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Hi,
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my wife and I live in an old apartment with wooden floors. The floor
is fine for the most part but it has started to show its age.
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the main problem we have right now is there are big cracks between
alot of the wood slats - the cracks are very visible, and fill up with
dirt. Also, the slats are giving in and make quite a bit of noise
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landlord did some sh!ty work with putty that has cracked and creates
a mess*
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We would like to fill the cracks witha material that will not allow
dirt to fall between the wood and that is durable and also looks
good.
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Both my wife and I have no problem whatsoever with doing the work
ourselves.
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what would you suggest?

this may sound strange but.. in northern new england they use a mixture of
maple syrup & sawdust to fill the voids involved with wide/ knotty pine
floors. it will harden eventually & still allow the wood to expand &
contract, which the glue will not do. using glue will cause more cracking in
the long run.