How To Patch Holes In Wood Floors

We show every step to repair a big hole in the subfloor.

How to patch holes in wood floors.

Different types of wood floor fillers include latex epoxy burn in sticks and sawdust filler giving you multiple options to fit your needs. 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. Because tongue and groove boards are locked in place removal involves cutting out the middle of each damaged board. You want the new butt joint to be staggered about 10 in.

When you fill holes in a wood floor consider the look you want and the type of hole or crack. With the proper tools and materials you can fill those unsightly holes in your wood floors in just a few minutes. Step 3 sand the holes. We removed an old chimney and that l.

Another exacerbating condition is water damage. If you ve noticed a large hole in a piece of wood or furniture you can fix it with a few supplies from your local home improvement store. If the wood s kept indoors use a water based wood filler primer and paint but if it s kept outdoors use a solvent based wood filler oil based primer and paint. Water logged wood will first swell then shrink as it dries out.

You ll find hardwood flooring at a local millwork shop lumberyard or floor covering store. Hardwood flooring can start wearing away as time passes and you may start to notice small holes in the wood. Look at the damaged flooring plank and decide how much length to remove. Fold the sandpaper so it has a pointed edge.

Purchase hardwood flooring about a week before and leave it in the room where it will be installed to let it acclimate. Begin laying boards in the corners and work across the room. In this video ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner patch a hardwood floor to make it look seamless. Clean these indents with a folded piece of sandpaper.

Plugging holes in wood floors is easier than you think. Hole through both ends of each damaged board. Once the adhesive is set and dry the repair is done and can be screened and finished along with the remainder of the floor. Draw a line for the cut then use a.

It s important to smooth the edges so the repair materials stick to raw wood rather than a finish on the flooring. The easiest way is to bore a 1 in dia. It s pretty easy when you know how. With hardwood floor repair you need to first determine what should be removed.