Gaps in Floorboards??

newfunk

As a Joiner, there are a number of ways to fill the gaps, my prefered method would be to use wooden fillet pieces if the gap is over 2-3mm, if it is less I would suggest sanding the floor and keeping the fine sanding dust and mix with some pva glue to form a paste like substance, then fill the gaps with this, however anything over 3mm and it will not look to good! If you want any further advice PM me!

loracan1

criminal_smile wrote:

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.

My floorboards are like this in the bedroom, somehow because they're 100+ years old they look okay with the odd gap or dozen. Big drawback in that my youngest thinks it's a hoot 'posting' things through them.

michaels

I read in a diy book that you could make papier mache out of shreded old newspapers and wallpaperpaste which shold be flexible enough for movement of the boards (I don't think the fillers generally are) - never tried it or heard of anyone who has however...

bltchef

hi you could try rope i have used this it looks good yes it can be sanded and stain

whufc_3

I hired my floor sander from here and this is how they do it http://floorsanderhire.com/prepping.htm
I didn't have to fill gaps as I didn't have any!

dooj

i did my floor boards last year and used polystyrene (cut from polystyrene sheets off washing machine packaging) to fill big gaps its really useful cos you can squash it into place then it expands to fill all of the gap, then used filler over the top then stained and varnished. Dont know if you have chose stain and varnish yet but i got mine from the pound shop last year, it cost me a total of £7 to do the whole floor and i still have enough left to do my passage.

scms1969

Hi,
I am currently sanding down my floor and the best way to fill the gaps(dependant on size) is to sand twice and use the second lot of sawdust mixed with PVA and fill with a filler knife or whatever you prefer, if the gaps are more than say 10mm I would try to fill with strips of the same coloured wood, when this has dried sand again sweep/hoover and apply your varnish.

if this does not work for you it just means my advice sucks so dont ask again

Mr_Warren_2

When i did my floor in the entrance hall, i also had small 2/3mm gaps may be larger to fill in. I use standard string (natural hemp type) and deeped it in wood glue then forced it in the gaps with a screwdriver. Once dried, varnished on top of it....et voila !

Gapstopper

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regards

dacouch

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