How to fill gaps between floorboards

floorgap

We have a Girl Scout camp and I'm the new property manager. We have cabins that are on stilt-like legs, approximately 20 years old. The flooring in these cabins has large gaps in between each piece of wood plank; lots of debris gets in these cracks (a pencil fits nicely inside the cracks).

There are three cabins that need the gaps filled; what is the best solution to fill them?

Best Answer

I'll both disagree and agree with @RedGrittyBrick's comment. The best solution is to treat the existing floor as a subfloor and lay a tight new floor over it at right angles or diagonally to the existing boards.

Pulling up an existing floor is almost never the best (especially when cost is an object, and it usually is) solution unless it's rotten.