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Think twice before tearing out a wood floor. You can
easily replace a few badly damaged boards, sand away wear
and scratches, and apply a shiny new finish – for a
fraction of the cost of new flooring. And if you want to
install a different material, you can save time and effort
by putting down underlayment and laying the new flooring
on top of it. That said, here's how to proceed. |
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Before prying up plank flooring, bore out any screw plugs
and remove the screws underneath. With some plug flooring,
the plugs are merely decorative and nails are the only
fasteners. |
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Insert a pry bar under the first floorboard and force it
up. If there's not enough room for the pry bar, cut out a
section of the first board with a circular saw. Remove the
cut section, then insert the pry bar into the opening and
pry up the rest of the board. |
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Proceed across the floor, prying up one board at a time.
Work down the length of each board, placing the bar
directly under the blind-nailing positions. If the wood
has been glued down, use a chisel to cut through to the
bottom of each piece, and tap it loose with a hammer. |
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