Softwood flooring

[sells1]

Hi,

I am now looking into laying a floating floor over my existing floorboards which can not be restored.

I am planning to use simple tonge and groove softwood pine floor boards, from the local timber merchant, which have a nice planed finish.

However when costing the job up, this seems to be very cheap, as the floor boards are dirt cheap.

Has anybody used normal floorboards to create a decorative floor, and are they any good.

Are there any problems I have not thought of ?

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[renovator]

softwood floorboards will mark easily and may be more prone to splinter.
also they will stain easily unless sufficiently varnished.

 

[sells1]

I have also been looking a a solid pine floor, which looks a little more hardy.

Would this be a better finish ?

 

[Jamesjf1]

Hi,

I am now looking into laying a floating floor over my existing floorboards which can not be restored.

I am planning to use simple tonge and groove softwood pine floor boards, from the local timber merchant, which have a nice planed finish.

However when costing the job up, this seems to be very cheap, as the floor boards are dirt cheap.

Has anybody used normal floorboards to create a decorative floor, and are they any good.

Are there any problems I have not thought of ?

Thanks for your thoughts.

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What did you do in the end? Thanks

 

[mointainwalker]

It was seven years ago and I don't recall seeing any posts from that name in recent years.