If a portion of your hardwood floor is damaged, dont worry. You can probably fix it without having to re-do the entire floor by following these steps:
Step One: Before starting to remove the old floor, have a section of hardwood to replace the damaged flooring with. Try to find one that closely matches your current finish. Make sure to factor in more than you need should you any mistakes.
Step Two: Using a circular saw, set the depth for your flooring, make cuts about ½ inch away from each side of the board you want to replace. Be careful because you could end up damaging the surrounding flooring and creating more repair work for yourself.
Step Three: Cut again, at an angle to create a Z shaped cut. This gives you two triangle shaped pieces to easily remove the damaged wood with a chisel.
Step Four: Clean the grooves and areas around where you removed the damaged wood.
Step Five: Cut your replacement piece to size so you dont have gaps in the flooring.
Step Six: Use a saw to get rid of the bottom part on the grooved edge.
Step Seven: Slightly Bevel the ends of the board.
Step Eight: Fit your piece in before using any adhesive to make sure it will work.
Step Nine: Put glue on the groove and tongue of your board and the groove tongue of the board next to it.
Step Ten: Replace the board. Youll need to work fast because the glue will dry fast.
Repeat these steps as needed for multiple repairs
Bob Villa shows a video on how to repair damaged wood flooring.
Readers Digest offers advice for how to repair wood floors.
Ron Hazeltons House Calls shows how to patch wood floors.
Ehow shows a step-by-step tutorial on how to repair a hardwood floor that has been damaged.
Wonder How To shows a video on patching hardwood floors.
YouTube shows how to use a wood filler to patch hardwood.
Easy to DIY a video and written instructions on patching hardwood floors.
HGTV shows how to patch hardwood floors.
Berkley Parents Network various information about hardwood floors, including how to patch them.
Michigan State University Extension offers information on wood floors and finishing.
