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Replacing floorboards.....
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? |
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