New wood floor on sleepers should we remove sleepers and use

[boristaylor]

We are replacing wood flooring in our kitchen. We took up a small section and it appears that the original floor was installed using 2 X 2 sleepers approximately 1 foot apart over an existing 1 X 4? plank subfloor. Because the new flooring must be at the same level due to it butting up to an adjacent room, my question is: should we remove the sleepers and build up using plywood or just add new sleepers where necessary at new floor plank joints?
thanks, for any help or advise

 

[dann09]

Its not good practice to have layered floors like you describe. Best practice would be to lift all flooring down to the bare joists.

Are the 1" x 4" planks you describe, rough sawn and laid diagonal with 1/4" spacings? Or are they tight fitted tongue and groove? Historic T&G were often Beech or Oak or some other valuable lumber.

What material is the proposed new flooring?

 

[dann09]

boristaylor,

Pity that you didn't post on the 4th - what with being in Abe Lincoln's state.
Probably, just shading Washington as the finest president of them all.