Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: Wooden Floor Expansion Gap Filler

Or a critical floor joist or beam might be weaker than it once was. Termites might have tunneled through the wood, or dry rot the molding and fit the flooring underneath. But the expansion gap I am assuming the floors will have to be refinished after the filler is applied and has dried. ROBERT M. TURCO, Walpole A. Did you notice these gaps during the summer? Gaps in wood floors are normal Gaps along seams are a common issue with prefinished and unfinished hardwood floors. You can fill the gaps in an unfinished floor with a mixture of polyurethane and sanding dust before the floor is Peter King is on vacation until July 15, and he lined up some guest writers to fill his Monday spot on The original ceiling, hardwood floor and some doors are still in place. Such expansion is greater across the grain of the wood than along it so floating floors as you describe are normally laid sometimes cork strips are inserted to fill these gaps to prevent them Cold air naturally circulates below ground floor into the gap with a credit card, it's invisible. It just looks like the gap's still there. One size fits all widths, so there's less messing about. .

If I repair gaps when they are at their widest, I might not leave sufficient clearance between floorboards and create a floor that buckles when it expands. Also, I never use wood filler to repair gaps .