How To Fix A Small Hole In The Floor

Use a putty knife to put the putty into the holes in small quantities and press it down so it fills the holes completely.

How to fix a small hole in the floor.

Choose a wood filler that matches the color of your hardwood floor. It s pretty easy when you know how. Remove the floor covering from the area where the hole has developed. Tape a sheet of wax paper over the hole using masking tape.

Apply a bit of extra putty over the hole so you have a small mound. No matter what type of sawdust you mix the final color will be a dull yellow or even gray. We removed an old chimney and that l. All done from the top side.

If the hole has developed near the toilet remove the toilet from the floor and pull up the floor covering. To fill these holes you ll need a plug cutter cordless drill and a hole saw or spade bit. How i patched small holes in the floor after we removed the plumbing from the old tub. We show every step to repair a big hole in the subfloor.

The most reliable way to match the color of a species of wood to fill holes in a wood floor is to mix sawdust from that wood species with glue. Use one or two pieces of masking tape to secure the wax paper over the hole. Cut out the damaged section of flooring by locating the floor joist and carefully cutting out the flooring to the center of the floor joist on both sides of the hole. Place it over the hole so the hole itself is near the centre of the paper.

Apply the filler to the holes with a putty knife or trowel and press it into the holes so they are packed full. Don t use just any glue though or it may discolor the sawdust. If you ve got old wood planks from the originally flooring then you are in luck otherwise you ll need. Cut out the rust.

Avoid pva or carpenter s glue. Using a grinder with a cutting wheel cut away the rust or thin metal in as uniform a shape as possible so your patch looks professional.