Old Hardwood Floor Replacement Pieces
Most floors use a tongue and groove design for connecting adjacent strips.
Old hardwood floor replacement pieces. Once the bad piece is out then you have to install a new piece that s the exact size of the old one in width length and height. It will require some force to get it into place but don t be too aggressive. 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. After that choose your replacement flooring and follow the process for installing that particular type of hardwood.
Sometime a piece of scrap lumber can be used as a beater board so you can gently hammer the piece in place with scarring the surface. You can t sand it in place or you ll ruin the adjacent pieces. 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. Insert tongue side first insert the replacement piece tongue side first into the existing flooring.
Remember your existing floor was sanded and the new piece you install must be the same height. You can also fix buckled areas of flooring and avoid having to completely refinish your floors. Good luck with that. Using the technique shown in photos 1 4 and a carbide tipped flooring blade that can cut through nails remove the old hardwood flooring and install a perfect replacement piece.
The only option to repair hardwood floors at this point is to cut out the stained floorboards and install new ones.