Drill Hole In Wood Floor

To fill these holes you ll need a plug cutter cordless drill and a hole saw or spade bit.

Drill hole in wood floor. My first step is to determine the size of the hole based on the largest part of any given hole s diameter. Use gentle pressure and go slowly. If you ve got old wood planks from the originally flooring then you are in luck otherwise you ll need. So if the hole is a bit wonky and varies from 1 to 1 3 16 or something you may want to go for a 1 1 4 hole to make sure it s good and clean.

For holes sized from 1 8 to 1 2 instead select a brad point bit. When you need to drill holes larger than 1 2 move up to a forstner bit. Drill a shallow hole into the wood with the twist bit. Keep the drill and bit perpendicular to the hole.

When you fill holes in a wood floor consider the look you want and the type of hole or crack. Spade bits do make somewhat rough. Hold the spade bit up to the pilot hole. Here are several different ways to fill holes in a piece of wood.

Remove the twist bit from the drill and replace it with the spade bit. Sand the edges of the hole if you like. Use a 5 16 drill bit for 3 8 threads 7 32 bit for 1 4. I don t thread anything less than 1 2 thickness.

Hardwood is a forgiving material to drill and tap. Use a standard coarse tap to cut the screw threads. The whole process of hole plugging is very straight forward though a bit time consuming.