Filled gaps in lacquered pine floor cracking and coming out in long strips - can this be fixed?

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Hi there

I had my floor laid about twelve months ago, and I'm assuming they didn't do a very good job.. I have huge cracks appearing all over the gaps that were filled using, I believe, a mixture of PVA and sawdust that was then stained. It's cracking out in large strips, as you can see attached in the picture..

Is there a cost-effective way of spot fixing this?

Thanks!
 

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My wrong. Apologies.
problem is then with such gaps that whatever filler is used and best blended it will, possibly over time, begin to fail and loosen because of the inevitable floor expansion and contraction.
Contact a specialist floor laying suppliers for possibly more info on what they have?
 
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Just something to consider, I found it effective on a timber yacht repair:
Get some two part wood filler - Ronseal or whatever, and some wood stain as near to the original colour as you can.
Mix the stain into the resin of the filler and when you are happy with the colour quickly add the small volume of hardener and mix well then apply.
It’s set in around 20 minutes and is easy to sand - but the ebony colour I was working with was in my favour.
John :)
 
Still had no reply? Is it standard floorboards? If so why have the gaps been filled ?
 
Hi yes, I wrote it in the title of the post. It's a pine floor. The gaps were filled because it's a common procedure to fill the gaps in floorboards
 
Better to leave them with gaps as you will need to fill them ever year due to movement of expansion of temperature chance.
 
Next time I'll just go for slivers - the cost was prohibitive at the time, but with hindsight, I should have spent the extra money. I can't leave the gaps, because it's a ground floor flat, so when the lights shine, you can literally see dirt/concrete. It's very unsightly on the gaps that are wide enough to see through.

I don't regret getting the gaps filled at all, the floor looks absolutely beautiful, except for three or four places, and if I took some brown paint and a small brush, I doubt anyone would even notice the cracks.
 

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