floorboards on floorboards
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No problem with that.
Use proper insulation (like 3mm Foam underlayment). If you have to lay the new boards in the same direction as the old boards are you first have to place hardboard (3mm) over the existing floor to prevent movement.
Use proper insulation (like 3mm Foam underlayment). If you have to lay the new boards in the same direction as the old boards are you first have to place hardboard (3mm) over the existing floor to prevent movement.
Beg to differ (but you knew that). Old floorboards = draft, new boards = T&G = no draft.
Old floorboards = 9 times out of 10 pine = softwood
New floorboards = lots of choice in hardwood and finishes
Old floorboards = 9 times out of 10 pine = softwood
New floorboards = lots of choice in hardwood and finishes
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Your (strange) opinion, we and our suppliers know better.
You think what you want to think (or believe what you want to believe), but I'm not going Panto again.
Not very constructive anyway for oddjobman
Not very constructive anyway for oddjobman
If you are going to fix with nails/screws the boarding down make sure they are not to long that they will go through the old boards.Wouldn't like you to hit any cables /pipes.
Igot to say though for the sake of a bit of extra work ,I cannot see why you can not take the boards up .I suppose it depends on what room in the house it is ,weither or not you have doors to cut down fitted furniture to cut the floor around etc
Igot to say though for the sake of a bit of extra work ,I cannot see why you can not take the boards up .I suppose it depends on what room in the house it is ,weither or not you have doors to cut down fitted furniture to cut the floor around etc
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WoodYouLike said:
Answer me a couple of questions (she won't).
1) How long must an oak tree grow from planting until you can cut it and use it for housing? And where is the managed forest your suppliers use?
2) What happens to all the wood from the rain forests that are illegally felled in Indonesia? How long does Iroko take from planting to harvest? And where is the managed plantation your suppliers use?
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