Hi,
We currently have bare floorboards in our living room, but they are gappy (with a cold cellar below) and have been painted badly by the previous owners... the paint has therefore dripped down the side of some of the boards in the gaps...
I want to tidy them up but can't decide between the options:
1/ Sand down and fill gaps (or seal from below)
2/ Take up boards, strip, replace without gaps (needing more boards), sand
3/ take up boards (and hopefully sell), replace with reclaimed boards
4/ Pay someone to sort it out.
1/ seems like a fairly poor solution; and 4/ will be expensive considering the amount of repairs and gaps.
3/ looks like the easiest - but just seems bizarre that I would swop original boards for reclaimed boards!?! Am I going mad? Is there a better option for 2/ that will deal with the paint down the sides of planks AND stop draughts?
Thanks for any advice you can give - I'm going round in circles!
We currently have bare floorboards in our living room, but they are gappy (with a cold cellar below) and have been painted badly by the previous owners... the paint has therefore dripped down the side of some of the boards in the gaps...
I want to tidy them up but can't decide between the options:
1/ Sand down and fill gaps (or seal from below)
2/ Take up boards, strip, replace without gaps (needing more boards), sand
3/ take up boards (and hopefully sell), replace with reclaimed boards
4/ Pay someone to sort it out.
1/ seems like a fairly poor solution; and 4/ will be expensive considering the amount of repairs and gaps.
3/ looks like the easiest - but just seems bizarre that I would swop original boards for reclaimed boards!?! Am I going mad? Is there a better option for 2/ that will deal with the paint down the sides of planks AND stop draughts?
Thanks for any advice you can give - I'm going round in circles!