I am a homeowner that recently bought a “new” ten-year old house. The engineered wood floor has a few places where there are “divots.” The largest is probably one inch long, a half inch wide and an eighth of an inch deep. Is there a repair method for these gouges?
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Is it a laminate floor, or a true engineered floor with a real wood top layer. And do you know if it is glued, nailed, or whatever to the subfloor? If you have a spare board, it is possible to remove the damaged piece and replace it. Matching the finish will be the problem.
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It is not a laminate floor (I have that in one of the closets). It is a true engineered floor with real wood top layer. Of course, the aluminum oxide (glass) top layer has been penetrated which concerns me from the point of view of spilled water.
I believe that it is nailed since it is on a wood substrate. I have not found any pieces of spare board in the house although the previous owner, the contractor that built the house, did graciously leave samples of all the paint.
I do have the name and telephone number of the contractor and he is building another house just like it on the other side of the "100 acre woods". I can see the new house through the trees while the leaves are off. I suppose that should be my first path to pursue.
I had hoped there was a squeeze tube of magic "spackel" that would set up with a shiny, hard top surface.