Filler - old Baltic pine floorboards

2 years ago

What would your recommendation be in terms of colour / type of filler for old baltic pine floorboards in a Victorian terrace house. My partner likes black filler but I find this to be too strong a look which will highlight the large gaps in our floors. I would prefer something that blends a bit more (so you can’t notice the gaps as much) such as when the gaps are filled with a sawdust mix. Some gaps are up to 1cm wide.

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2 years ago
Hi, HU-932380478, do not use glue and sawdust as it cracks and falls out as soon as your floorboards move. You are best to use a flexible acrylic Calking Compound like what is used on boat decks. This is applied into the gaps wet, overfilled and allowed to dry, where this may take up to 7 to 10 days with large gaps. Once dry and hardened you can then sand it back with Drum Floor Sander and then fine finish with a large orbital Plate Sander. With the project in the image below we used Fullers Calking in a Cedar colour.

Hope this helps, Malcolm.

Filler - old Baltic pine floorboards

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