Recycled timber floorboards?
- Thread starter thydzik
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We used recycled Tassie Oak from a couple of different houses in north Melbourne to re-floor our old Federation house in Somerville.
It took the guy longer to lay than had they been new boards, and at first I was a bit unsure as they were all different colours etc and stained, nailed, glue & what not but once laid, sanded right back and clear coated they look sensational!
The boards were slightly cheaper than new, but the cost in laying worked out more as it was more time consuming, so probably evened out a bit. I;d say if you're getting the boards for free then you should still come out on top and I'm stoked with how nice ours turned out.
I'd suggest getting a pro to reclaim the old ones though, otherwise you might find a lot of wastage. We used two houses worth to lay enough for our one house.
I pulled up the old Baltic Pine boards in our place ready for the relay and hoped to on sell them, but I knackered stacks of them trying to remove them. It was not a quick and easy job, (well, it was quick if you don't want to keep & re-use).
The guy I used if you are interested is Clint Fudge and I can't recommend him enough http://www.clintfudgefloorsanding.com.au/
...and a link below to our rebuild (sorry, no pics of the finished article as I got lazy).
http://www.thisoldhouse.blog.com/
It took the guy longer to lay than had they been new boards, and at first I was a bit unsure as they were all different colours etc and stained, nailed, glue & what not but once laid, sanded right back and clear coated they look sensational!
The boards were slightly cheaper than new, but the cost in laying worked out more as it was more time consuming, so probably evened out a bit. I;d say if you're getting the boards for free then you should still come out on top and I'm stoked with how nice ours turned out.
I'd suggest getting a pro to reclaim the old ones though, otherwise you might find a lot of wastage. We used two houses worth to lay enough for our one house.
I pulled up the old Baltic Pine boards in our place ready for the relay and hoped to on sell them, but I knackered stacks of them trying to remove them. It was not a quick and easy job, (well, it was quick if you don't want to keep & re-use).
The guy I used if you are interested is Clint Fudge and I can't recommend him enough http://www.clintfudgefloorsanding.com.au/
...and a link below to our rebuild (sorry, no pics of the finished article as I got lazy).
http://www.thisoldhouse.blog.com/
I've never met the guy but I've heard good things about Clint Fudge
