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Posted by Craig M on May 16, 2008, 7:57 am
If your gaps are that size or smaller, trying to fill them is going to be a
pain, there are some clear silicones that will take paint, but if the boards
expand, it will push it up, giving you a bead in the middle of the floor, I
would think of a filler strip there.
> The most extreme would be about 1/4", but most are probably less than
> that. It is not tongue and groove, just plain 1"x12" boards.
>
> Does clear silicone take to polyurethane? That is all I can think of that
> would expand and contract. This is a very good point since it will be
> closed down in the winter, no heat, in the snow belt of our state.
>
> Thank you for your reply, it is appreciated.
>
> Autumn
>
>
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>> How wide are the gaps, can you rip down pine and patch in with that?
>> any filler you use, with have to be able to expand and contract with
>> changes in humidity.
>>
>>> We are in the process of finishing a tiny cabin. There was already a
>>> pine floor in it made from one foot wide boards screwed to the subfloor.
>>> The boards have gaps between them, some somewhat large. We really do not
>>> want to remove any of the floor - replacing the boards is really not an
>>> option since the drywall is being done this week. We also don't want to
>>> go to the expense, it is just a cabin.
>>>
>>> I noticed in my daughter's home, who also has a pine floor, that the
>>> gaps in it seem to be filled in with something. Her floor is stained,
>>> then varnished and the filler took the stain more than the wood did. It
>>> looks like a fiber wood filler. The spaces in the cabin floor are large
>>> enough that I want to fill them with something or they will always be
>>> full of dirt. The cabin is located in an area that is all sand.
>>>
>>> We plan to rent a floor sander to level the floor then paint with
>>> polyurethane, no stain. Is wood filler the answer? I am concerned if we
>>> use filler we will loose the separation lines of the boards making it
>>> look like a one piece floor. Is there anything liquid that could be
>>> poured into the cracks to fill them to some degree? What do floor
>>> installers do? There just can't be a whole cabin full of perfectly cut
>>> wood that fits together that is not tongue and groove.
>>>
>>> Suggestions please.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Autumn
>>>
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