On Sep 9, 3:40*pm, RobertL wrote:
For flooring an extension to my Victorian house I am planning to use
reclaimed victorian floorboard (with suitable *insulation under). ebay
item 220474833588 is an example.

However, an alternative is "resawn floorboards" where the supplier has
sawn up victorian joists to make 'new' old floorboards. * * ebay item
130325590872 is an example.

*Is there anything to aware of with such resawn boards? *is the joist
wood likely to be softer for example, or to have more knots in it?

Robert

Its hard to go seriously wrong with floorboards. You can use all sorts
of horrible stuff for loft floors etc. At worst you might encounter a
defect somewhere requiring a nogging underneath, or a cut to remove
it. Just a case of dimensions really, including min length.


NT