I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25" boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting as
a tongue between them.

I've not seem this before, makes the floor nice and solid but I need to
remove half the floor with out damaging the edge of the last remaining row
of boards. So far I've tried levering a boards evenly along its length but
its proving almost impossible as the boards are anywhere up to 5 metres
long.

As a last resort I'm thinking of pining a straight edge down and running a
circular saw down the edge of the last board but that will knacker a new
blade and probably the saw!

Anyone come across this before?

Tony

"enuff" wrote in message
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I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25"
boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting
as
a tongue between them.

I've not seem this before, makes the floor nice and solid but I need to
remove half the floor with out damaging the edge of the last remaining row
of boards. So far I've tried levering a boards evenly along its length but
its proving almost impossible as the boards are anywhere up to 5 metres
long.

As a last resort I'm thinking of pining a straight edge down and running a
circular saw down the edge of the last board but that will knacker a new
blade and probably the saw!

Anyone come across this before?

Tony



I presume that they are nailed down, If so try using a punch to push the
nails all the way through in to the joists, should free up the board. If you
can't punch them then you can use a plug cutter to cut round them. ideal
because plug cutters don't have a centre drill.

David

I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25"
boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting
as
a tongue between them.

Interesting coincidence. I discovered I had some of these yesterday.

In my case I found that the metal tongue could be pulled out from the end of
the boards... Don't know if this helps.

Colin

"Colin" wrote in message
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I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25"
boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip
acting
as
a tongue between them.

Interesting coincidence. I discovered I had some of these yesterday.

In my case I found that the metal tongue could be pulled out from the end
of
the boards... Don't know if this helps.

Colin



Colin

Can;t get to the end of the strip as the boards are in "single" runs the
length of the room, no butted ends!

Just out of interest when was your place built, were late Victorian
(baronial style) 1893?

Tony

In article , enuff
writes
I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25" boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting as
a tongue between them.

I've not seem this before, makes the floor nice and solid but I need to
remove half the floor with out damaging the edge of the last remaining row
of boards. So far I've tried levering a boards evenly along its length but
its proving almost impossible as the boards are anywhere up to 5 metres
long.

As a last resort I'm thinking of pining a straight edge down and running a
circular saw down the edge of the last board but that will knacker a new
blade and probably the saw!

Anything stopping you cutting one of the unwanted boards down the
middle and levering the halves out; no damage to the blade?. Easy
(relatively) once you have an edge. Also, no need to start at the crucial
edge that you need to keep sound, start a board or two in.

Or am I missing something . . . .
--
fred

"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , enuff
writes
I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25"
boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting
as
a tongue between them.

I've not seem this before, makes the floor nice and solid but I need to
remove half the floor with out damaging the edge of the last remaining
row
of boards. So far I've tried levering a boards evenly along its length
but
its proving almost impossible as the boards are anywhere up to 5 metres
long.

As a last resort I'm thinking of pining a straight edge down and running
a
circular saw down the edge of the last board but that will knacker a new
blade and probably the saw!

Anything stopping you cutting one of the unwanted boards down the
middle and levering the halves out; no damage to the blade?. Easy
(relatively) once you have an edge. Also, no need to start at the crucial
edge that you need to keep sound, start a board or two in.

Or am I missing something . . . .
--
fred

Not missing anything and its and idea that makes sense. I'd need to cust a
double or triple blade width ont he first to be able to lever it out but I
can see the logic.

If theres no other magic way i'll probably end up doing that.

Cheers

Tony

Just out of interest when was your place built, were late Victorian
(baronial style) 1893?

1864 Gothic Revival.

I have only found these boards in the old Maids Parlour which is above a
cellar. The other boards I have lifted in the house have wooden tongues
rather than metal.

Colin

enuff wrote:

Not missing anything and its and idea that makes sense. I'd need to cust a
double or triple blade width ont he first to be able to lever it out but I
can see the logic.

If theres no other magic way i'll probably end up doing that.

Make two cuts down the middle of one board about one inch appart? You
could then lift out the one inch fillet as per a normal floorboard.

--
Cheers,

John.

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"enuff" wrote in message ...
"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , enuff
writes
I need to lift (but not keep) half a floor comprising of 7.5"x1.25"
boards.
the boards are not T&G but square edged with a 1" wide metal strip acting
as
a tongue between them.

I've not seem this before, makes the floor nice and solid but I need to
remove half the floor with out damaging the edge of the last remaining
row
of boards. So far I've tried levering a boards evenly along its length
but
its proving almost impossible as the boards are anywhere up to 5 metres
long.

As a last resort I'm thinking of pining a straight edge down and running
a
circular saw down the edge of the last board but that will knacker a new
blade and probably the saw!

Anything stopping you cutting one of the unwanted boards down the
middle and levering the halves out; no damage to the blade?. Easy
(relatively) once you have an edge. Also, no need to start at the crucial
edge that you need to keep sound, start a board or two in.

Or am I missing something . . . .
--
fred

Not missing anything and its and idea that makes sense. I'd need to cust a
double or triple blade width ont he first

You only need two cuts, an inch apart. lift out the middle section
then start levering.