Love your magazine, long time subscriber. In fact, my question pertains to an ad I think I remember seeing some years ago for a wood floor patch product that contains bits of cork. My partner and I have a 5,000 square foot 1912 stone building in Montana, with the original fir flooring throughout. About five years ago I patched it with Zar, a water-based wood fill, and varnished it with water-based poly. It looked beautiful for a few years, but we had a restaurant and with all the traffic, the brittle Zar popped out. We’re now closed (thank heavens), and I want to restore the floor before it gets worse. I’m looking for a flexible product that will move with the wood. There’s a bit of give in some places, but we’ve done all the subfloor repair we’re prepared to do for now. Whatever I use will have to flex with the floor. Has anyone used the product I mentioned, what is it called, where can I get it, or can you recommend a substitute?
Signed, Floored in Montana
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How big is the patch? I've heard of cramming hemp rope into narrow gaps between planks, a very old method. For bigger holes, cutting and fitting a "dutchman" of the same fir may be the way to go.
-- J.S.