On 6 Nov 2006 05:22:20 -0800, "kenny" wrote:

to reveal the original wooden floorboards. The new floor will be laid
on top of the old flooring but should we put either brown paper or foil
in between? The new floor will be oak 25mm thick, 20cm wide and lengths
of 4.5 mtr. Any other tips you could offer? house has a space of 0.5
mtr below the floor has adequate ventilation and dry.

When the flooring guys install solid wood floors here, they always use
felt (tar paper) between the sub-floor and the new wood floor. This
will help with squeaks and probably any moisture from below although
here, heated basements are the norm.

Mike O.