question about old hardwood floors

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shaner123

Discussion Starter · Apr 19, 2011

in my 1920s home we have hardwood thoughout.. the old floorboard subfloor runs the same direction as the hardwood flooring. at each joint in the subfloor i have a gap of about 2 to 4mm in about 50percent of the flooring (mostly in the high traffic areas). is this typical in older homes? i would imagne that if the boards ran perpendicular to the subflooring this wouldn't have happened.. but im guessing whoever built the place is no longer.. and probably not taking questions..

i know why this is happening.. but is there anything i can do to repair this without tearing out all the flooring and replacing the subfloor?

also.. if i have a loose or extra creaky board.. is there any method of securing it down? without major work...

thanks

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shaner123

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 21, 2011

my subfloor IS going in the same direction as the hardwood.. its a problem.. i guess my home is unique.

im hoping to just pull up some boards. and repair under that area.. since most of the hardwood joints are in good shape about 85% of them are decent.. gapped where the subfloor boards are, but still decent.. its only a few areas in high traffic spots that are very problematic...

im really just curious if anyone has encountered this themself and what they did..

thanks guys.

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shaner123

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 21, 2011

thank guys

im going to pull up some of the worst areas, patch up the sub floor and then have a hardwood guy come in to reinstall the boards.

the previous owner of the house must have done some repairs. there are about 12 - 15 dime sized wood plugs in my hardwood.. i seems he must have drilled out a hole, screwed down the plank and inserted a wood plug.

it dosnt look bad, but, is this an accepted way to repair a board? it seems odd to me.

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