How to trim a single piece of wood?
A few weeks ago, my boyfriend removed a single piece of wood flooring near the bathroom because the floor had started to crown where the wood of the hallway meets the tile of the bathroom (maybe due to water under the floor.. we aren’t sure; however, the apartment building we live in is responsible for under the floors, pipes, and things of that nature… but we can’t afford to redo the whole floors). After he removed the single piece of wood, the floor went down; however, the piece that was removed will no longer fit back in (it’s maybe 40 inches long by 3 inches wide). The size of the space now (after shrinking) is 40″ by 2 1/2″, so we need to trim the piece by 1/2 inch. We live in a small apartment, so it would make no sense to buy an expensive tool like a chain saw. Would a hand saw do the job?
We’re responsible for fixing the floor (the wood, not the building structure itself). We live in a co-op in NY, but my bf pays mortgage, not rent.
A small plane or rasp should do the job. They wouldnt be more than a few dollars I’d have thought.
Please don’t consider a chain saw to do the job, that would be like using a hammer to butter toast.
A small hand saw would do the job nicely. As you are just setting up some sort of house keeping it might be prudent to purchase an electric scroll saw ( hand held motorized jig saw ) it will always come in handy for other jobs you may encounter and it is not expensive.
If You live in an apartment and pay someone else rent, it is THEIR responsability to do all repairs needed. You are not
responsable for that repair or any other while you are under a rental agreement.
If your landlord gives you a hard time or won’t do the needed repairs, contact your local Landlord Tennant Association and
ask for assistance. If you are on Welfare you can address the problem through your worker.
u can use a hand plane to remove small piecesat a time…..
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Find someone who has a table saw and have them trim it for you. Good luck…
If you do not have access to any power tools, table saw, circular saw, router, a hand saw will do the job just take a bit longer. Draw a line down the board with and cut just outside the line, finish with a wood rasp, sand paper or hand plane. Put the piece back in and glue and face nail it down with finish nails. Be aware your floor will contract (shrink) with drier weather and you may end up with a gap.