floor boards

Hi All Some advice would be appreciated. We are doing a full refurbish on our house at the moment, fitting underfloor heating throughout amongst a lot of other work. All the stud walls and rotten chipboard floors have been removed on the first floor in preparation for the new layout. The new...

Hello, I have just had some floorboards up in a bedroom, to inspect the pipes there under and the original timber floorboards are in bad shape. The person below was also complaining of squeaking boards; the original floorboard nails have been in and out a dozen times I would guess, and some non...

Hi all i m in need to redo part of a pine floor base then covered with a carpet. As the current flooring is layed with lacquered pine board of 20mm x 145mm I was looking for similar boards. I looked online and at Selco, B&Q. The stores dont have them and the ones sold on Wickes are of the wrong...

Hi All, We've just bought an old Victorian house and are in the process of doing it up. We've lifted all of the original floorboards (took a long time - hoping to relay them) and now want to insulate/sound proof. A few questions about putting the insulation in. 1) We've read that you want to...

I am renovating a cottage and pulled out the old upstairs carpets to reveal the old floor boards. Most seem in good shape but I'm no expert. I have taken some pics here. Can anyone please advise the following: 1. if this is a woodworm issue 2. what is the best way to treat 3. should I just...

We have just sanded our original 1930s oak floorboards in our living room. They are now a very light wood colour. They will need to be returned to a light oak shade then finished. Can anyone recommend the easiest and/or least expensive way of doing this? I've read reviews and there seem to...