relaying wooden floor

[DanJohnston]

We have decided to have an expose wooden floor in our lounge/dinning room. A number of the original boards are in a very poor state and there are gaps of vary sizes between all of the boards. I have therefore decided to relay the original boards so that they all butt up to each other and replace the broken/poor boards with ones that I have salvaged from other rooms in the house.

Are 50mm clasp nails the right thing to use in refixing the boards?

Should I first lay insulation sheeting (for example 3mm foil underlay for floating floors)?

Can anyone offer any helpful hints & tips in relaying a wooden floor?

Cheers

 

[Bylough]

Hi Dan-- I have just laid a t&g 20mm thick wooden floor. and the builders merchant gave me 65 mm cut clasp nails- I found them hard to drive in so used a small pilot drill first. Good nails for secondary lays- due to big nail holes in joists.

 

[Ukwoody]

You can also use 60mm Oval nails, a lot easier to drive in. Insulation isn't ness, but wont do any harm...

Woody