“fingering” in new flooring in old floor
JeffersonBuildersBoulder
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Hey all,
I need to “finger” in new planks into an old oak floor. Ultimately, I need to add about 20 square feet of flooring where an old closet used to be.
Has anyone seen an article in the archives or wants to share their technique for running and new floor into and old floor all running the same direction?
Thanks!
-steve
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Are you refering to the T&G? It's the same pricipal as patching new with new.
If you're taling about finger jointing the new into the old, I've never heard of that. The old that needs replaced should be removed to a T&G end and the new T&G should fit right in. Hopefully they line up the same.
Something worth noting is that the new is going to stand out like a sore thumb if you don't use some stain magic to blend it in.
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I'll be watching this thread since I have a similar project coming up. My daughter and SIL replaced an old underfloor furnace with central HVAC and have two areas of oak flooring that need patched.
Their flooring isn't T&G - just face nailed strips. I'm planning on taking the flooring out of a closet as well as making some new pieces and blending the whole thing together. Luckily, there's quite a bit of color variation in their floor, so a "close" color match should be ok.
The only wisdom I can offer is to be careful putting in that new floor. We did something like this- took down a wall, took up the (damaged) floor in one room and laced new floor into the old in the other room. The work was done by a "hall of shame" contractor.
The problem has been that the new flooring needed to be face nailed/screwed here and there where it laces into the old. None of it was. That and I think a few boards were driven way too hard against the old ones. One board warped up over time and has damaged the adjacent strips. Still have to fix that. It happens to be (hidden under a rug) right in front of the kitchen sink. Squeaks every time I step on it.
We got lucky on the color match. Once it was all sanded and stained, you have to really look to see the difference.
We also patched where some floor returns were. These turned out much better than the whole-room laceup.
biscuit joints
Something here might help you. FLOOR PATCH
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Thanks for all the responses.Yes, I mean T&G. The question is how to get the old T&G out given nails every few inches, in order to slide in the new pieces.-steve
Well you asked how to splice it in, not how to take it out. And jeffersond step in with his fancy photos and multimaster and get's all the credit. I feel cheated! :)--------------------------------------------------------
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Ted, fancy photo's?
Not enough dust on the lens for you?
While I've got you. Is that Ba'hai (?) Temple up around you? Went up there one nite on a visit to Chicago. Might have been the whiskey, but that place was cool.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Yeah, it's up in Evanston. I happen by there about once a year or so, have a couple of customers close by it.
A few years ago they laser scanned the entire outer shell of the building to record every detail, just in case they ever need to replicate part of it. It's not just the wiskey, it is a pretty cool place.
I just bought a camera on ebay yesterday, so I can get back to taking how-to photos. My other one bit the dust, literally. Seen to many jobsites.
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Edited 5/27/2008 9:59 pm by Ted W.
Calvin,That was just what I was looking for!!Thanks again,Steve
Steve,
Glad it served a purpose, one of the reasons I took the time to take the shots. It's an often asked question here at BT.
The last time I was in Boulder was a good 35 yrs ago. We took our dog with us.
Returned with her and 13 puppies.
Nice town.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/