How to fix a 3/8 inch gap in tongue and groove flooring
When tongue and groove flooring installed from different directions ends up misaligned, you are left with an awkward gap and no clear way to connect the remaining boards. This leaves you stuck trying to figure out whether to force a custom-cut piece into place with glue or abandon the installation altogether.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1picking up one side and relaying
- 2running the hallway or middle room in the opposite direction
- 3using a transition piece to isolate the area
- 4snapping a line and gluing the misaligned row down
- 5Cutting a small piece to size, locking it in place, and securing it with trim or a touch of glue
- 6Ripping up and redoing a significant amount of the flooring to stagger the boards properly
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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