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"  Old-growth wood--typically, Douglas fir, oak and maple--has higher density and fewer defects than new wood, and often comes in lengths of 12 ft. or more, which you won&amp;#039;t find at a big-box store. Salvaging it from an old home takes time but saves money; boards wider than the standard 2 1/4-in. strips are particularly valuable. Step 1  Pry up the first few boards to give yourself room to work. Alternatively, use a circular saw with a carbide-tooth blade to make a plunge cut along the length of the sacrificial board and use a pry bar to tear it out. Step 2  Working from the tongue side, use a pry bar to gently lift the adjacent board up and out in the direction of the nail in order to avoid breaking off the groove. Work your way down the length of the board with the pry bar, rather than trying to remove it in one go. Step 3  Pull any remaining nails from the salvaged wood using large locking pliers, then carefully patrol the subfloor and extract nail stubs. Renail any floor sections that have been damaged by the salvage process.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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