Do Old Hard Wood Floors 50 Years Ago Have Tongues

I have a rather large pile that came with the house.

Do old hard wood floors 50 years ago have tongues. After nailing the tongues of one course. Why most folk in this city of toronto chose the 3 8 strip saving about 80 dollars in the average house i have no idea. There have been different thicknesses of hardwood flooring milled over the years and their wear layers are different. One key in determining how many times the floor has been refinished would be to look at the wear layer that is left on the flooring itself.

They are quater sawn square edge. In a typical hardwood flooring installation the tongues of the boards must all face in the same direction. How to reverse a tongue groove wood floor. At the same time mass produced 3 8 1 2 3 4 strip hardwood flooring was cheaply available at 10 15 and 20 cents per square foot respectivly.

But the victorian and craftsman revivals of the late 20th century saw a renewed interest in hardwood flooring along with the use of reclaimed lumber to replicate early floors. A poor choice of hardwood by one generation is then foisted on the next. Greetings we bought an 1810 house in eastern ohio that has the original wood floors. It was removed by my brother in law a contractor from a job site and all the staples have been removed.

Unfortunately past home owners have painted some floors and stained others a honey color and carowted over others. My question is related to the wide boards do not have tongue and groove milled into the. The floors are 2 thick and range from 6 12 wide and about 15 long. Regardless of the whims of fashion wood floors have retained their enduring appeal particularly for those dwelling in vintage homes.