"RobertL" wrote in message
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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


I can't imagine new floorboards from old joists will have the same patina as
old original floorboards. I would want to see a sample first.

Victorian houses get dismantled and the boards reclaimed so keep looking.
Another thing to bear in mind, is that it is often the case that floorboards
from upstairs are thinner than those downstairs.

mark