How To Replace Hardwood Floor Strips. Plug in the saw and put on eye protection. For different size of floors in different areas there are various suggestions that I might share to you.
Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. Using the chisel and a pry bar remove the strip of flooring between the relief cuts and pull the tongue-and-groove edges of the old flooring where they interlock with the adjacent flooring courses. Follow these steps to safely make the plunge cuts you need to repair your hardwood floors.
How do you replace strips on a hardwood floor.
To remove it without damaging it I would use a small but sturdy flatbars with a lever point under it as close to the threshold as possible and push down firmly working the peice up from one end to the other. See below for a shopping list and toolsSUBSCRIBE to This Old House. Step 5 Press the T-molding into the gap firmly ensuring that the top of the molding rests firmly on each floor with no gaps. Tap the end of it with a rubber mallet to drive the bar more deeply into the cut.
