Old Wood Floor With Gaps

How to deal with gunk and fill the gaps in an old hardwood floor may 18 2020 at 6 12 am updated may 18 2020 at 8 23 am tips for cleaning and filling old hardwood flooring without losing any of.
Old wood floor with gaps. How to fix old hardwood floors with gaps and cupping. Before you begin filling gaps in old wood floors with caulk make sure you have properly inserted the tube into a standard caulk gun. This leaves your floor looking even worse and requiring you to dig out the old putty and replace it. Wood expands and contracts with seasonal differences in humidity and the older a floor gets the greater the chance that these movements will.
Filling large gaps with natural fiber rope is a traditional method commonly used on wide plank floorboards in very old homes. Dear joe i am in the process of sanding and refinishing an old floor similar to your blog. Over time however the putty hardens chips and flakes. Wood fillers are also not meant for use with large gaps.
Ok a couple weeks ago a reader wrote me a question about filling the gaps in his old wood floors. It should help the filler to go in between the boards a bit more evenly. Set the angled tip of the tube into the gap and pull the trigger. While the rope doesn t look like wood you can stain it to blend with the floorboards and the filled gaps will be much less noticeable than the dark empty gaps.
Be sure to use natural rope such as jute or cotton.