Then use your pry bar and nail puller to loosen the nails in the next tongue edge.
How to remove tongue and groove flooring without damage.
It is time consuming but can be done.
Work the pry bar between the wall and one of the.
1 set the circular saw to cut 1 16 inch deeper than the depth of the damaged floorboards.
Use a sawz all or reciprocating saw to cut the nails below the finish flooring.
Use your pry bar to lift it up then pull the groove away from the adjoining board.
Look for the row of flooring against one of the walls that has top nails.
Can you remove a tongue and groove hardwood floor without damaging the planks then reinstall in another location.
It was the last row installed and should be the easiest one to remove.
How to remove hardwood flooring the easy way.
Removing damaged planks takes a bit of effort but new tongue and groove flooring installs in a snap.