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Recently, I moved a potted plant in my house, and noticed that the oak hardwood floor beneath where the plant was has a white water stain, and the wood is cupped. In addition, the flooring looks like it has shrunk (there are 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch gaps in the worst areas). What can I do to fix this approximately 1 square-foot problem? Thanks.
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Cliff,
Cut the damaged areas out and replace with matching flooring. You will need to set a circular saw to flooring depth and "plunge cut" with the join. Keep the kerf on the waste side of the joint. Be carefull when plunge cutting as kick back can occur. Once you've cut both sides of the offending section, take a very sharp chisel and cut across the grain the width of the board. ( preferably on a joint) Once you've removed all the material, you can slot in your new stuff. You will have to remove the tounge in order to get it in.
Finish as usual.
Kind regards
mark
*I prefer to use a router for cutting floor board in place. I use a piece of plywood as an edge guide for the router, set it up for a square cut and kneel on it. Use a small strong magnet to locate the floor nails first.
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Recently, I moved a potted plant in my house, and noticed that the oak hardwood floor beneath where the plant was has a white water stain, and the wood is cupped. In addition, the flooring looks like it has shrunk (there are 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch gaps in the worst areas). What can I do to fix this approximately 1 square-foot problem? Thanks.