floor boards

Hi guys, I’m planning on sanding and re-oiling/lacquering my living room floor. It's not in a bad condition but looks like it could do with a good touch up after moving in and plastering etc. I was just looking for some advice on coating and sanding. My plan is to sand the top layer of which...

Hello We had a new central heating system installed last year, but ever since the floor boards have squeaked upstairs where they were lifted to install the new piping. To lift the boards the gas engineer cut through the tongue and groove with a circular saw and then prised them up with a...

Anyone done this? My local timber merchants are doing 22 x 150 sawn treated at a decent price, I've been using it for a lashup (fixing to bowed and dropped joists to give me a level ish structure to support a floor) - the original plan was to use 22mm T & G chipboard (which I loathe but it is a...

Hi, I need to replace some badly damaged floorboards in two of my bedrooms. The house is 170 years old and the boards are original. I would like to scour the reclamation yards to find something appropriate but that would take too long, the sizes are probably impossible to match exactly and most...

Hi Guys, :(:( Currently wanting to relay a new laminate flooring on the upstairs bedrooms, have stripped the old laminate flooring to the floorboards which I have fixed, some were creaking which I have now screwed back into the joint timber, however I would like surface to be flat and level...

Hi Guys, Currently wanting to relay a new laminate flooring on the upstairs bedrooms, have stripped the old laminate flooring to the floorboards which I have fixed, some were creaking which I have now screwed back into the joint timber, however I would like surface to be flat and level which I...

I have purchased new scaffold boards which I intended to lay as floorboards in a garden studio, but when they arrived I noticed they seemed quite damp and some heavy. Obviously rained on for a while. I’ve stored them stacked with ventilated gaps, but now it’s not summer they don’t seem to be...

I've started a massive upgrade on my house following finding out I had a cowboy builder who done my loft did everything wrong as he didn't fire proof and insulate the loft which is technically dangerous. Which the building control failed to enforce the regulations at the time and after forcing...

Hi, I've got to get underneath my floorboards to the joists. Problem is they are not conventional plank style floor boards , but those massive sheets. The sheets are nailed down as well. As anybody got any tips on the best way to get these up? (Apart from tediously taking out the nails and using...

Hi, I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the 5x2 floor joists (actual size 120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins and span roughly 2.4m. Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate...

Hi, I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the floor joists (120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins, spanning roughly 3.4m. Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate a standard 18mm...

Hello! We have uncovered the original Victorian floorboards in our house and we'd like to keep them exposed. What's the best stain/dye to use after sanding? We're looking for something which looks quite natural but is darker than the light colour of the wood as it is. Thank you

Morning all, I’m sanding a narrow (~1.0 metre wide) landing with the floorboards running perpendicular. I’m using a Makita belt sander and Bosch multi sander for the edges. I’ve been sanding with the grain but really need to go across with 40 grit paper to remove the last of the muck and...

I am not a builder and know little about it. I would like to lay down new floorboards (replacing lots of chipboard that needs to come up) that I can leave exposed, but I am not sure what my options are. I can see floorboards at Wikes, but they seem to be pine. And I see similar floorboards...

Morning girls & boys, Been sanding my landing floor and most paint is off after using the 40 grit paper. As you can see from the photos, there are cracks and little holes with paint in. What’s the best way to remove? I don't really want to oversand, I like them looking their age, but the...

Should I get my central heating pipes replaced first as they go under the floorboard then go and fix my broken floor boards upstairs or vice versa? thanks in advance.

Hi all, I am now having a BIG PROBLEM with the nails! They are going in to the boards nicely but are spiting the joists. Not sure it it is safe to continue as I don't want to weaken the whole floor. Should I pilot hole? I already tried with a 3mm bit and it still split. Perhaps I should...

Hi Guys, I have a problem! I am making a floor with reclaimed scaff boards into 2x5 joists. I love the look and apparent superior grip of cut brad nails but can only find them in 65mm. That would be perfect for normal floors but as the scaff boards are 35mm (after sanding), I am concerned that...

Hi All We are refurbishing a house at the moment and are fitting UFH between the joists upstairs. The finished floor will be engineered wood which I can get at 20/6mm and am currently planning on laying directly onto the joists and screwing down. Given the thickness of the boards I see no...

Hi All Some advice would be appreciated. We are doing a full refurbish on our house at the moment, fitting underfloor heating throughout amongst a lot of other work. All the stud walls and rotten chipboard floors have been removed on the first floor in preparation for the new layout. The new...