I'm doing a flooring job at my parents' house over time. Stains went away with oxalic acid and bleach and I've replaced most of the offending strips. The material isn't cheap and it all needs modification of the tongue for a fit and a clearance cut to permit insertion in surrounded spaces. After some practice, the job is going well.
There are a few places where good strips have old, existing end gaps of approximately 3/64" and an obscure place where about the same gap exists for some distance between otherwise solid old strips. I'm nailing and puttying those nail holes with a stainable medium. Each piece will also have at least two countersunk wood screws going into the
1"x6" subfloor, covered by a face-grain red oak plug. That should make everything secure.Would there be any predictable stability problem for patching material in the specified 3/64" gaps? Would a named stainable medium be the best choice?
As the material is only economically available in bulk purchase, I'm trying to economize what is already on hand in anticipation of bonafide problems in the room upcoming.
Any insights on the process and thoughts on this particular problem are welcome.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey