Dave Dionne
04-11-2008, 9:26 AM
Hi All
Just need some direction. I am pulling up some old groth pine from attic floor to use as flooring in an entry way. The attic floorboards are between 10" and 14" wide or wider and up to 14' lenght. They have been nailed down for 200 or so years so dry and pretty flat. beside using a metal detector and a brush to get the grit out before plaining them to clean them up, what else to you recommend?
I am going to nail them down with square cut nails like the rest of the original floors have (they are covered but will be redoing some soon) How much space should I leave between with these? how about the edge next to the base boards how much os a gap? Should I predill them to prevent splitting?
Thanks in advance
Dave
Just need some direction. I am pulling up some old groth pine from attic floor to use as flooring in an entry way. The attic floorboards are between 10" and 14" wide or wider and up to 14' lenght. They have been nailed down for 200 or so years so dry and pretty flat. beside using a metal detector and a brush to get the grit out before plaining them to clean them up, what else to you recommend?
I am going to nail them down with square cut nails like the rest of the original floors have (they are covered but will be redoing some soon) How much space should I leave between with these? how about the edge next to the base boards how much os a gap? Should I predill them to prevent splitting?
Thanks in advance
Dave