Replacing Hardwood Floor Boards

When your hardwood floor begins to appear worn.

Replacing hardwood floor boards.

Sometimes a hardwood board can be damaged or stained so badly it needs to be replaced. When removing old flooring create a new butt joint on just the side of the plank that s closest to the hole or where the damage ends. Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull. 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.

The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. Often people would prefer to leave this job to a professional who has the experience to do the job but since there are no special tools required to replace a floor board a confident diy er could take on the job themselves. 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. How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor.

We had professional teppanyaki chefs prepare food on our hardwood floor and take a few whacks at it with machetes and axes just so we can show you how to repair it. Here s how to remove and replace a damaged hardwood floor board. 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. Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure.

Replacing damaged or hole filled hardwood tongue and groove floorboards takes a couple of hours sharp tools and an understanding of how to break the interlocking tongue and groove board edges. Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to. Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank. Most floors use a tongue and groove design.

Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. Hardwood flooring by its name sounds like it should be really hard. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors.