Hardwood flooring is coming unglued

**Texas Rhino** · 03-06-2012, 08:16 AM

I have a 40 year old home that has original hard wood floors. There is approximately 4 squre feet of it that has come up from the glueing and is very annoying when I walk on it.

The floor I am guessing is tongue and groove so if I take up the floor where it is a problem (which is near the center of the room), then I am afraid, I will have to remove a large area to get it out/re-installed.

My friend thinks that because there are round pegs in the floor, that we could bore one out, install screws into the cement floor underneath and put a new peg in. I on the underhand, think that the pegs are merely decorative and serve no purpose.

I am thinking the best way would be to countersink a screw into the raised area and then try to match the decorative peg to cover up the screw and make it blend in as good as possible witht he rest of the floor.

Thoughts???

Sean

**shouldawoodacoulda** · 04-16-2012, 08:53 AM

i think countersinking the screw is your best bet without having to tear out most of the flooring. the pegs are likely decorative since they're obviously not doing anything to hold down the floor

**MNEngineer** · 04-16-2012, 04:29 PM

I agree, keep it simple untill all else fails....

goold luck

**GenerationW.W** · 04-16-2012, 06:23 PM

I agree, countersink and match pegs is a great idea!

**Sing Home** · 04-19-2012, 04:54 PM

You could also keep the screws from loosening with a bit of Loctite. If you have to lift up floor panels, you could re-glue them with structural adhesive as well, but that would be a task. If you're removing the whole floor, you might put down some insulation and inspect for signs of age while you're at it.

**kevinbrown966** · 07-30-2012, 07:38 AM

i agree with everyone here. countersink and match the pegs. it seems to be the best option for you.

**janesaklmn3** · 08-19-2012, 01:38 AM

I would suggest trying to reglue what you can for now. If it still comes up undone then something serious might be wrong with it and you might have to come up with something more complex. Don't do too much for now.

**Dagel** · 11-26-2012, 01:49 AM

Assuming that you need to lift up ground surface boards, you might reglue them with structural cement simultaneously, anyway that could be an assignment. In the event that you're evacuating the entire stun, you may put down some encasing and assess for indications of age while you're at it.

**Pollowner** · 12-17-2012, 07:32 AM

countersinking your screws is a good way to begin. You will need to get a masonry bit and some shields and then be careful not to damage the area around each screw.
When it comes to covering the screw holes you can pick up some tinted wood putty of several different tints and then mix it together until you have a color that matches the color of your floor.