Do Old Hard Wood Floors 50 Years Ago Have Tongues

How to reverse a tongue groove wood floor.

Do old hard wood floors 50 years ago have tongues.

They are quater sawn square edge. The floors are 2 thick and range from 6 12 wide and about 15 long. It was removed by my brother in law a contractor from a job site and all the staples have been removed. In a typical hardwood flooring installation the tongues of the boards must all face in the same direction.

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. Unfortunately past home owners have painted some floors and stained others a honey color and carowted over others. Most of it is about 5 inch wide boards some 2 1 2. Above that i am installing oak plank flooring.

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. There have been different thicknesses of hardwood flooring milled over the years and their wear layers are different. I have a rather large pile that came with the house. 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.

Regardless of the whims of fashion wood floors have retained their enduring appeal particularly for those dwelling in vintage homes. A poor choice of hardwood by one generation is then foisted on the next. The wear layer is the area above the tongue and groove. Greetings we bought an 1810 house in eastern ohio that has the original wood floors.