Replaging floorboards - skirtings

David.WE.Roberts · 2014-03-22T13:30:00+00:00

As part of the lounge refurb we are going to lift the 1930s well hacked about floor boards and replace. Now all these boards tuck nicely under the skirting boards and the plaster. What are the chances of getting them all out from under the skirtings then slipping 18mm boards under without damaging the skirtings? If we use wide T&G boards such as Caber then the last board may well be a challenge. Oh, and as an alternative flooring we keep looking at various particle boards. Particle board with large wood flakes seems to be used a lot in NZ as flooring and it does have a much more attractive finish than green flooring grade chipboard. Anyone been down this route? Cheers Dave R

Mar 22, 2014 21 Replies

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David.WE.Roberts 12 years ago

(1) Bollocks - who cares or will know? Replacing floorboards doesn't require insulation - it is just a good idea.

(2) Please read the rest of the thread.

Cheers

Dave R

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chris French 12 years ago

I was going to suggests something like that.

Or cur and remove the majority of the board, then use an old chisel etc. to split the boards, pull out the split bits of board, then get in and cut the nails

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