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- From: Healy@space50.nrl.navy.mil
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking,misc.consumers.house
- Subject: hardwood floor repair
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 23:01:53 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.020700.5478@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <1993Jan22.010500.17955@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <1993Jan21.215016.11711@acuson.com> <C1A178.G92@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
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- In article <1993Jan25.020700.5478@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> patter@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (patterson,george r) writes:
- > In article <C1A178.G92@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <Healy@space50.nrl.navy.mil> writes:
- > >
- > >Why is subflooring necessary? Can't one nail it to the joists like
- > >the original board? Basically I don't see the difference between
- > >the original board and the replacement except the latter is missing
- > >the bottom of the groove, and it doesn't seem like subflooring would
- > >make any difference. Or am I missing something?
- >
- > The tongue & groove method locks one board to another to form a basically
- > solid mass. One board cannot bend without its neighbors also bending. Now,
- > if you remove the bottom piece of the groove in the new board, there's
- > nothing below the tongue in the old one next to it to keep it from moving
- > downwards - except the subfloor. If you don't have a subfloor, 3/4 inch
- > oak can bend as much as 1/8" in between 16" joists with a small man (me,
- > for example) on it. A heavy person can crack it. And, believe me, 1/8"
- > is enough to make you very nervous about stepping there.
- >
- > If you want to see how this feels, take a piece of 1xwhatever and lay it
- > across two 2xwhatevers and step on it.
- >
- > Anyway, it shouldn't be a problem. The only place I have seen flooring
- > put down without a subfloor is attic or dormer bedrooms.
- >
- > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- > | Alpha test version - Too buggy to be released.
- > | Beta test version - Still too buggy to be released.
- > George Patterson - | Release 1.0 - Alternate pronunciation of beta
- > | test version.
- > | The Dumpty Dictionary
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-
-
- Thanks for the comments I've received on this (2 posts, 1 mail). My
- house, built in 1908, has pine (heart) everywhere and no subflooring
- anywhere. There are pieces missing from boards that previous owners
- have filled with something (Plastic Wood?) and then waxed over. It
- looks real ugly. I would like to replace the boards someday. Is there
- an acceptable way to do this without subflooring?
-
- Liam Healy
-