Floorboard repair/replace

Black_Knight

Took up an ugly pine floor in our house to find another wood floor beneath it. There's a few boards that have been removed to accommodate the heater, and another which looks like it's been damaged while being lifted during some wiring work. They have a nicer look than the original varnished pine boards, so I wouldn't mind trying to replace the broken board and fill the gaps around the radiator.

1. I've no idea what wood they are in order to replace them. Anyone have any thoughts?

2. I'm not sure where I might get whatever wood of the correct dimensions once I do know what wood it is. (Donedeal has some reclaimed floorboards here and there, so i'll check that out once I know what wood it is).

3. I wonder will the boards make much more noise compared to the pine floor put on top of them - Thoughts on soundproofing between the joists?

Here's a pic of the boards after (and before) some sanding

Black_Knight

Nobody?

tabby aspreme

Can't open that picture

Black_Knight

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Can't open that picture

See it now? I always struggle with sharing auto backed up photos.

dodzy

You could measure l x w x d and head to a local builder providers and try get lucky. Personally, I'd be inclined to floor over. Plenty of tasteful cheap laminates out there now. Get a roll of 3mm foam underlay to go with it. The floorboards in you pic would need to be repaired, sanded (ideally with a proper machine so not cheap), and coated. Add the noise factor into the equation also. Too much effort IMO.

tabby aspreme

That floor looks very old , are the boards t&g , the timber looks like Douglas Fir which you will not get in a hardware, you could try get some salvaged boards , or if you only need a small amount could you take up a board from behind a bath panel and use it , modern t&g white deal flooring will have a different grain pattern and even if stained a similar color to the existing floor it will not match your flooring, also you may need to put narrow strips of wood between the boards to fill the gaps , there is a bit of work involved but when finished looks well and in character with an old house