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Flooded Wood Floors Help
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:10 pm
We gutted my dad's house this weekend after the flood. He got about 9" that sat in the house for 2 days-ish. He's got good quality real wood floors. They looked like they were starting to buckle in some areas so we started to rip them up in a two spots. Turns out they are glued down extremely well and we couldn't make much progress even with an impact chisel.
Did we make a mistake trying to pull them up? Could they possibly survive? If so, what can I do about the areas we started on? If not, what is the secret to getting wood floors up?
TLDR: Can wood floors survive a flood? If not, how do you get them up?
TIA.
Did we make a mistake trying to pull them up? Could they possibly survive? If so, what can I do about the areas we started on? If not, what is the secret to getting wood floors up?
TLDR: Can wood floors survive a flood? If not, how do you get them up?
TIA.
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Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:12 pm to CajunCommander
Generally the wood floors won't make it. You COULD sand them down and refinish them but they'll always be buckled and uneven. As far as removing them, it's the hardest thing you'll ever remove from a house in your life. It just takes patience.
eta: Also, be careful with any type of impact chisel. I've seen plenty of people tear up their foundations with those things trying to remove glued floors.
eta: Also, be careful with any type of impact chisel. I've seen plenty of people tear up their foundations with those things trying to remove glued floors.
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:13 pm to CajunCommander
most likely ruined. try to find a rental company that rents floor scraper machine
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:14 pm to CajunCommander
I've used a flat shovel for the easier to remove floorboard and a hammer and the flat end of a crowbar for the harder to remove planks.
I really don't think anything was salvageable, but I'm no wood expert.
I really don't think anything was salvageable, but I'm no wood expert.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:14 pm to CajunCommander
You say the looked like they are starting to buckle. That's a big indicator. It's just not easy to get them up if they are glued down.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:15 pm to CajunCommander
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Did we make a mistake trying to pull them up? Could they possibly survive? If so, what can I do about the areas we started on? If not, what is the secret to getting wood floors up?
maybe
possibly
rugs
hire labor
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:15 pm to CajunCommander
There is nothing harder to remove then glued down wood.
Go rent a big powered floor scrapper. Well worth the money.
Trust me, your back is worth more than the rental cost of the tool. Even WITH the tool - its still a nightmare.
Good luck.
Go rent a big powered floor scrapper. Well worth the money.
Trust me, your back is worth more than the rental cost of the tool. Even WITH the tool - its still a nightmare.
Good luck.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:45 pm to CajunCommander
Contractor is charging my aunt almost $4k to remove 850sf of glued down wood. She's probably getting raped a little but it's not easy work. hopefully I'll move to a new house before I have to get new wood floors.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:54 pm to TrebleHook
After this flood, I think polished painted concrete might be the way to go.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:57 pm to CajunCommander
I had glued down wood floors as well. Took almost 3 days to get one room done with chipping guns and hammers and chisels. Decided to hire someone to do the rest. It would've taken us 3 weeks.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 2:59 pm to Glock17
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I had glued down wood floors as well. Took almost 3 days to get one room done with chipping guns and hammers and chisels. Decided to hire someone to do the rest. It would've taken us 3 weeks.
it really depends on the glue. Some glue residue can be an absolute bitch to remove even with a floor grinder
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:03 pm to NYCAuburn
my couple of friends who need to replace floors is all looking at ceramic that looks like wood. one friend is looking at pvc type material that looks like wood.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:04 pm to CajunCommander
Man I took out 3 bedrooms and living room wood floors Saturday and Sunday. Flat pry bar and a heavy hammer is all you need. Tough to find a spot to start but once you get going its fairly easy.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:05 pm to CajunCommander
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If not, how do you get them up?
The one I have looks something like this, but is much more robust ( I used it to bust up Mexican tile in my kitchen). This thing works wonders on wood flooring and door casings.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:08 pm to lsugrad35
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Man I took out 3 bedrooms and living room wood floors Saturday and Sunday. Flat pry bar and a heavy hammer is all you need. Tough to find a spot to start but once you get going its fairly easy.
There's no way that shite was glued to the concrete.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:13 pm to CajunCommander
tou won't find a rental demo hammer right now. Stine in Walker is getting (10) hammers tomorrow morning. Also getting 100 small demo hammers tomorrow
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:18 pm to MightyYat
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There's no way that shite was glued to the concrete.
It absolutely was. In 2 rooms it had bucked enough to where some were pretty easy to get out. The living room was stuck very well. But if you hit the shite out of a flat bar to get it under a plank you can pry it up fairly easily. My hands hurt like shite today, but I got the job done
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:22 pm to roguetiger15
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most likely ruined. try to find a rental company that rents floor scraper machine
This is the only way to do it easy.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:29 pm to lsugrad35
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It absolutely was. In 2 rooms it had bucked enough to where some were pretty easy to get out. The living room was stuck very well. But if you hit the shite out of a flat bar to get it under a plank you can pry it up fairly easily. My hands hurt like shite today, but I got the job done
I had the same experience as you this past weekend. What you don't realize is that the cheap shite we removed is not in the same hemisphere as the quality flooring they're speaking of.
Posted on 8/22/16 at 3:34 pm to Murray
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I had the same experience as you this past weekend. What you don't realize is that the cheap shite we removed is not in the same hemisphere as the quality flooring they're speaking of.
The stuff I took out of the parents living room had been there for 28 years. It was some high quality flooring. But at any rate, I'm not debating the quality of flooring or who is better at taking it up. I'm just saying I feel the pain of everyone removing floors. It sucks
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