Tongue And Groove Hardwood Floor Repair

When floor planks get split or warped replace them for aesthetic reasons and.

Tongue and groove hardwood floor repair.

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. Repairing hardwood flooring with tongue and groove installation requires expert carpentry skills as well as considerable proficiency with saw and chisel. Completely clean out the opened section of flooring. At the end joint use the hammer and chisel to cut straight down and through the tongue at the end of the damaged floorboard.

Repairing tongue and groove flooring is not a diy project but should only be done by a professional flooring expert. Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails. Remove the bottom of the groove from the new floor plank. The individual panels are generally held in place by compression from the installation process instead of being nailed or glued into place.

Use the chisel to pry the severed tongue from the groove in the end of the adjacent floorboard.