Wood – How to replace a board in floating wood floor

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I have a condo with a concrete subfloor so I floated an engineered wood floor above it. It's not a "click-lock" floor, it's a glued T&G install.

A contractor recently did some work in the unit and damaged one of the boards. How can I replace a single board in the middle of the floor for a floating installation?

Best Answer

You'd have to treat it like a hardwood floor t&g repair:

  1. Run a circular saw down one side, staying away from seam at least the thickness of the tongue, with depth set to board thickness.
  2. Repeat #1 along the other side.
  3. Connect the top and bottom cuts across the board, either with a chisel or OMT (Oscillating multi tool).
  4. Carefully cut into corners to free the 4 border pieces, as necessary. They may just pry out.
  5. Trim the bottom half of the groove off. (I like to use a table saw and fence). You should be able to wedge it in with the tongue intact, though a small bottom bevel might assist it.
  6. Sparingly glue along edges of existing tongues and the new board edges and weight it down, as necessary.
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