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Seem to have caused myself a problem and have posted a picture in the "pictures for problem solutions" picture gallery.

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I have nailed a wider plank next to a narrower plank. The result will cause a gap as shown (holding a Canadian nickle). Notice the problem will repeat on where the two top boards meet. What should I do? Should I: (a) shave the board positioned left of the gap (unfortunately that board is a about two feet long); (2) use a shorter board above the gap (the two boards above the gap are not yet nailed) and angle it across the corner so its corner will stick up to the left but it will run down to the right leaving a smaller triangle shaped gap; (3) something else?

Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed.

You know....I had the same problem when I installed my Brazilian Cherry ( 3/4" thick by 3.25" wide) that I purchased from that dreaded discount wood flooring place LL .

I'm not sure if what I did is the right way of correcting this situation....but here is what I did....

I noticed mine on the second row that I laid down....so I went back and ripped it out...yes.....I ripped out almost two full rows the complete length of my house. I THEN MEASURED EACH AND EVERY PIECE OF FLOORING on both end to make sure they were the same AND correct size.

I still ended up with some board just like the one in your picture only to a lesser degree....when I did....I put my nail gun over the opening and HIT IT VERY HARD...and it seemed to suck up well. The flooring that was really bad and not useable for for the main portion of the floor, I used for the outside edges and for the closets and such ( almost a third of 1300 feet of flooring) I then trowel filled all of the gaps....I currently have a a table top floor.....for now.....

I like yorts idea

Sadly I am more than half way across the floor. The two nailed boards are in a nailed row that runs through the living room, dining room, and down a hall way. So are about 5 prior rows. I fear that if I try to pry this row up, I will accidentally pry up some of the preceding row and when I try to address those problems, I will be getting into a chain reaction that I don't want. I was hoping there is a way to resolve it by dealing with the three planks nearest the gap.

I guess I should have culled one of the planks. Whichever one lines up worst with the rest of the row.

Use an angle grinder and run it under to cut the nails. Slide the boards out.

Stand on the other boards as you pry the ones you want out. Get it up a little enough to cut the fastener, or continue prying to see if you damage anything.

An angle grinder. I did not know they existed and have looked them up. Excellent. So I use the angle grinder to sever the metal staples, and perhaps a little wood, then slide the piece out without having to lift the pieces on either side. Then I replace that piece with a slimmer piece of the same length. Fantastic.

Thank you very much.

Wow! Smoke, sparks, and the smell of burning wood! But it did cut through the staples.

Not feeling very confident with the angle grinder, after using it to sever the staples, I resorted to hand chisels to remove some of the remaining wood before prying out what was left around the edges.

Thanks again!