Gaps in Floorboards??

mac123 · 6 June 2005 at 4:32PM

Hi

I am planning to remove the old carpet in my new house and sans the floorboards down - Probably using a HSS sander.

There are a few gaps in-between the floorboards which are otherwise in a good condition. We will stain and then varnish the boards when sanded.

Does anyone know how can i fill in these gaps before or after sanding??

Thanks

Mac

littlereddevil · 6 June 2005 at 4:47PM

You can buy different coloured wood filler in places like b&q

grumbler · 6 June 2005 at 8:13PM

anneg wrote:

...different coloured wood filler in places like b&q

As far as I remember, all these woodfillers have warning - something like 'not for filling gaps between floorboards'...

kolakube_ · 6 June 2005 at 8:18PM

I have the same problem, someone on this forum posted about this product a while back - really sorry, I cannot find who as they deserve thanks, but I bookmarked the site they recommended, as when the other work we need to do on our house is finished, this might be useful - http://www.stopg-p.com/ it doesn't look too dear either.

ka7e · 6 June 2005 at 9:49PM

The old-fashioned (and v time-consuming) way used to be to cut fillets of old floorboards to fill the gaps! Hammer into place with a rubber mallet and sand down to match existing.

grumbler · 6 June 2005 at 9:54PM

kolakube_ wrote:

... someone on this forum posted about this product a while back - really sorry, I cannot find who as they deserve thanks...

The thread is:

Gaps between floorboards and stopg-p.com

And this is from the site FAQ:

Why can’t I just use wood filler?

You can, but manufacturers specifically exclude its use for floorboards.

littlereddevil · 6 June 2005 at 10:30PM

Oops sorry.We filled gaps a few years ago and I am sure it was something for floorboards

criminal_smile · 6 June 2005 at 10:36PM

How big are the gaps?

I did the floors in my mother's living room a couple of years ago. She had gaps in her's as well, but when sanded and varnished, it really looked the part. Nice 'old' feel to it. If the gaps aren't too big, you might consider keeping them.

ooo000ooo · 7 June 2005 at 10:42AM

I vaguely remember seeing one of those DIY programs using the dust from the sander mixed with wood glue to fill gaps. Can't remember if it was on floors or not. May only have been for small nail holes?

grownup1 · 7 June 2005 at 10:51AM

kolakube_ wrote:

I bookmarked the site they recommended, as when the other work we need to do on our house is finished, this might be useful - http://www.stopg-p.com/ it doesn't look too dear either.

Thanks for digging out this info - I emailed to ask the company for a sample and had a friendly reply half an hour later - at 10.30pm! Looking forward to trying it.

Woby_Tide · 7 June 2005 at 12:03PM

we used a couple of rolls of stopg-p a few months back. Seems to work ok, i.e. the draughts have stopped, sometimes need to push it back into place as assume movement of floorboards occasionally moves the stuff in bigger gaps, also looks like we may need to hover along at some point as dust/dirt accumulates on the product over time. Happy otherwise

Gaps in Floorboards??

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