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We are having our pine floorboards restored and to replace our original damaged ones the contractor (reputable and well-reviewed) has supplied some he 'had from a previous job'. He installed them without showing me them or telling me anything about their condition. Some are in OK nick, some less...

Hello! Is anybody able to confirm what wood these early Victorian floorboards are? I'm guessing pine but a friend suggested they could be elm...

Hi everyone Recently sanded back our pine floorboards and got a beautiful look, however once we applied Osmo Polyx Raw it all went a bit wrong - it left a white sheen. Have since read you should ignore their advice and not just leave it but buff it and remove excess to avoid this happening -...

I've got a room which is being fitted with a 10mm underlay and carpet by a fitter this week. From fitting laminate flooring elsewhere in the house, I purchased a polythene vapour barrier from Wickes and have plenty left over. The carpet is being fitted in a room that is naturally pretty cold...

Hi, I moved in a a rented flat in a newly constructed building 2 weeks ago. There is a laminate flooring in the flat. In the utility room, there is an interrupter that reads "Extraction". This interrupted was set to off and the landlord didn't mention it when I moved in, I didn't even know it...

I have a Kahrs Woodloc 5s engineered wood floor, it's very good except in one location at the end, where it is a bit bouncy. I think the concrete base was not completely flat here and has a dip. I was thinking of cutting out a board, building up the subfloor, and replacing with a new...

Hello I was hoping if someone can help / advise? I have 1930's house and the floorboards are 5" T&G; I am struggling to find the same size. Someone suggested that I use structural Hardboard Plywood and it can be cut to make joints where I have electrics, gas water pipes running to make it...

Hello, The lighter bit of the wood had really thick old varnish that I first removed the bulk of it with paint stripper and then sanded back. The middle bit had no varnish so just sanded this back. Will this disappear or become less pronounced after varnishing? We're thinking of using ronseal...

Hi, I bought 6mm No More Ply for my bathroom floor before I tile. As you can see the floorboards are not perfect, and there is a piece of ply patching in one section. It all feels quite solid to me, but not perfectly flat everywhere as the boards are old. My worry is that when I put down the...

Hi, I am currently having my orginal floorboards renovated and restored (1930s house). The floorer has said I should floorboard over my concrete hearth - there is no fireplace there as I have taken out the chimney breasts (first floor). Is that reccomended? I would hate having the hearth...

I've finally gotten around to tearing up the carpet and replacing the landing floorboards. They're full of nails and staples so would take days to pull up and sand, plus the boards aren't in great condition. The current boards are sideways but I'd prefer them longways - is there an easy way...

Hello! I am currently renovating my house and have hit a dilemma with some flooring between the bathroom and landing. Please see the image below Bathroom floor / Hallway edge (annotated) by Samkio posted 18 Jul 2019 at 7:33 PM The image above shows the entrance to the bathroom from the...

Hi, Need to fix down some wooden floorboards - about 20mm thick. Believe I need 50mm screws but says online avoid where the shank is fully threaded. Got some with smooth shank at top but it was 20mm of smooth so took back and swapped, now there is no smooth part. Apparently the fully...

Hi, I've got to get underneath my floorboards to the joists. Problem is they are not conventional plank style floor boards , but those massive sheets. The sheets are nailed down as well. As anybody got any tips on the best way to get these up? (Apart from tediously taking out the nails and using...

Hi, My upstairs floorboards creak a lot, so I want to screw them down. However, I don't want to burst any central heating pipes, so I'd like to know where they are. I figured there might be people on this subforum with experience of thermal imaging cameras. Would these cameras be able to...

Hi, Long term renter here who has just purchased his first house - hence completely useless and clueless when it comes to home improvement of any kind so would appreciate some advice! I have recently moved into a 1973 5 bed detached house in West Yorkshire. We knew that the boiler was on the...

I'm just sorting out joist spacing for a ground floor suspended timber floor. I'll be using some of the original floorboards, and will need to replace some. I'm intending to mix them around and sand the lot. I don't mind a bit of a patchwork effect. They will be 22mm, a mixture of widths. I'm...