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What would you use to fill in the spaces between pine floor boards that have shrunk?
I live in an older home and our guest room is located on the 2nd floor. The flooring is 5 in wide pine planks that have obviously shrunk over the yrs and left spaces between the boards that are as wide as 1/4 inch. I stained and sealed the planks years ago, but I also use the room for sewing. Needles, pins, pieces of thread are embeded in the spaces between the flooring planks so deep that the vacuum won't remove them. I would like to fill the spaces so that they won't continue to collect bits of my sewing projects. A liquid would simply disappear into the sub flooring. Is there some kind of putty or paste I could stuff between the floor planks to seal it.? The room is approx 15 x 25 feet so there are lots of spaces to seal. What could I use that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg?
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- tipsterLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
BELIEVE this or not ---- take small rope or OKUM and pack the grooves with it ---- use a carpet layers chisel!!!! mix up DURHAM'S ROCK HARD PUTTY AND FILL GROOVES SAND AND RESEAL!!!!!
- Anonymous5 years ago
Wood floors tend to swell and shrink with humidity and temperature changes. There are no good long term solutions to the gaps between the boards. It is best to install wood that is in good condition and at the proper moisture content. I noticed the word "mopping" in your question. That is a big no-no in the wood floor business. Wet mopping will make the floor boards, swell, buckle, and then gap even worse.
- 1 decade ago
the only thing i can think of is cork
you can get this from a d.i.y shop in Various thicknesses push this between the boards not only is it VERSATILE but will Create a seal and possible make the room warmer under foot as well
i did this in my main bedroom as i liked the floor boards and didn't want to cover them with carpet
it has given it an old rustic look and of course a pracital result
