"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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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

It's not that hard to get up if you use several flat pry
bars and start at the tongue side.

Yes, it *is* hard to get it out. It's also damn near impossible to do so in
a manner that will make it possible to put it back down.

Or, to look at it another way, there's no way, after pulling it up, that the
OP won't have to buy more wood (to replace what split, splintered or
disintegrated during removal) because it's not going to do down like it came
up, jigsaw puzzle fashion.

You'd have to have it resanded anyway, after reinstalling it, so why not
just leave it down during the remodel? It wouldn't take much effort to
protect it against the major stuff, and the minor stuff would come out with
the sanding job you'd have to do anyway.

Leave it in place.