Replacing Original Hardwood Floors
Repairing and refinishing old hardwood floors can be a labor intensive and complex process.
Replacing original hardwood floors. And sanding only creates a depression in the floor that s more noticeable than the stain. One thing we didn t need permission to do was replace the wood flooring in the living room dining area. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. A quality hardwood floor can be sanded down and refinished at least six times and up to ten times before you need to replace it.
The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones. 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. Homeowners who have old floors should not expect them to look like brand new floors according to sprigg lynn of universal. Hardwood thickness will usually be between 5 inches 1 3 cm and 1 inch 2 5 cm but it s important to.
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 take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull. Rip cut and remove the bottom groove from the replacement flooring piece using a table saw circular saw or sharp chisel and utility knife. Measure the thickness of the current hardwood.
Most floors use a tongue and groove design. 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. Hardwood properly maintained can last for decades but it may require more maintenance than other flooring options. Installing pre finished hardwood flooring.
Saw off the bottom groove on the new flooring plank. While most people choose hardwood engineered hardwood carpet tile or laminate flooring for their homes some homeowners opt for bamboo linoleum vinyl or concrete. When your hardwood floor begins to appear worn. Ninety five percent of the time if not more you can refinish a hardwood floor replace boards make repairs and have a very nice floor as with just about everything else in remodeling the key issue is expectations.
Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. Prepare the new plank. Set the saw fence to cut 5 16 in.