How To Patch A Hardwood Floor. If your floor is natural unstained wood. First take a piece of chalk or a grease pencil and draw a box around the entire damaged area.
Make sure to stain the area again with one coat of stain. Old vent or duct openings become obsolete. Steps for patching hardwood floors.
Cut the underside of the trim using an oscillating saw.
While tongue and groove flooring is modular and designed to allow for replacement patching can be a fussy and tool-intensive process. Make sure to stain the area again with one coat of stain. See below for a shopping list and toolsSUBSCRIBE to This Old House. First take a piece of chalk or a grease pencil and draw a box around the entire damaged area.