What to use on gaps between floorboards?

Loonytunes

Hi, I've taken up the carpet in a bedroom and the floorboards look in good condition so I thought I'd sand them. However there are a few gaps between some of the floorboards, 1 or 2 are as big as about 8mm but the rest are smaller. I've seen a positive review for this stuff stopgap Does anyone have any experience using this or any other recommendations? Thanks

System

Oakum is the traditional substance. Worked well on old sailing boats :-)

peachyprice

Or rope, as you don't need it to be water-tight.

starving_artist

I have tried the stop-gap tape. May be it's the lack of insulation underneath the floor ie. cold and damp but I found that after a while it works its way out and keeps popping up. I wrote to the company about it but got no response.

SailorSam

Before putting any sort of filler that you had to buy i'd fill the bigger gaps with scrunched up newspaper, then you maybe able to get sawdust free from a joinery yard and mix that with your 'bought' filler.

Gordon_Hose

OP - we used this stuff: http://www.draughtex.co.uk/

It's black in colour so looks quite natural.

Yorkie1

I've used draughtex too. It shrinks a little at the ends once you've released the stretch / tension, but otherwise is OK.

Keep_pedalling

This is what I used in my daughters house.

http://oldpinecompany.co.uk/acatalog/About_Old_Pine_Slivers.html

Cheeky_Monkey

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

OP - we used this stuff: http://www.draughtex.co.uk/

It's black in colour so looks quite natural.

I'm thinking of getting some of this. I didn't even know that I had an internal air brick so wouldn't have a clue how to find out if it's in good working order. Can you tell me what to do please?

Gordon_Hose

Dunno, what's an internal air brick got to do with it?

All we did is just draught proof the exposed floor boards, no consideration for internal airbricks.