Gluing Small Piece of Hardwood Flooring

[GoingMyWay]

Thanks for that suggestion.  I'm going to pull the quarter round up anyway so I think that will be the easiest and most direct approach.

 

[GoingMyWay]

I underestimated the difficulty in removing the trim.  It looks like it was secured with 15 or 16 gauge nails, which was a little bit overkill in my opinion.

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I eventually managed to pull the trim up, but I was definitely afraid of damaging the trim or the the stair riser in the process.

I had evidently forgotten what the situation looked like under the trim:

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The little piece of flooring ended up being about 1/2" wide by 3/4" tall.  That's smaller than I felt comfortable nailing, with or without the pin nailer.  Instead, I brushed out a thin layer of Titebond III on both ends of the joint and then used shims to close the joint up.  The joint has been drying for 1.5 hours.  Soon I'll pull the shims and then reinstalll the trim.

 

[Cheese]

Soon I'll pull the shims and then reinstalll the trim.

If the shims aren’t too tall, just trim the shim height to floor level and reinstall the quarter round.  [big grin]

 

[GoingMyWay]

I initially pushed a shorter piece of shim in and it was very tight. Something about having the wood that tight didn't feel right so I i didn't want to leave any shim behind. I think the glue should hold it well enough.

Here's a picture of everything put back together.
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I'm happy to not see the gap anymore.  [big grin]

 

[Cheese]

Looks good... [thumbs up]

 

[Peter_C]

After thought...I thought about it as I was doing another job, and hot glue and a stick would have pulled it back into place with no holes. Too late now though.

Repair done!  ;D

 

[GoingMyWay]

Looks good... [thumbs up]

Thanks!  I'm happy with the result.

After thought...I thought about it as I was doing another job, and hot glue and a stick would have pulled it back into place with no holes. Too late now though.

Repair done!  ;D

Yup all done and no extraneous holes!  The hot glue suggestion was a good one.  Hot glue is often overlooked.