Repair Hole In Wooden Floor

Reader photo by jeanne huber jeanne huber email bio july 2 2018 at 7 00 am edt q.

Repair hole in wooden floor.

Don t use just any glue though or it may discolor the sawdust. You could always cut a out of the existing floor somewhere out of the way like a closet corner but then you ve got a hole in your closet. No matter what type of sawdust you mix the final color will be a dull yellow or even gray. Using a plastic trowel or a plastic spatula lay the sawdust glue mixture into the cracks.

Wipe the patch and adjacent flooring with a damp rag to wipe off any excess. Clean these indents with a folded piece of sandpaper. I used scrap materials from previous pro. Isolate the hole in the hardwood floor.

Use a plastic putty knife with a metal one you run the risk of more scratches. Did not want to sand and refinish the entire floor so i did some spot repairs. The floorboards in the kitchen dining area are now ready to be restored we need to put filler between each of the boards then sand them back to remove any scratches or marks in the wood then they ll be ready for a coat of tung oil. There were 3 boards fixed here plus 1 along the back wall.

When the latex is dry use fine grit. Fold the sandpaper so it has a pointed edge. You re better off matching some scrap wood of similar. I like how they are staggered so they will blend in with the rest of the floor.

For a deep gouge fill the hole with coloured latex wood filler in the shade that most closely matches your floor. The shed floor in our backyard has a rotten floor from a water breech over the past few years and was falling apart. Hardwood flooring can start wearing away as time passes and you may start to notice small holes in the wood. Try to finish off as smooth as possible.

Avoid pva or carpenter s glue. How to repair a gouged wood floor a reader wants to repair a puncture wound in this parquet floor. Install the filler wood piece and wait for the epoxy to dry. Shape the filler piece of wood to fill the hole.

It s important to smooth the edges so the repair materials stick to raw wood rather than a finish on the flooring.