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Handyman Tool Makes Wood Floor Installation A Snap

  
  
  

handyman toolIf you are considering installing a wood floor or a laminate floor, you will need at least one specialty handyman tool. You probably have most of what you need in your garage, but you will likely have to buy a pull bar.

A pull bar is a flat piece of steel with a lip on either end of it. One lip faces down and the other lip is larger and meatier, and it faces up. The reason this side is larger is because that is the side you will beat with a hammer.

The pull bar is great for closing the gap between 2 strips or planks of flooring. If you are using tongue-and-groove flooring, you usually tip the tongue side up at and angle, insert it into the groove of the neighboring plank, and push it down. There are times when the gap won’t be uniform along the length of the boards. This is where the pull bar comes into play.

You will want to cut a scrap of wood that mates with the piece you will be hammering against. For example, if the plank has a groove exposed, cut a scrap from a piece with a tongue and insert that piece where you see a gap between the two pieces. Then place the lip of the pull bar against the back of the scrap and give the bar a good smack with a hammer. This will quickly close the gap without damaging the edge you need for the next plank.

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