How To Lift Wooden Floorboards

Wood is a porous material that expands and contracts naturally depending on the humidity levels in the air around it.

How to lift wooden floorboards.

The plumbing was fine but what they did to my floorboards grrrrrr. My approach is to use a cordless and hence thin kerf circular saw set to just split the tongues off where you want to lift. Old growth wood typically douglas fir oak and maple has higher density and fewer defects than new wood and often comes in lengths of 12 ft. Although sealed with a protective coating hardwood floors can still absorb moisture.

When hardwood flooring boards get wet they swell and because they are wedged tightly together and have nowhere to go the edges or middles lift and curl. You will also see what tools you can use to make the job a little easier. There are several diy jobs might require you to lift one or more floorboards as well as several possible emergencies. Continue to step by step instructions.

Lifting floor boards is often required when doing diy here we demonstrate an easy way to lift floor boards so that they can be replaced with the minimum of. Your laminate can be removed so you can easily move on to your new and improved flooring choice. Being able to lift one or more wooden floorboards safely and without fear of damaging the floor or anything underneath is a very useful skill for any home owner. This expansion and contraction process is entirely normal.

Low or reducing humidity causes the wood to contract again. We show you how to lift up your old boards so you can use them again. When humidity is high the wood expands. Lifting often occurs due to improper installation of your flooring or because of excess.

If you can get the whole board you want out cleared you can then just lift it out with a couple of jemmys prybars or my favourite catspaws. Sometimes you want to keep old floorboards when you remove them. Typically when hardwood flooring is installed there should some allowance given for this movement.