How to repair wood flooring
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Kgryzeski
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Wall was moved back to expand living room but flooring had stopped. Now we have a 2 x 4's filling floor area. What can be done? Don't want to refinish floors until we fix this first.
12 answers
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Not easy to be done.. I have done this several times , as a specialist in floring . If possible you need to take out a big part of the floor but you also need new and the same planks .... It is taking more time to explain everything here
Van7336055
on Jul 13, 2016
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To explain more , just send an e-mail to: floorservice.oost@gmail.com
Van7336055
on Jul 13, 2016
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stain the 2x4s to match or use a planer to plane down the 2x4s this is now your subfloor. buy matching flooring and install
J747725427
on Jul 13, 2016
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YOU CAN ALWAYS CREATE AN ACCENT. NO NEED TO MATCH JUST A LITTLE CONVERSATION POINT
Virginia Prestridge
on Jul 13, 2016
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I have patched many floors when I worked as a remodeler/ handyman. I would look in closets for matching flooring and remove what I needed for the patch. If none was available, I'd buy similar unfinished flooring at the big box store. The process I used is called weaving the new flooring into the old to create an unnoticeable patch. Here are some examples: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,1631521,00.html, http://www.oldtownhome.com/2012/6/29/Creating-Our-Home-Office-Part-2-Repairing-and-Refinishing-Our-Wood-Floor/, http://www.ronhazelton.com/projects/how_to_patch_a_wood_floor
William
on Jul 13, 2016
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make it an accent, paint or stain and stencil a design, keep it simple hope this helps xx
Chris aka monkey
on Jul 13, 2016
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And my husband thought I was crazy for taking the hardwoods under our kitchen cabinets! This is why I did it!
Carol
on Jul 13, 2016
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Have a flooring guy come in and "weave" the new floor into the old. It's easy and fast if you know what you're doing. Then, stain to match, and you'll never see the difference between the new and the old. It's the least expensive way to go if you get an experienced flooring guy.
Stukin
on Jul 13, 2016
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I agree with others who have recommended using it as an accent piece, by using stain or some kind of inlay. You don't have to rip apart the whole floor, and it will give your room some extra "character".
Cheryl Gyles
on Jul 13, 2016
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So I would just go with it..,maybe do a tile inlay, or even stain the wood differently, perhaps a red wash instead of paint or stain. Weaving is going to cost a lot.
Pat
on Jul 13, 2016
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Either have someone weave the flooring or if you go with the patch as an accent, have a professional insert the "trim", the same distance from the wall around the room. I removed a closet and had no flooring there. It was in the hall so I had a professional ran a board perpendicular to the existing floor in line with the top of our stair and fill in the missing floor. The man who did it asked if he could use "my solutions" when he had another problem like ours. It turned out great.
Carol
on Jul 14, 2016
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My flooring guy was able to weave about 20-feet in well under an hour. Brasilians work fast and cheap and do an amazing job. Even with the sanding, staining and poly, the whole job cost about $650 including materials (white oak.)
Stukin
on Jul 14, 2016
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