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    Laying reclaimed pine - nailing advice please

    Yep, ventilation has all been checked and sorted. We actually had a whole host of damp treatment work carried out on the property, with repairs and prevention being the order of the day. The airbricks have all been cleared, I have removed a whole heap of rubbish from under the boards and a few...
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    Laying reclaimed pine - nailing advice please

    Thanks for all of the responses chaps! I forgot to mention that I have also hung chicken wire between the joists and insulated with rock wool. This is mine and my girlfriends first home and my father and I are doing the majority of the renovation work (plastering excluded). I'm really...
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    Cut and ready to be nailed...
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    The sanded boards
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    Joist work!
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    My first wooden floor!
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    Laying reclaimed pine - nailing advice please

    Thanks for the advice Steve! Is it possible to pilot square cut brads? I too really like the look of the crisp rectangular nail heads, but amd worried about splitting the boards...
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    Laying reclaimed pine - nailing advice please

    Hi all, I've recently been prepping a room to lay a reclaimed pine floor. Work so far is: - old laminate floor ripped up and old boards removed (the room is actually 3 separate areas knocked in to one some time ago). - joists replaced where need be and packed out/levelled - reclaimed...
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