Engineered Wood Floor Repair Kit

I had several noisy spots in one area of my bedroom floor. It is engineered wood on top of a concrete slab. I used my knuckles, tapping to see where, and how extensive the problem was. I called a flooring company. They wanted to replace the entire floor. That would be many thousands of dollars. I called two handy-man ads. They never showed up. I had no other choices, and the job made me nervous. Finally, I took a chance on the DriTac Wood Floor Repair Kit. The tips in other reviews were a big help, and I want to thank those people for being so helpful. I did do some things differently though. As another reviewer recommended, before starting, I used Vaseline to lubricate the plunger. I don't know if it helped, but it certainly didn't hurt. 1. I drilled all the holes for each repair at once. There were eleven holes. 2. I used parchment paper to try to minimize the mess. It helped a lot. I could put down the bottle, hypo, and other tools on sheets around the work area. The paper caught a lot of drips and spills. 3. I took the plunger out of the hypo, and placed the rest of the hypo standing up with the needle in the hole. I then poured the adhesive into the hypo while a sheet of parchment paper with a slit in it for the needle caught any mess while pouring. That worked well. 4. I discovered that the needle was pressing and sealing against the slab, preventing injecting the adhesive. I pulled up slightly and that allowed injecting. But that was sometimes messy, as it was difficult to determine how much to lift it up. If I were doing it again, I'd try cutting a slanted opening on the needle so the adhesive could be injected without lifting the entire unit up. But, they way I did it worked okay. 5. I worked my way around from hole to hole, injecting the adhesive. I got into a rhythm, and it got easier as I went on. Sometimes adhesive would come up through a different hole. On one spot, the adhesive came up between two floor planks. So, there was still a little mess. 6. I tapped in the wooden dowel, and used a knife to cut them off. I then tapped the part that was in the hole to get it below the surface. 7. I cleaned the area and got all of the adhesive off. That took a little time. 8. I waited about a day to see how it would work out. It was clear though that it was looking very good. 9. I danced around on the repaired area, very happy to have it work so well. 10. I rested my back and knees for the next day. I'm in my 70's so I was hurting a bit. :) This saved me a lot of money over alternative solutions. The product works really well. For my 2 foot by 5 foot area with about 10 spots to fill, the adhesive in the kit was enough, with very little left.

I purchased this kit for my engineered floor which were glued on a concrete surface. Over the years, I had many hollow spots. Some made a creaking noise when I stepped, some were just annoying because we could feel the air pocket under our feet when we stepped on it. It just felt different. If you are reading about this product and this review, you know exactly what I am describing. So here is a review and some tips Tips - Most importantly, you should know that this product works, and it works excellent. I am not sure technically how it works, bit it feels like it is a glue that also expands with time to fully fill the gap. In the end, there is no difference between the spots that I fixed and the original floors that never had a problem. - I used the kit knowing that it probably would not be enough just to experiment. When I knew it worked, I bought the gallon version. In my experience, I syringe full (50ml or 1.6 oz.) is enough to fill one spot (let's say one spot is a 6inch x 6 inch area) Most of my areas were larger so I went in multiple of that to figure out how much I needed. In the end, I ended up using this kit + 1 full gallon - For every 6" x 6" area I had, I drilled one hole. If my area was double, I drilled 2 holes (1 on each side of the area of the area I wanted to cover). If it was triple, I drilled 3 holes to inject the glue. - In the instructions for multiple holes, it says to pump until you see the glue come on the other hand. In my experience, this never happened. Maybe I under-injected, but I achieved perfect results by sticking to the 6" x 6" area = 1 syringe-full equation - The stuff is super thick. As other users described, I coated inside the syringe with a thin layer of Vaseline. Day and Night difference. I would highly recommend that. Occasionally reapply as you see the resistance increase. I recoated about every 10 syringe-fulls - The manual describes not putting any weight on it and let the glue settle on its own. It sounded counterintuitive but I followed the direction and left it alone. Sure enough, it worked well. Thinking back, I think not putting weight is also important because this is a self leveling product. I think it is important to let gravity to the work on this super-dense glue. I have read others put weight after the glue, and they reported good results too. I personally left it alone for 24 hours, and achieved A+ results - The stuff is messy. No matter how many videos I watched, how many reviews I read, I could not avoid the mess. Even though I did it two times (first time with the kit to test, second time with a full gallon) it was messy both times. Keep wet and dry towels with you all the time as you are working. Gloves help too. - Don't worry if you spill. If you act in the first 10 minutes, it comes off easily off the floor, countertops, sink, hands. I have first hand experience in spilling it to all (and I am a neat guy when it comes to this. That is how messy this stuff is) - Drill all your holes first, then start working with the glue and the syringe. This is related to the previous comments. Once you start using the glue, because it is messy, you are not going to want to switch hands, tools, gloves etc.. - Watch a quick video to see how they cover the holes in the end. That helped me and yielded good results. - The stuff is expensive. OK yes it stings a little, but the fact that it works makes it worth every penny. - Good luck