How To Hide Gaps In Engineered Hardwood Floors

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How to hide gaps in engineered hardwood floors.

Be careful not to scratch the floor s finish. If you have wide gaps in a wide plank wood floor using natural rope as a filler is a relatively easy and inexpensive option. If the gaps in your wood floor are smaller and more cosmetic a prefabricated wood filler or a wood dust and wood flour cement mix would be good options. Method 1 using rope to fill in gaps.

You can choose to use room humidifiers or furnace humidifiers. Engineered hardwood flooring is designed to minimize gaps due to expansion and contraction of the wood. If that doesn t resolve your problem or if your gaps reappear there are three main methods of filling gaps in wood flooring which are. Gaps along seams are a common issue with prefinished and unfinished hardwood floors.

Apply the wood putty apply a fine bead of wood putty to the gap then work it into the gap with your finger using circular motions to force the putty down into the gap. You can also reduce the movement in your floor by avoiding sliding furnishings and heavy items across the boards. Remove excess putty from the wood surface using a putty knife. You can fill the gaps in an unfinished floor with a mixture of polyurethane and sanding dust before the floor is.

Both will help minimize the chance of gaps showing up in your hardwood floors down the road. Whether your floors are newly installed or you ve had hardwood floors for years you can use humidifiers to reduce the likelihood of gaps.