Polyurethane Cracks On The Wood Floor When Two Boards Meet

Learned that again hard way.

Polyurethane cracks on the wood floor when two boards meet. For many summer means concerts at millenium park margaritas on the deck and bubbles in the pool. With older tongue and groove hardwood or even wide plank floors gaps inevitably develop between the boards mostly because the wood shrinks over time as it dries out and loses moisture content. Run a continuous bead of caulk along the gap and smooth it with a. Water logged wood will first swell then shrink as it dries out.

I see more cracks in factory finished floors than in any other type of flooring. Between the installation and our moving in the new build did not have an air conditioner yet. Different types of wood filler have different drying times so follow the directions printed on the specific container of wood filler you re using. Had these problems in the past first the milky problem comes from moisture that is in the wood and if put down new hard wood floors i can tell you from past.

When we think of summer at mr. If going to stain floor don t try and glubb on and cover quick. That even tho new wood flooring its not fully cured or dried out n it has moisture still in it. Balls of polyurethane finish popping up on your floor.

Take time with coats and let dry. Floor we think about the dozens of calls we receive from homeowners who are watching bubbles of finish pop up between the cracks of their new wood floors. Over the winter the cupping and crowning has reduced and some boards are now showing 1 8 1 4 cracks between planks. Once the wood filler is dry use a damp lint free cloth to wipe excess wood filler off the floor.

The den floor boards that had buckled are flatter but don t feel right when you step on them. The floor is neutralized after a couple of hours then sanded and refinished when it s dry. Seal narrow cracks with paintable or clear latex caulk either at the top or along the bottom where the baseboards meet the floor. The problem is magnified when the boards were not tightly laid in the first place.

Another exacerbating condition is water damage.