- 1). Measure the depth of the wood floors with the measuring tape next to a baseboard or where the wood flooring ends and another floor type begins. Set the circular saw blade to cut to the depth of that measurement.
- 2). Look for a long, uncut piece of wood running next to a wall. This was most likely the first piece of wood laid and is your starting point. Cut a line with your saw the length of this board and 12 to 18 inches from the wall. Try to stay in the seams of the wood.
- 3). Make more cuts, running the length of the room, spaced 12 to 18 inches apart, along the seams, if possible. Make similar cuts running the opposite length of the room so you have a grid.
- 4). Insert the pry bar underneath the wood at an entry way or area where the wood flooring ends. Hit the blunt edge of the pry bar with the sledge hammer to loosen the wood. Remove the slices of wood flooring as they come loose.
- 5). Scrape the adhesive left on the sub floor with the floor scraper. Adhesives come up quickly on slick cement sub floors. Plywood sub floors are another matter.
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