Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Apr 25, 2009 4:40 pm Hello! My 1946 built house has a thick layer of carpet installed on the original flooboards. I want to find out what kind of timber it is but it's very hard to peel the carpet (see pics). I can only manage to take some pics from underneath the house. Would anyone know what specie it is? Cheers, Steve Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: What kind of timber is this? 2Apr 26, 2009 8:37 pm The repair piece looks like cypress. Measure the width of a board, if its aroung 100mm it will probably be a type of pine. Its hard to tell with those pics...... Re: What kind of timber is this? 3Apr 27, 2009 2:17 pm Thanks Duke! Yes, they are about 100mm wide, they look too "new" to be from the 1940's? I am planning renovation of the house, and wonder what I do with the floorboards. I was thinking just sand and polish, but the boards seem to sit very slow... would anyone suggest what I do? Anyone thinks that I will have to install new flooring on the top? by the way, what's that middle layer timber between the carpet and the boards? Steve Re: What kind of timber is this? 4Apr 27, 2009 7:45 pm At 100mm they would almost definately be pine, possibly cypress or kauri. I'm not sure what you mean by 'middle layer' You could sand and polish the existing boards or lay new boards perpendicular over the existing - its really you personal choice. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15918 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6153 |