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sorry to drag this off topic, but can you sand your floor on top of this stuff? anyone have any experience? craig

thanks matty. i think i will adopt this approach and leave the existing floor where it is and just board over it. can you recomend a decent product that i can use to bond the new floor to the ply? also should i screw the ply over the old floor or nail? craig

i have purchased some reclaimed maple flooring that was once a school gym. it has been secret nailed and i need/want to remove them before i lay it but am at a bit of a loss a to how to go about it. is it simply a case of using a punch and a hammer? the nails have all been cut off near flush...

pantsmachine. how does the wood come out after the wood goes through the thicknesser? will it need a light sanding or is it ready to seal straight away? as you know we are in similar situations and am looking at the thicknesser route to keep the mess outside rather than sanding in situ. any...

first off thanks for all the replies! i know some aren't keen on the topic of soundproofing , but it is important for us to do all we can so ive been looking at these http://www.customaudiodesigns.co.uk/soundproofing/joistcap.htm however i'm a tad confused as to how this would be layed. it...

hey pantsmachine thanks for your comment i did state in my first post the boards are 60x500x21 but i like the idea of secret nailing. so 6mm is the min for ply sub floors? also i read a post on this forum regarding central heating pipes just below the floor is there anything i can do about...

thanks for that. didnt think about the units! so what thickness ply should i use and is there any point putting a soundproof underlay down or not? many thanks craig

i've been reading a bit but have a few questions i have a first floor flat in a victorian house and have just bought some reclaimed maple flooring (from a school gym) for our kitchen/diner/hall. We have old floorboards at the moment which arent too good so am thinking of creating a new subfloor...