Replacing One Piece Of Hardwood Floor Joining A Wall

Measure the thickness of the current hardwood.

Replacing one piece of hardwood floor joining a wall. 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. I am confident we can do this on our own vs. Removing a wall as part of a remodel typically leaves gaps on the walls ceiling and floor where the plates and studs were connected. In this video jason shows us how to replace a damaged hardwood floor board.

How to merge hardwood flooring when removing a wall. 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. We are removing a wall between two wood floored rooms as well as a closet and corner hutch. A lot of wood flooring probably about 30 sq.

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. 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. 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. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. The flooring is probably about 25 50 years old b grade oak tongue groove flooring 2 1 4 wide and.