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- 1). Set the depth of a circular saw to match the thickness of the flooring. If you are not sure of the thickness, remove the molding from a wall. In most cases, you will have at least a ¼-inch gap between the flooring and the wall.
- 2). Cut a grid into the flooring with the circular saw. Create 12-inch squares in the floor. This allows you to remove the flooring in sections without attempting to rip out long planks of wood.
- 3). Locate the end of the room that has the tongue of the flooring exposed. The tongue is the rib of wood that protrudes from the side of an engineered board that presses into the groove on the side of the next piece of board. To locate the tongue, remove the molding from the wall. The tongue runs the length of the board.
- 4). Pound a pry bar equipped with a bent end under the engineered floor and the subfloor with a sledgehammer.
- 5). Pull up to remove the 12-inch section of flooring. Do not expect the entire 12-inch square section to pull up in one chunk. It may splinter. If this is the case, slide the pry bar under the section still stuck to the floor and pull up on it. Repeat the process until you remove the entire floor.
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