How do I repair holes in wooden floor where knots used to be?
Question:Currently the floor is varnished solid wood, but there are some holes where the knots used to be, I want to fill them in to avoild further damage any ideas? Thanks
Answers:
Two things - big holes - cut a round piece of timber and bond into hole with good quality bonding agent - then sand & colour/varnish.
Second thing - if holes are small - find a good quality coloured wood filler - fill the holes - sand down smooth and varnish over the top.
TIP: If you want grain - use a light coloured (slightly darker than actual wood ) felt tip pen and draw the grain in - lightly sand and varnish
Use some wood puddy to fill in the holes. After the puddy hardens, you can sand the area to get it smooth. If the puddy you use is a different color than the varnished floor, you will probably have to re-varnish it at some point to get the color of the floor uniform again.
i use to work at a place that made furnitue and there we used wood putty.you should be able to find it at a place like home depot or hardware store.use a putty knife fill the hole with putty then smooth it out.spme one at the store should be able to help you good luck
The proper long-term way is to drill out the hole, counter rebate to a larger hole and fit a turned disc - it will last forever.
The temp way is to use filler for a couple of years.
Wood putty or arildyte are good, however I have seen people use peices of abalone shell / coloured glass etc, it is glued in and sanded and polished with the floor, for a bit more of an interesting/artistic look. The abalone shell is a really nice look.
Cut a peice of timber to make a plug fit it into the hole, leaving it sticking up from the floor level, sand it down until its flush with the floor, then sand down surrounding area so all blends in then varnish
1) Buy a dowell or round plug, *slightly larger* in diameter than the knothole,
2) Buy a hole saw, or Forstener bit, the same size as the plug. Drill out the hole until you *just* hit the sub floor. use a chisel or sharp knife to finish the hole.
3) Cut the plug so that it fits about 1/8" above the surface.
4) Use wood glue. Use a moderate amount, you don't want very much to come out of the joints. Make sure the grain lines up. Put something heavy on top while it dries, about 3 hours.
5) Use a power sander to sand it flush, and sand the area down to bare wood, to prevent any inconsistencies in color. Remember to always sand in the direction of the grain. Fill any gaps with wood putty.
6) Refinish.
-This is a professional repair, lasts as long as the floor does.
Good Luck
~W.O.M.B.A.T.
use wood filler but try to get the same color if you can.
Wood puddy
yes why not wood is perfect, give to us from God
u can use m-seal that commonly fill the leakage of water in pipe line.. sine u have finishing in your wooden floor that would not ruin ur floor but in addition u can paint your wooden paint for uniformity in appearance..
if the holes are large, it might be best to replace the wood pieces and then sand. Patching will look like patching. i found out the hard way
rip the boards down the middle with a circular saw at a depth equal to the board depth( don't ruin your underflooring). You will have to glue or finish face nail the replacements. match the color of the new boards to old with stain, by trial and error witha few different proportions on underside of new boards.
This is the most permanent and best looking alternative. Patching will look like patching.
The easiest way i can think of is to fully repair the floor with some or all new floor boards
As , bless him, Wombat says, plug the holes with dowel plugs. Nice answer, here are the tools for the job..
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Tried to find larger for you. no success. You may have to Fill the hole with whatever, however, just to give yourself a solid base to work with (push a bit of hardboard down with a line in it, pull up then fill with car body filler. Using the cutters, then drill out your first hole, create a plug, fit the plug and glue in place. Overlap your plugs till the area is done. Leave the plugs proud and trim with a chisel then sand to finish.Be Patient!!
Why does that remind me a of a Beatles song?
Seriously, Bondex will also work, will last indefinitely, and can be made to look like the knots that used to be there. This is an easy fix.
prepare pieces of good wood just about the size of the holes and put and stick them there in with the help of any sticky material used for wood sticking.
use wood glue and add saw dusts if the whole is not that big. let it dry then repeat the procedure until you can sand it to level the surface of your floor. after that, stain it and varnish if its varnish but i think they use polyurethane on your floor
Well: use " Wood Puddy it patches Holes yes that works
by filling them first "
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this is not an easy task; your trying to save money by repairing the floor, instead of replacing the wooden floor. there is no real easy ways of doing this .. the best way to do this is to replace the damaged pieces of floor with new sections that do not contain knots. then sand the entire floor, restain then varish it for a professional look. you might get away with just staining the new pieces you've just added and lighly varnishing them to match the rest of the floor. but I think you have to be really good with stains and varnish for this to work. practise on extra pieces helps get the look your after, to get the right texture and color you need. Be sure to take your time with this project, as a rush job will look mesy, and leave you looking for professionals to replace your floor and will cost you lots of money...And remember; wood filler is not the way to go, its a cheap fix that doesn't work, its mesy and makes your floor look cheap and will only last a week to a month at best...hope this gives you what your looking for...
use some glue
Obtain a paddle drill bit slightly larger than the hole. Use wooden dowel to match size. Drill out knot, no need to go very deep. Slice dowel material and glue in place. Carefully spot sand (or not) and finish to match.
could be wood lice get a building inspector/your landlord to get it out
Put the knots back in and used wood glue.
Once dry, lightly sand of any glue above the surface of the floor.
I think you could tell yourself you can do it first. Then put glue around the knots then sike it back in
Wood putty. Then sand it down, and re-do the finish, to make the putty areas uniform color with the rest of the floor.
Try and make the hole as round as you can without making it larger (if possible). Then use wood dowels (sp?), you can cut them to length (or depth) and hammer them in to the hole (make them a bit larger than the hole so they wedge. Then sand or hammer to flush, and finish.
Take a piece of wood out of your closet and replace it with the knotted wood. It easier than a repair.
Fill the holes in with a wood filler, sand , then stain & varnish the areas.
I too have hard wood floors and have used brown wood putty to fill the in missing knots. After they have dried for a day or so, I used a clear laquer to seal the spot. If your floors are darker, you can use a wood stain to match your floor. ;)
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