On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:50:53 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Apr 6, 5:46?pm, Heathcliff wrote:
On Apr 6, 7:07?am, ls02 wrote:

I am doing a major remodel of my house. I want to disassemble existing
hardwood floor and re-install it after remodeling. The hardwood is
solid oak sanded and finished after installation. I will sand and
refinish it after re-installation. How practical and economical is
this?

If it's tongue and groove flooring, which it probably is, and
installed properly (angle nailed to each joist), taking it up without
major damage to it is hard to do. ?I would look really hard for some
other way, before trying that. ?--H

the amount of damage done to remove the old floor makes it a loser
project. bettewr to start new, ands end up with a good job.

rather than a killer amount of work, ands at best so so results

I had to pull up just a little, wouldnt ever consider doing a large
area

I've seen some pretty impressive reclaimed industrial wood floors. It's
expensive and is really done for the looks rather than the wood.