Step 1 Bore Out Screw Plugs & Remove the Screws
Before prying up plank flooring, bore out any screw plugs and remove the screws underneath. With some plug flooring, the plugs are merely decorative and nails are the only fasteners.
How to Remove Wood Flooring
Think twice before tearing out a wood floor. You can easily replace a few badly damaged boards, sand away wear and scratches and apply a shiny new finish — for a fraction of the cost of new flooring. And if you want to install a different material, you can save time and effort by putting down underlayment and laying the new flooring on top of it. That said, here's how to proceed.
Skill Level: Beginner
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There are 3 steps to completing this project:
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Step 2 Pry Away the Floorboard
Insert a pry bar under the first floorboard and force it up. If there's not enough room for the pry bar, cut out a section of the first board with a circular saw. Remove the cut section, then insert the pry bar into the opening and pry up the rest of the board.
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Step 3 Proceed Prying Each Floorboard
