Patch a wood floor
A previous owner removed three old floor-mount heating ducts in our house, leaving patched areas that are obvious and unstable. How can I redo them so they blend in with the surrounding floor?
—MIKE SCARMON, EVANSVILLE, WI
To make the patches in strip flooring blend in, you’ll need to pull them up and weave in new strips between the old ones. The goal is to cut
