I am about to lay solid oak T & G floor onto oak joists in an old house (loft conversion). Each board is 13cm wide and 2.5cm thick, varying lengths.
There is no existing flooring (removed long ago) but the top surface of the joists seems flat and level.
There is no ceiling below (i.e. exposed joists and board can be seem from below)
Should i float the T & G over the joists, or hidden nail into them, or even drill and screw through the top (plugging the sink with dowel and sanding flat)?
Should i contrive to have all the boards (i.e. including the odd short one) crossing a joist at some point in its length, or is it OK to have the odd short board suspended by only its T&G?
There is no existing flooring (removed long ago) but the top surface of the joists seems flat and level.
There is no ceiling below (i.e. exposed joists and board can be seem from below)
Should i float the T & G over the joists, or hidden nail into them, or even drill and screw through the top (plugging the sink with dowel and sanding flat)?
Should i contrive to have all the boards (i.e. including the odd short one) crossing a joist at some point in its length, or is it OK to have the odd short board suspended by only its T&G?