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Project House: Wood-Floor Repairs, Ep. 4 – Installation

Justin learns how to fit and install the replacement floor boards that complete this restoration

Scott Sidler teaches Justin about his selection method for choosing boards and guides Justin through the installation. Along the way, Justin learns how important a beater block is to the installation and learns a new trick for stubborn boards. After several hours of cutting boards, beating them in place, and nailing them in with finish nails, they reach the last board, which Scott alters to fit the last opening. He cuts the backside of the groove off so he can sneak it in place and nail it off with a row of finish nails.

Read the companion article: Invisible Repairs for a Hardwood Floor  (FHB #242)

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Videos in the Series

  • Project House: Wood-Floor Repair, Ep. 1 – Introduction

    Justin travels to Orlando, Florida, to see how a restoration expert patches an old wood floor

  • Project House: Wood-Floor Repair, Ep. 2 – Removal

    In this episode, Justin learns how to layout, mark, and cut out old floor boards to make way for the new wood

  • Project House: Wood-Floor Repair, Ep. 3 – Sourcing Materials

    Justin visits a local salvage yard to learn how to source reclaimed flooring

  • Project House: Wood-Floor Repairs, Ep. 4 – Installation

    Justin learns how to fit and install the replacement floor boards that complete this restoration

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Restoring wood floors is not as simple as grabbing some oak from the lumberyard, replacing the damaged parts of the floor with the new, and then patting yourself on the back for a job well done. In this video series, restoration expert Scott Sidler shows FHB editorial director Justin Fink that the job is a little more complicated than that. In these four episodes, Scott will demonstrate how to prep the subfloor, remove and install… More about this Video Series

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  1. tbarkerthebuilder | Aug 27, 2018 12:46pm | #1

    Do you putty over the face nails after sanding?

  2. user-5493629 | Dec 13, 2018 10:31pm | #2

    Excellent video!! I would love to see something as detailed on rebuilding wooden stairs and stair rails.

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