Repaired hardwood floor meeting a brick hearth in Newport, Brazil Floors
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Hardwood Floor RepairIn Newport, RI

Some rooms had gaps where old tile and a wall used to be, and a few spots near the hearth and the stairs were cracked. The owners wanted one floor again, not a map of patches.
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Service
Hardwood Floor Repair
Location
Newport
Material
Oak and maple
Color
Natural
Finish
Clear
Status
Completed

Old oak and new oak, sanded as one

First came the cutouts and the weave in, room by room, with the nailer on fresh paper underlayment. Then we sanded the old and new wood together, set the nails and vacuumed before the finish went on.

/ The Challenge

New wood next to old wood never matches on its own. If you fill a hole with straight pieces, the seams line up and your eye goes right to them. The repair had to blend into floors that had been walked on for years.

/ Our Approach

We cut out every damaged strip at staggered lengths and wove new oak into the gaps, so the joints fall at random like the original. Each piece was glued, nailed and set flush before any sanding started.

/ Before and After

Walk in from the hall and your eye runs from the brick hearth to the bottom step with nothing to stop it. The patched areas sit level with the rest and take the light the same way.

Damaged strips cut out near the stairs, Brazil Floors
Before
Repaired strips by the stairs, level with the old floor, Brazil Floors
After
New oak strips laid into an open gap in an older floor, Brazil Floors
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Woven repair sanded and blended into the room, Brazil Floors
After
Fresh oak woven into darker strips before sanding, Brazil Floors
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Maple patch finished flush at a doorway, Brazil Floors
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/ Materials and Finish
  • Solid oak strips cut to the width of the existing floor
  • A maple patch at one doorway
  • Old and new wood sanded together in one pass
  • Clear finish in every room
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