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tip 01:
replacing extinct heart pine flooring
tip 02 don't insuate
that floor!
tip 01:
replacing extinct heart pine flooring
antique heart pine has been extinct for over 40 years
now. however, many older arts & crafts and bungalow
style homes built in the period between 1900 and 1930
were built with a heart pine floor which served as both
the sub- and finish flooring. while you cannot buy
replacement heart pine at your local lumber yard, it is
still available from specialty suppliers at less cost
than you might think. there are actually millions of
board feet of heart pine in existence in the form of
structural beams and members of commercial buildings
throughout the south. such structures as paper mills and
factories built in the late 1800's and early 1900's all
used heart pine for its strenght and durability, the
very reason it was used so extensively in bungalows and
craftsman homes. many suppliers will cut and mill to
your specifications for as little as $5/sf for heart
pine flooring. search on ebay for "heart or antique pine
flooring" for more info.
tip 02 don't insuate
that floor!
many people make ythe mistake of insuating the underside of
tongue & groove flooring in an older pier and beam home. most of
the tme that tongue and groove flooring serves as both the
subfloor and finish floor in older homes. while thefloor in a
pier and beam home can get cold from drafts in the winter
months, insulating the underside will trap condensation and
moisture leading to an accelerated rot from th underside. thes3e
floors need to "breathe" to stay dry and avoid deteriation. the
best approach is to properly skirt the perimeter of the raised
foundation and cut down on unnecessary drafts to keep those
floors both warmer and dry in the winter.