Fix Gaps In Porch Floor Boards

Sweep the dirt and debris from the porch with a broom.

Fix gaps in porch floor boards.

This article series discuss best porch deck construction practices including choice of framing materials decking or flooring choices installation how to select and use deck and porch structural and flooring fasteners actual deck porch framing construction details. Clean up and let the putty dry let the putty set up then wipe gently along. While methods to repair rotted porch posts and columns could easily fill an entire issue consider making repairs using epoxy. Clean the floor clean the floorboards on both sides of the gap using a slightly dampened cloth.

This closes one gap and opens up another behind it. Move the furniture off the porch. Use a nail set with a hammer to pound the heads about one eighth inch deep into the wood. Mount new wood columns on an aluminum composite or masonry plinth or base.

Details of deck porch construction how to build a deck that won t collapse. Oh but be sure to clean out the gaps really well with a screwdriver or awl and a powerful vacuum cleaner. How to make a diy floor gap fixer. 1 scrape debris from between flooring planks with putty knife or painter s tool.

It s important that wood posts and columns not come in direct contact with the wood floor of the porch. The surface of the rope will take the paint quite well as long as it is made from cotton or manila. Apply the wood putty apply a fine bead of wood putty to the gap then work it into the gap with your finger using. The idea is that you stick the floor gap fixer on the board that has a gap at the end and wack it with the mallet.

Use galvanized finish nails which have small heads. Remove old filler material dirt or debris from the gaps between the boards with a scraper. 4 force rope into gap between planks with putty knife or painter s tool. Then plug the spaces over the nail heads with wood.

For posts use a concealed post support of metal or pvc. Conventional floor filler won t last long on a porch floor before it also begins to crack and exterior wood filler is simply too soft and flexible to use on a floor. 2 vacuum floor clean of all dust and debris. Columns that are not solid wood should also be vented at both bottom and top.

Vacuum the floor to remove the debris that you dug out with. Two part epoxy filler on the. You then close that gap and the next and the next until you ve hidden the gap behind the nearest baseboard. Deck board and framing member spacing.

You can get various sizes of rope to fill the various widths of gaps.