Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years.
Fix gaps in wooden floors.
With older tongue and groove hardwood or even wide plank floors gaps inevitably develop between the boards mostly because the wood shrinks over time as it dries out and loses moisture content.
Over time however the putty hardens chips and flakes.
The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.
The problem is magnified when the boards were not tightly laid in the first place.
The first step is to clean out any debris that may in between the gaps.
3 steps to fix hardwood floor gaps.
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Wood fillers are also not meant for use with large gaps.
Putty fillers were once a mainstay of hardwood floor repair.
Another exacerbating condition is water damage.
Once the filler has dried you can sand and complete the filling process by stain where needed.
We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year.
Bear in mind though that you may need to do a.
Why you should avoid putty fillers.
Questions from our readers.
There are many different ways to go about correcting this type of issue but we will dive into the most common.
Apply filler liberally with either your fingers or a putty knife allowing for some overfill.
Water logged wood will first swell then shrink as it dries out.