Ladies and gentlemen, I need help. In a lapse of good judgement, I decided to remove approx. 800 sq/ft of glued down oak engineered flooring in preparation for new floors in the whole house. I knew it would be a challenge, but I did my research and felt pretty good. Boy was I wrong. Apparently the contractor who installed this flooring decided this would be his immortal legacy.I went down to the Depot with the intention of renting a Floor Ripper, but instead they recommended a breaker with cart and 4” wide heavy duty scraper type attachment. At first it worked decently. Dare I even say it was kinda fun. But after an hour and about 4 sq/ft of progress later I was already over it. I did score the entire floor every 12” with a saw prior to starting. Still, every single piece was a brutal battle to get up. An extra rental day and two broken blades later, I got so frustrated I gave up. There’s only about 60 sq/ft left, so in my rage I decided I would just hand chisel up the rest. Not so much. Maybe I’m too sore from fighting the breaker for 20 hours straight, but it’s just not happening. The flooring is mostly just splintering and breaking without removing much material.I do not want to deal with renting more machinery, so now I’m looking for creative options. I had an idea, but could not find a single Google result on it so it may be crazier than I think. Would an oscillating type multi tool with a flush cutting blade work? In theory, I could slip it under the floor as I cut the adhesive bond. The planks are 3” wide, so even if I was able to cut half the width popping up the rest or breaking off the freed section and finishing the piece still seems quicker and easier than doing it by hand.Will that work? I don’t mind investing in a tool I’ll definitely find other uses for.If not, any other advice to help end this misery?Pic for reference: https://ift.tt/2BVA59r via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2AreULT
