What is the best way to fix a crack in the seam of an older hardwood floor?
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Very old floors, or floors that are not sealed, are often treated with oil to provide longer term moisture to the material. Depending on the condition and type of seal on your floor, you might try this as well.
If neither of these are appropriate, go to Home Depot or Lowes and ask for a seam filler. Basically this is going to be fake/plastic wood, possibly colored, but is sometimes has different adhesion and wear characteristics from normal wood putty.
Installing my own hardwoods in a rehabbed house.
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Heat the curling flooring with a hair dryer. This will soften both the flooring and the underlying adhesive, allowing you to roll the vinyl back a little bit and clean out any dirt or grime that may have accumulated.
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Before you apply fresh flooring adhesive to the open area, protect the top edges of your peeled-back vinyl using a strip of masking tape on both edges. This will ensure you don’t get any flooring adhesive on the top of your floor.
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Use your putty knife to spread flooring adhesive on the floor underneath the opening, then roll the vinyl flooring back into place, pressing down firmly and squeezing out any extra adhesive. Use a damp rag or old sponge to clean up any of the adhesive that squeezes up onto the surface.
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Hold your repair in place until it dries. First put a piece of wax paper over the reglued seam, then lay a piece of scrap lumber wood on top of the paper and finally stack books or a pail of water on top of the wood to hold the flooring firmly in place.
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Allow the glue to set up for a day (or at least overnight), then remove the weight, board and waxed paper.
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Finish the job by using a seam repair kit to fill and seal the seam. Use a straight edge to guide you when putting the sealant onto the repair (so you don’t get any on the floor around the patch) and be sure to follow the directions on the package.
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SOME ARTICLES THAT MAY HELP YOU---
1. http://www.faceliftfloors.com/q-and-a/crack.php
2. Questions about Vinyl Floor Repair
http://www.servicemagic.com/article.show.Questions-about-Vinyl-Floor-Repair.8578.html
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Timbermate is more than an interior-grade wood filler. With Timbermate you can also renew damaged wood, cover holes in the walls—even repair cracks in concrete! Plus, because Timbermate is water-based, it does not shrink, sink, crack, or fall out. And if it dries out just add water, so there’s no waste.
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