably about 25 50 years old b grade oak tongue groove flooring 2 1 4 wide and. How to merge hardwood flooring when removing a wall.

Most floors use a tongue and groove design. We are removing a wall between two wood floored rooms as well as a closet and corner hutch. 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. A lot of wood flooring probably about 30 sq.

Or more will be needed to repair the floor. 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.