How To Fix Cracks In Hardwood Floors

Repairing cracks in wood floors is relatively easy provided the cracks aren t too large.

How to fix cracks in hardwood floors. Winter in chicago. Water logged wood will first swell then shrink as it dries out. You can make your floor look as good as new. In this video i show you how to fill in gaps between hardwood flooring with wood filler.

If you don t have any leftover pieces of matching wood laying around your house you ll have to. The process is relatively simple. Below are summaries of questions we ve fielded over the years. For small scratches try a diy solution.

Questions from our readers. How to refinish a hardwood floor with large cracks. Scratches on hardwood floors mar their beauty but fixing scratches is easy. The most common wood species we hear complaints about with gapping and cracks is maple.

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. Fixing scratched hardwood floors is essential for any homeowner lucky enough to have wood floors. 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. How to fix a crack between hardwood floor planks.

Fill in the gap with wood filler. Fixing a hardwood floor crack or two would be child s play for them. 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. Another exacerbating condition is water damage.

We had a beautiful maple floor installed in july of this year. The problem is magnified when the boards were not tightly laid in the first place. Refinishing a floor with dominant cracks makes the job a bit more difficult but there are a few ways to disguise the imperfections.