Tearing Up Hardwood Floors

So cutting them into smaller pieces of wood makes it easier to pry up.

Tearing up hardwood floors.

Alternatively use a circular saw with a carbide tooth blade to make a plunge cut along the length of the sacrificial board and use a pry. By cutting the boards into small sections removal will go faster and smoother. Pry up the first few boards to give yourself room to work. Cut the hardwood flooring perpendicular to the direction the flooring is lying.

You can cut each section into approximately one to two feet wide portions. Take down the tarps roll them up carefully and move them outside to be cleaned or thrown away. Sweep the sawdust wood chips and other debris into small piles then use a shop vac to suction them up. If necessary go over the area again with a vacuum or mop to clear away any especially fine dust remaining.

Then we came up with this one which. This is helpful because hardwood planks are all different lengths and make it really tough to remove quickly. Removing hardwood floors in one of the houses we renovated.