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.

Tongue and groove flooring uses a system of interlocking edges tongues and grooves to stay in place with few nails. Use the chisel to pry the severed tongue from the groove in the end of the adjacent floorboard. Tongue and groove flooring used with its joinery works best for hardwood flooring because it is a great way of creating a smooth seamless customized and often very large end product from using smaller pieces specifically engineered to fit tightly against one another. Repairing hardwood flooring with tongue and groove installation requires expert carpentry skills as well as considerable proficiency with saw and chisel.

The individual panels are generally held in place by compression from the installation process instead of being nailed or glued into place. Remove the damaged floorboards using a flat pry bar. Completely clean out the opened section of flooring. 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.