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Hi there...

SWMBO has decided she wants varnished floorboards in the bedroom (as
part of a complete top-to-bottom redecoration).

Anyways, I had a quick look under the carpet to find that the existing
floorbaords are completely messed up.

Things like rewirings, central heating installation etc have meant that
there are lots of cross-cuts, all the tongues and grooves have been
destroyed etc...

ANyways...how easy is it to simply rip up and start again?

From my (naive, possibly) POV, it would simply be a case of rip off the
skirting boards then start at one side of the room, removing the old
boards 2 or 3 at a time, then cutting new boards to size and nailing
them to the joists. Then add (new) skirting boards to the walls
(possibly after getting a plasterer in to fix any damage caused by
removing the old ones...). Finish off with some varnish or wax....

On the surface this seems like it would be quite a cheap job too....

So the question is - is it as simple as this? What pitfalls have i
missed?

ANy tips?

What are you going to do when SWMBO afterwards decides that she wants x
project doing that requires you to get under those boards again? It
will happen.