Should I fill the gaps between original victorian floorboards?
Josefina
6 years ago
We recently moved into an old victorian townhouse in east London and we're having all floors sanded (all original floorboards). There is a little gap between between the boards in some rooms - and question is whether to fill them or leave them? We're going to white wash them all.
This is what we want the floors to look like in terms of colour:
Should we fill the gaps? Is it worth the cost/hassle?
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