Apologies for cross posting from woodwork forum - should have posted here!
I have a problem with uneven old pine floorboards.
I'd like to take up the floorboards and relay them because there are large gaps between them and some are broken (I've read the posts on filling gaps but I'd like to give this method a go). They are quite characterful but bordering on knackered. In addition because of subsidence (which is not live according to our survey) one corner of the room is lower than the other. Can I attach fillets of wood to the joists to raise them to a level height and then attach new/recycled floorboards as usual? Are there any problems that anyone can see with doing this?
Also, I've heard that it is possible to relay floorboards so that they run parallel to the joists (I'd like to do this so that the floorboards all run the same way throughout the flat). Is this difficult/tricky to do? How does one do it?
many thanks for any advice!
I have a problem with uneven old pine floorboards.
I'd like to take up the floorboards and relay them because there are large gaps between them and some are broken (I've read the posts on filling gaps but I'd like to give this method a go). They are quite characterful but bordering on knackered. In addition because of subsidence (which is not live according to our survey) one corner of the room is lower than the other. Can I attach fillets of wood to the joists to raise them to a level height and then attach new/recycled floorboards as usual? Are there any problems that anyone can see with doing this?
Also, I've heard that it is possible to relay floorboards so that they run parallel to the joists (I'd like to do this so that the floorboards all run the same way throughout the flat). Is this difficult/tricky to do? How does one do it?
many thanks for any advice!