Questions from our readers.
How to fix cracks in hardwood floors.
Hardwood floors are one of the most active types of building materials used in homes continually expanding and contracting with warm and cold.
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.
You can make your floor look as good as new.
How to repair scratched wood.
Another exacerbating condition is water damage.
If you don t have any leftover pieces of matching wood laying around your house you ll have to.
If you have a small single scratch that s only noticeable when you get close like a scratch caused by an excited pet and your floor has a relatively new finish try a diy home solution first mix equal parts apple cider vinegar and olive oil in a small cup and dab the mixture into the scratch.
How to refinish a hardwood floor with large cracks.
The process is relatively simple.
How to fix a crack between hardwood floor planks.
We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year.
If you decide to try to refinish a small section of the floor yourself and have never done this before i beg you to purchase a small amount of hardwood flooring and install it on a piece of 3 4 inch wood in your garage.
In this video i show you how to fill in gaps between hardwood flooring with wood filler.
Fixing a hardwood floor crack or two would be child s play for them.
The problem is magnified when the boards were not tightly laid in the first place.
Water logged wood will first swell then shrink as it dries out.
Fixing scratched hardwood floors is essential for any homeowner lucky enough to have wood floors.
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Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years.
The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.
Fill in the gap with wood filler.
For small scratches try a diy solution.
Get some sawdust from the floor you want to repair.