Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva repairs a piece of wood nosing that was poorly installed and resulted in a bad joint.
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Time: 1-2 hours
Cost: $20
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools List for Repairing a Bad Flooring Joint:
Reciprocating saw [https://amzn.to/2NDitD3]
Chisel [https://amzn.to/2MOli4n]
Nail pulling pliers [https://amzn.to/34cRnIN]
Hammer [https://amzn.to/2NR7TIT]
Track saw [https://amzn.to/34bBmCW]
Mortising machine [https://amzn.to/2MItK5v]
Shopping List:
Wood glue [https://amzn.to/2ZCXhzl]
Construction adhesive [https://amzn.to/2Lc02Ut]
16d nails [https://amzn.to/2L90u5B]
Floating tenons [https://amzn.to/2L8jm4W]
Steps:
1. Use a dull chisel to lift the nosing slightly to allow room for a reciprocating saw blade. Use the saw to cut the nails that hold the nosing and then remove the nosing.
2. Pull the nails from the board, then scrape any old adhesive or filler off the nosing.
3. Lay a straight edge on the widest gap on the flooring and then use a track saw or circular saw to cut all the flooring evenly.
4. For the area where the saw blade can’t reach, chisel out the floor boards so they’re flush with the other boards.
5. Check the fit of the nosing.
6. Mark lines on the nosing and the floor boards for the location of mortises and cut them on both surfaces with a mortising machine.
7. Use wood glue to install the floating tenons into the mortises of the nosing.
8. Apply construction adhesive to the subfloor under the nosing and wood glue along the edge of the flooring.
9. Bring the nosing in, line up the tenons with the mortises on the floor, and slowly tap the nosing in place with a hammer.
10. Once the floor joint is tight, secure the nosing in place with 16d nails.
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Kate Merrill from WBZ?
Oh it wasn’t that hard to do huh???? 🔨🤨…
Cut outside…my house isn't your workshop 😁
"What I'm going to do is work it right in, and tap it in as we go down." Talking about the board, or the girl, lol….
Tom had dinner with her a week later, i hear they chat online still, true story
He shows people how to do those pesky little details that would cost $1,000
" Oh, Tommy, I dont know how I could ever repay you " …..
Looks like a drunken Stevie Wonder did that task on a Friday after lunch the first time
6:48 oh you can say that. That was possible through smart decisions based on years of experience.
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'' wasn't even that hard to do''— sure woman, try it yourself with your Walmart hammer and Kmart saw
Domino cost 1,200 dollars without the bits and the track saw could be G.
that woman has some of the best legs I've ever seen. Nice flooring work too.
We don't have to many of these type of old timers around anymore
I'm surprised this dickhead didn't try to shove some stain drenched rope in it. Pokey bastard probably charged 10 grand and took 2 weeks to repair.
Is it just me or is this a ton of wasted effort? That gap was negligible, seems like overkill to get a contractor and spend good money on stuff like that…
Tommy Siva is an incredible craftsman! Great repair.
Prefesional tools 😎
Kate: It was not even that hard to do
Tommy: Why you call me then beeotch?
Tommy: Kate bend over
KAte: Oh my Tommy
Tommy: I meant to bend over the wood to remove it
Kate : 😒