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WYL, OK I'll go carefully thanks :)

Thanks for the advise, I'll get on and start it tomorrow.

Thanks folks. It is indeed nailed to joists, looking at the nailer information it did look like I had to walk on it (no hovering required) I assumed WYL meant after it was fitted to give it time to settle. As the general concensus appears to be no clamps I'll save the £16 plus VAT. Would...

Just look in your local yellow pages. yell.co.uk or google for steel stockholders, there's plenty in the Birmingham area, who will probably sell it to you in 2m lengths. As for corrrosion resistance stainless is best but expensive. You could look at getting galvanised, or zinc passivated tube as...

OK ta. I did realise that wood floors were for decoration only, so I'll hire a nice set of hover boots instead of the floor clamps, probably cost the same. :) I was surprised that clamps aren't needed on a 2m long board though, but I'll do as suggested.

WYL, thanks, you mention not walking on the boards, do I need to allow them time to settle? If so I'll have to learn how to hover.

I read somewhere that you don't need to use cramps if using a secret nailer as the nailer "kicks" the new board into place. Is this right? I'm about to get some kit from a hire shop to fit T & G boards this weekend so would appreciate some advice as I don't want to hire more stuff than I need as...

I know there's loads of answers on here somewhere but can't find the one I need! The room is 2.4m long, the boards are 2m long, is it OK to end up with a 0.4m long part of a board at the end? I'm sure I've heard that any board has to be long enough to span 3 joists and I'm not sure 0.4m is long...

Thanks. off to the HSS webpage for the tool then and B & Q Farnborough for the rest (I seem to be spending an absolute fortune in there :lol: ) the room below is only the garage so noise won't really be an issue. Cheers

John, Thanks for the reply, it all makes sense. I'd like to fit boards and then varnish or stain them rather than put carpet back, so I'd guess I go for the secret nail route, is this where you nail the tounge on each board? However I'm concerned cheapish pine T & G boards may not be good...

John Thanks. The internal walls are stud plasterboard fixed directly on the chipboard I assume, is it no problem just to cut the chipboard level with the wall and go from there with T & G? This will be the first time I've done something "major" so I'm slightly concerened I'll balls it up.

Is it easy to do on an upstairs room? One of my upstairs rooms is above an integral garage and is much colder than the rest I thought removing the old floor (fibre board sheets I think) and laying loft insulation or similar in between the joists and then laying T & G boards in place of the old...