Replacing Damaged Hardwood Floors

How to video on replacing a damaged board in a prefinished hardwood floor.

Replacing damaged hardwood floors.

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. If you ve had a flood or a leak chances are your hardwood has suffered either with stains or warping or both. Repair hardwood floor water damage. The proper way to replace planks in a wood floor takes time and the expertise of a craftsman.

Water damage to hardwood floors can be from minor to major. 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. Hardwood floors can be damaged by any number things. Pry up a loose board in the floor so you can measure the thickness of the wooden plank.

Measure the thickness of the current hardwood. Replacing damaged flooring by weaving in new planks. Fixing the water damaged floor by replacing damaged flooring. Josh temple uses a mallet to remove the damaged hardwood floor and new adhesive to attach better flooring in this disaster house.

For many water damaged wood floors the best way to repair the damage is to eliminate and replace the affected boards and then to refinish the entire floor. 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 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.

Ddhs103 nailing hardwood floor s4x3 close up of contractor using a nail gun on a damaged hardwood floor in the disaster house for repair. In general water is an enemy to wood floors. For this you will have to take out the affected planks and replace them with new boards. Most floors use a tongue and groove design.

Safety glasses and hearing protection should be worn during this procedure. 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. The best way to avoid and fix water damage for wood floors is to get them repaired. If the floor is stained first make sure the floor is completely dry wipe up any puddles then use a heater or hairdryer to ensure that all the moisture is gone from the finished floor and the subfloor.